I haven't managed to come up with the chemicals for all three colors
requested, perhaps another researcher might have better luck. What I
have located are two offline sources that seem to have that
information, a book and a video.
An ultramarine blue color may be achieved with a specialty coloration
sold for the purpose. "The blue is a sodium silico-aluminate and
behaves like Zeolites. During the cement setting the liberated soluble
calcium combines with the molecule of blue, displacing the
sodium and producing a white ultramarine."
http://www.deltacolours.com/UMB%20Handbook%20Acrobat.pdf
Delta Colours may be a good source for determining which chemicals
might be used to produce which colors for these formulas. Perhaps
another of our researchers can pick up and run with this:
http://www.deltacolours.com/products.htm
Possible Offline Sources:
A video, The Acid Stained Concrete Floor Secrets of the Pros, by Gail
Goodman of Faux Real is available for $39.95 at:
http://www.bridgeworks.com/products/fr001.html
The video advertising proclaims the following information:
This professionally made 20-minute video covers in-depth:
· Slab preparation, crack sealing, and contamination removal
· Masking to protect walls and woodwork
· Staining to get the colors you want
· Sealing the floor to protect the stain and
· Waxing to get a perfect, glowing stained floor every time.
A book, entitled "How to Work With Concrete and Masonry", by Darrell
Huff, perhaps available in your library, or used, from Amazon.com
($1.99 - $3.95) lists how to color concrete in the table of contents.
http://www.bhil.com/~bhlibrary/RT/rt_hi_51.html
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-form/102-4039171-0260968
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