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General => The Shed => Topic started by: tim on April 04, 2007, 08:07:25

Title: How do I ANTIQUE a concrete path.
Post by: tim on April 04, 2007, 08:07:25
It was the only option but it looks ghastly.

Can't afford the yoghurt treatment.

Please - before I'm sent packing!!
Title: Re: How do I ANTIQUE a concrete path.
Post by: isbister on April 04, 2007, 08:29:47
You can stain it a rather fetching brown with sulphate of iron. I discvered this when using said substance as a moss killer (1 heaped dessertspoon per gallon water) and accidentally splashing a patio.
Title: Re: How do I ANTIQUE a concrete path.
Post by: kt. on April 04, 2007, 08:38:08
You can get a type of varnish particulry for patio & paving. It costs £100 per tin but you will only need one. Not sure if it is just a varnish though or if there is any slight coloured ones available. It looks brilliant when on block-paving, considering some myself this summer to do ours.
Title: Re: How do I ANTIQUE a concrete path.
Post by: Grandma on April 04, 2007, 08:47:40
You could get an awful lot of yoghurt for £100  ;)
Title: Re: How do I ANTIQUE a concrete path.
Post by: froglets on April 04, 2007, 09:01:53
Sand some green oak over it - did wonders ( not ) for my yard paving!
Title: Re: How do I ANTIQUE a concrete path.
Post by: Barnowl on April 04, 2007, 11:07:00
What effect are you trying to achieve Tim? Perhaps thinned green cuprinol would work?
Title: Re: How do I ANTIQUE a concrete path.
Post by: cambourne7 on April 04, 2007, 11:30:05
give it time  ;D
Title: Re: How do I ANTIQUE a concrete path.
Post by: bennettsleg on April 04, 2007, 12:21:51
yoghurt with a little water added and a light hand on the paint brush when you apply it to make it go further.

Cover the path with pots/earth etc and yoghurt the bits that show, moving the pots around as the yoghurt budget allows.

Title: Re: How do I ANTIQUE a concrete path.
Post by: bunjies on April 04, 2007, 16:11:26
milk would work too, even if it is watered down. cost much less than yoghurt ;)
Title: Re: How do I ANTIQUE a concrete path.
Post by: Heldi on April 04, 2007, 17:01:35
horse poo mixed with water, soot. milk. ....I asked someone who used to work at concrete manufacturer.
Title: Re: How do I ANTIQUE a concrete path.
Post by: shirlton on April 04, 2007, 17:27:06
I was gonna say the same as Heidi.We did it with cow manure spose any muck will do though Tim
Title: Re: How do I ANTIQUE a concrete path.
Post by: Doris_Pinks on April 04, 2007, 19:13:44
I was going say manure too! Not that I have tried it, just one of those things I read somewhere!
Title: Re: How do I ANTIQUE a concrete path.
Post by: Robert_Brenchley on April 04, 2007, 22:18:55
Milk and horse or cow poo.
Title: Re: How do I ANTIQUE a concrete path.
Post by: tim on April 05, 2007, 06:57:58
Some nice ones there - thanks for the thoughts! Whole milk & Organic??

PS Effect? As near Cotswold stone as possible.
Title: Re: How do I ANTIQUE a concrete path.
Post by: ACE on April 05, 2007, 07:54:36
If you tell everyone to keep off it with their muddy boots on it will be filthy in no time. Then on a wet day brush all the soil about and it should age nicely.
Title: Re: How do I ANTIQUE a concrete path.
Post by: tim on April 05, 2007, 08:12:54
A parent speaks??