Direct Colors Antiquing Stamped Concrete Stain Driftwood Solvent-based Ready-to-use Concrete stain ( 1-gallon )

Breathed new life into my faded stamped concrete!

I bought a 1-gallon jug of Direct Colors Antiquing Stain in Terracotta to fix up my weathered, sun-bleached backyard patio, and the results are fantastic. The semi-transparent Terracotta gave it a beautiful, warm Mediterranean clay color without looking like fake, thick paint. It settled perfectly into the stamped indentations to highlight the concrete's natural texture. Just a reminder to everyone: this product must be locked in with a sealer afterward, or the pigment will wash away. It looks b...

Best (re)stain for stamped concrete walkway

I used this product to restain my stamped concrete walkway. I also applied the EasySeal sealer. It turned out so well! It looks better than it did when we put in the walkway 10 years ago. Thank you, Direct Colors for an awesome product.

Easy to use looks great

I decide to use black as I wanted a pretty dark antique looking wall. It went on easily and dried looking great. Will definitely use it on the pavers when I get to that part of my project.

Made our flagstone steps PERFECT.

We’ve suffered through having grey flagstone steps going up to our house for more than ten years— the stone on our home exterior is shades of brown as are our pavers. We hated those steps, but didn’t know how to change them. On the direct colors website, we were able to order a trial kit ($39.99, and well worth it) with three different colors of antiquing stain, which we applied to leftover pieces of our flagstone, then sealed with the sealer included in the trial kit. One of those colors, dr...

Re-Staining Stamped Concrete

Follow all directions (and be time patient) to prepping the surface. Order a little more than you think you need. Patience again - first coat was ok, but 2nd coat really brought out the color we were hoping for. We did a 2nd color for highlighting in spots and that really improved the look. Don't forget to seal it for even more enhanced look and durability.

patio redo

Quick delivery when I ordered it. Easy to apply. So far I'm happy

Useless does nothing

Applied it as instructed, waited for an hours, result as if water was spread.