Common Acrylistain combinations

By Ethan Schneider

Acrylistain mixture is ¼ of 190 colorant to 1 gallon of water. This is a starting point and can be adjusted to achieve desired tones. In addition 195 Eurobond colorants can also be used for the Acrylistain process. Below are a number of color combinations. The possibilities are endless. You can use 1 color or several colors. There is no set rule or order in which the colors need to be applied. The base color of the skim coat can be any color you like. Many of the recipes below use a Sandstone base because it’s a light color and tends to work well with most other colors. It is also easier to make a job darker than it is to make it lighter. However, it is recommended that you make a sealed sample of the acrylistain and have it approved by the customer before starting the application.

Sandstone hook troweled skim coat
Burn’t Sienna
Desert Beige
Chocolate

Desert Beige hook troweled skim coat
Burn’t Sienna
Chocolate
Sanstone

Chocolate hook troweled skim coat
Burn’t Sienna
Desert Beige
Sanstone

Burn’t Sienna hook troweled skim coat
Desert Beige
Chocolate
Sanstone

Sandstone hook trowel skim coat
Chocolate full strength
Chocolate half strength

Sandstone hook troweled skim coat
Burn’t Sienna full strength
Burn’t Sienna half strength

Sandstone hook trowel skim coat
Dark Gray
Platinum Gray
Black



Dark Gray hook trowel skim coat
Black
Chocolate

Sandstone hook trowel skim coat
Dark gray
Platinum Gray
Desert Beige

Sandstone or Almond hook trowel skim coat
Desert Beige
Coral Reef or Salmon

Sandstone hook trowel skim coat
Dark Gray
Oxford Gray


Acrylistain


1. Prepare concrete by either acid etching and power washing or
Mechanically abrading.

2. Apply skim coat in color of choice using hook trowel technique to create
a vacuum under the trowel in order to create a stone like texture.

(skim mixture is 5 ½ qts. Modifier to 1 bag of grout with one cup of
colorant.)

3. Allow skim coat to dry. Dry time may take from several to 24 hours depending on temperature.

4. Flat scrape and or rock mop then broom and blow the surface twice.

5. Apply acrylistain mixture.
Acrylistain mixture is ( ¼ cup colorant to 1 gal. of water)
mix colorant and water in a standard pump sprayer.

6. Lightly mist plain water over area to be stained then apply stain mixture in
a random circular pattern allowing stain to pool in some areas and not in
others. You can apply more than one stain color at a time. Be careful not
to overlap the colors too much so as not to lose the mottled effect.

7. Allow the acrylistain to dry.

Exterior jobs 75 degrees in sun light allow to dry for several hours before
sealing.
Indoors, allow to dry for a minimum of 24 hours before applying any
sealers.

8. Apply sealer of choice.



Acceptable sealers:

150 or 155 acrylic solvent based for exterior applications.

Pro-seal 200 for both interior and exterior application.

Aquathane 6000 for both interior or exterior applications where low
VOC’s are required or odor is an issue.

Rapid Armor.


* Be sure to view “Acrylistain” video before attempting this
procedure.
* Always make a sample board with the skim and spray colors you
intend to use.



Acrylistain With Pattern


1. Prepare concrete by either acid etching and power washing or
mechanically abrading.

2. Apply a smooth skim coat in color of choice for grout lines.

(skim mixture is 5 ½ qts. Modifier to 1 bag of grout with one cup of
colorant.)

3. Allow skim coat to dry.

4. Flat scrape and or rock mop, then broom and blow the surface twice.

5. Lay out and apply filament tape over skim coat in desired pattern. Be sure to use “bondo blade” or plastic putty knife to press tape down firmly.

6. Before applying second skim coat, it is recommended that you very lightly spray over the tape with your hopper gun with the same color grout mix that you intend to trowel over the taped pattern. Holding the hopper gun about a foot away from the tape pattern, barely crack the trigger about a ¼ of the way to achieve a very light spray mist over the tape. It should be just enough to encapsulate the tape so as to minimize potential bleeding when you apply your acrylistain.

Note: Do not spray too much grout over the tape. To much grout over
the tape will cause jagged grout lines when the tape is finally
removed. Also it is a good idea to have saved a little bit of your
original skim coat material in case you have to touch up the grout
lines later on.

7. Apply skim coat in color of choice using hook trowel technique to create
a vacuum under the trowel in order to create a stone like texture over the
taped out pattern.

Note: Be careful not to trowel the stone texture too thick over the taped
out pattern. Skimming to thick may cause jagged grout lines when
the tape is pulled.

8. Allow the final skim coat to dry for at least several hours. Then very carefully flat scrape off any loose material, be careful not to damage the pattern tape. Broom and blow off twice.

9. Lightly mist plain water over area to be stained then apply acrylistain
mixture in a random circular pattern allowing stain to pool in some areas
and not in others. You can apply more than one stain color at a time. Be
careful not to overlap the colors too much so as not to lose the mottled
effect.

Acrylistain mixture:
( ¼ cup colorant to 1 gal. of water)
mix colorant and water in a standard pump sprayer.

10. Allow the acrylistain to dry.

Exterior jobs 75 degrees in sunlight allow to dry for several hours before
sealing.
Indoors, allow to dry for a minimum of 24 hours before applying any
sealers.

11. Pull tape, broom and blow.

12. Apply sealer of choice.