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Patios are by far our most popular first-time DIY acid staining project. Our backyards are a place to gather with our friends and family. Acid stained patios are unique, colorful, welcoming and add value to your home. Let’s Get Started Acid Staining A Patio! You Can Do It Yourself! Step 1: Know your Patio. Concrete [...]

Time to start concrete decor projects for your backyards, outdoor living areas and gardens!

Enhance your next concrete countertop project with Decorative Aggregates!

Every year, DCI sponsors students at RPI and donate products for their Concrete Canoe Competition

Direct Colors, Inc. is leading by example in Shawnee, Oklahoma! We’re encouraging members of the community to bring in their newspapers, shredded paper, boxes and other packing materials for re-use in our business. As a company with both nationwide and international sales, we send out hundreds of packages each week and use a lot of [...]

Details of a customer project using concrete acid stains to create a marbled granite look, featuring cola and english red colors.

Prevention is the best approach for concrete problem solving. A soft concrete slab, could pose problems for your decorative concrete application.

Mr. Pankey called Direct Colors looking for a solution to a problem floor. “The stain did not take around the perimeter and in random spots throughout the floor where I couldn't remove the cure and seal sealer. I also wanted the floor a little darker, but at this point any fix would work.” Though the [...]

Colored Concrete Pigment Integral color or colored concrete pigment is a way to add color to concrete before it is poured. Colored concrete pigment is easy to use, consistent and is perfect for a small or large DIY project. Colored concrete pigment is available in 52 colors for gray-based concrete and 42 colors for white-based [...]

Homeowners with old, outdated kitchen countertops put off replacing them because they don’t want to deal with the mess or take the kitchen out of commission for an extended period of time. Now, with concrete overlay, homeowners can refinish their old kitchen countertop to look new. Concrete overlay can work with your current countertop surface, [...]

Concrete acid stain is a low cost, highly versatile way to update your concrete and home. It is perfect for concrete floors that have already been poured, or if you're looking for ways to enhance a new installation. Why Concrete Acid Stain? Concrete acid stain can add many different effects and appearances depending on the [...]

During the winter, the moisture in the concrete freezes and thaws as the temperature fluctuates, causing the water in the concrete to expand and contract several times in the course of a season.