Need help with coloured mortar

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david32
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Post: # 104097Post david32

Hi guys,

I was hoping someone had some advise on how to achieve a long lasting colour for mortar???

Just finished laying a black limestone patio and wanted a dark grey joint.

Initially I was planning on using weather point 365 but after some research it seems that the service life is not what I expected!

I'm now going to stick with mortar but need it to keep its colour.

In the past all colour agents I have used have faded massively/completely!!!!!

I plan to seal the limestone with romex colour enhancer first to keep the stone dark.

Does anyone know of a pigment that will not fade?

I thought maybe an sbr mortar with pigment might work, but that's my best guess.

Any advise would be massively appreciated!!!!

Cheers David

falcs
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Location: london

Post: # 104099Post falcs

Hi David, have you looked at the Gftk range, the basalt colour looked pretty dark to me, I went for the stone colour with my black basalt. From my research it has got rave reviews, apart from the price!

sy76uk
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Post: # 104104Post sy76uk

Weather point is a really good product.
Dark kiln dried sand when used to make mortar dries very dark.

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