What can be used to color concrete garden ornaments after they have already been made?
Question:I am looking to color concrete garden ornaments that i have made. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I am looking more at a washed out look rather than solid color. I guess you could call it a stain. I commonly see garden ornaments done this way in grey and sandstone colors. Again any help would be great!
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Answers:
At a local craft store you should find what you need - they make 'Patio paints' especially for outdoor decor and it comes in a small bottle and a paint stick for detail work such as lines or wording - you can thin these paints to create a 'washed stain' effect.
Not hard to find since the name is Patio paint
I bought mine at Michaels craft and hobby store.
Just as deeder babe suggested, an arts and crafts store sells stains, and you can also dilute paints you have 50/50 to create your own stains..just make sure that what you use, differnet color wise are compatable products..use either all oil based or all acrylics(water soluble) products...of course water borne are easier to clean after and quicker drying time...When they started this "whitewashing" phase of cabinets etc in new houses years ago, we made all of our stains from paints..didn't have to buy the already made pickling/whitewash paints for you pay twice as much, with less product.make your own with latexes..add 50% water
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