AGE YOUR CONCRETE WITH PAINT AND WATER

IF YOU LIKE THE CLASSIC AGED CONCRETE LOOK TO BRING ANOTHER DIMENSION TO YOUR PLANTS AND LANDSCAPE HERE IS WHAT YOU DO:

1) MIX YOUR SELECTED PAINT WITH WATER, THE LIGHTNESS/DARKNESS OF THE MIXTURE WILL DEPEND ON YOUR PREFERENCE AS FAR AS THE MIXTURE OF PAINT AND WATER RATIO. FOR THE PICTURES SHOWN I KINDA EYEBALL THE CONSISTENCY PROBABLY 3:1 OR 4:1 RATIO WATER TO PAINT.

2) MIX YOUR PAINT AND WATER THOROUGHLY SO THERE ARE NOT CLUMS. MAKE SURE YOUR CONCRETE IS CLEAN ENOUGH FOR THE MIXTURE SOLUTION TO STICK. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE COMPLETELY SPIC AND SPAN.

3) APPLY MIXTURE WITH A BRUSH OR A RAG. PAINT AGAINST THE GRAIN IF YOU DON'T PLAN TO WIPE OFF THE EXCESS. WIPE OFF EXCESS IF YOU THINK IT IS TOO DARK OR IF YOU WANT GIVE IT A MORE NATURAL LOOK. IF YOU THE MIXTURE IS TOO DARK OR PAINT LIKE CONSISTENCY ADD MORE WATER. IF YOU ARE UNSURE OF THE PROCESS, BEST THING TO DO IS TRY MIXTURE ON SMALL AREA OR SCRAP CONCRETE.