| Rubber Stamping Cement Patios |
From "DIY Crafts"
episode DIC-146 |
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Do you look outside and see a plain concrete patio slab? With concrete-resist instructions from stamp expert Mary O'Neil, founder of Hot Potatoes Rubber Stamps, you can transform that patio from dull to delightful. Materials:
Newspaper
L M Scofield ChemstainB.
L M Scofield Concrete SealerB.
Heavy-duty rubber gloves
Bristle brush
Large rubber stamp
Masking tape
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Buckets for each color of stain
Foam brushes
- Plan your design, keeping in mind that simple is best for a project of this size.
- Cover anything that you don't want to be stained (e.g., the side of your house or a basement wall) with newspaper.
- Apply a coat of concrete stain to the entire slab with a foam brush. It's usually best to select a light shade for the background color. Allow the stain to dry. Apply a second coat, if desired. There isn't much of a color selection in concrete-stain products (figure A).
- Select a rubber stamp with a large image design. Apply a coat of sealer (resist) to the rubber stamp with a foam brush. The sealer prevents any additional stains applied to the concrete from penetrating, thus "resisting" the color (figure B).
- Stamp the resist on the concrete directly on top of the dried stain (figure C). Let dry for about an hour (figure D).
- When the sealer is dry, stain the entire slab with a darker stain. Because the stamped impressions will resist the second coat of stain, the stamped images will remain the color of the first stain (figure E).
Variations For a geometric design, use masking tape to tape off squares, diamonds, checkerboards, etc., after applying the first stain or on bare concrete. Apply a second color stain, let dry, and remove masking tape (figure F).
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