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including color hardeners, acrylics and reactive acid
stains. A base coat or overlay applied to unfi nished
rock panels blends the differences in color between
the GFRC and the grout. Long likes using multiple
products to create different effects that mimic the
variations in real rock.
Jenkins traces the history of coloring stone
back to the natural sources used for dyes and paints
— plants, soil and minerals were all emulsifi ed to
create coloring agents. He has colored synthetic stone
to match gravel already on a site by screening fi nes
and emulsifying them to make a stain that blended
perfectly.
More typically, contractors experiment with
paints and washes. Paints that stay on the surface
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