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crestedchik
West Monroe, NY
(Zone 5a)

May 27, 2005
7:46 AM

Post #1500872

I'm making one of those concrete mold patios.It will come right up to my ponds.I made a section and its blinding white,not at all natural looking .I'm using the field stone mold and I want to stain it and use a sponge to apply different colors so it will look more like rock.Since the colorant is a ridiculous price and the patio is quite large we had decided to use concrete stain.
I have googled it and came up with stains and acid stains
Whats the difference between them?
Would it be harmful to use acid stain so close to the pond?
I want a more translucent look,not painted...

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