Easy-to-Apply. No Mess. Great for Stamped Concrete

Product Facts

Click Here to View Color Chart

Liquid Colored Antique Color Chart

How to Use Direct Colors Liquid Colored Antique

Liquid Colored Antique can be used to restore color to previously stained or integrally-colored stamped or smooth surfaces and can be applied directly on top of an existing sealer. On smooth surfaces, the pigment will collect where you spray it most heavily. On textured surfaces, the pigment will flow to the lowest part of the impression, adding natural looking highlights. The liquid vehicle evaporates, leaving the pigment to shadow or accent the surface. The surface must then be sealed with the concrete sealer of your choice to maintain the color and placement of the pigment particles.

Direct Colors Liquid Colored Antique is easy to work with and an excellent product to help bring back the original color in any outdoor decorative concrete surface. Liquid Colored Antique is available in over 30 colors.

Direct Colors Liquid Colored Antique can also be used to even color in small batch overlays or to correct over-hydration color bleed.

For dry applications as antiquing fluid, or for wet applications as colored release in conjunction with DCI Liquid Release Agent, Liquid Antique will eliminate clean up costs and mess, decreasing labor and providing contractors with a cost effective tool for all their decorative work.

Standard, powder releases use percentage of pigment load to control the color. This liquid works under the same principles, but the dispersion vehicle, rather than inhibiting the placement of pigment for lighter shades, evaporates to leave only the pigment. Color shading control is fully in the hands of the applicator. The more an area is saturated with the coloring liquid, the more pigment will be dispersed, allowing the contractor to fully control his color project and provide virtually an infinite range of color depth.

By using seperate applications of different colors, unique and personal effects can be created, allowing the homeowner or contractor to more easily tailor a project to his or her expectations.

Application Instructions:

Apply Liquid Colored Antique with either a pump-up fence and deck sprayer or a foam brush whichever is appropriate for the application. Our product contains a dispersant to maintain even distribution of pigment particles throughout the mix, but settling will occur. Stir or shake vigorously before pouring into the sprayer, and regularly agitate the mixture to prevent settling in the sprayer.

Depending on the desired finish, spray the liquid colored antique evenly onto the surface. On stamped or textured concrete, the fluid will flow into the crevices and indentations of the surface. For smooth concrete, spray more in the areas where additional accents or shadowing is desired. Two or more Liquid Colored Antique colors can be used to build color on the surface or to produce a more diverse affect.

Allow the surfaces to dry for at least 4 hours before proceeding with a concrete sealer.

All decorative concrete surfaces must be sealed with a quality concrete sealer to maintain their color and general appearance over time. Depending on temperature and weather conditions, the average acrylic top coat sealer will last 2-3 years outdoors and if well maintained with a concrete wax, indefinitely indoors.

Contact a Decorative Concrete Specialist today at 877-255-2656 or email at info@directcolors.com