Artificial weathering / ageing - Match new coping stones with old ones

[MattyH]

Hi everyone.

I have to lay some stone copings on top of a dwarf wall extension I have built. The old/existing wall is topped with stone copings that have been down for a long time and have weathered considerably.

I have managed to match them for the extension to the wall I have built but they are obviously new and massively different in colour....

Does anyone know of any way to help the ageing/weathering process on it's way (i.e coating with yoghurt)??? The sooner they match the better, all the surrounding stonework is old and the customer is keen for it to look all the same!!

Thanks in advance,

MattyH

[seanandruby]

heard yoghurt good, also soot.

[local patios and driveway]

yogurt is good for weathering timber, it grows a fluffy green algea. there is a company that sells soot in a liquid bottle that you spray on. that may be a good option?

[lutonlagerlout]

green sheep poo and soot,has worked well for me in the past
LLL

[local patios and driveway]

green sheep poo and soot,has worked well for me in the past
LLL

now where would a man in luton get hold of sheep sh!t? let alone choose the right colour... is there a weekend hobby we dont know about? lol

[seanandruby]

.......i reckon cookie dropped him a load off when he was in luton. Sheep shit is worth it's weight in.....er, well, sheep shit i s'pose :;): :laugh:

[lutonlagerlout]

on a sheep farm believe it or not :;):
has to be green so that the acid reacts with the acid in the soot,or alkali or whatever it is
it definitely works on bricks

LLL

[MattyH]

green sheep poo and soot,has worked well for me in the past
LLL

Can you post sheep shit??? Or do I have to find a green sheep and chase him round rural Oxfordshire with a shovel under his backside??

[lutonlagerlout]

green as in fresh
LLL