Dye for slabs - Dye colours for slabs ??????

[deko]

Hi, I make my own paving slabs and i would like to know what colours do i need to mix to get the sandstone colour, The colours of dye that i have are, black, red , strong yellow, buff, plum and brown.

thanks for any help.

[Tony McC]

Would that be red sandstone as in Cheshire, Ayrshire and Devon, or the browny-yellow sandstones of Yorkshire and Lancashire, or the grey sandstones of the NE England, or the blacky-brown sandstones of Liscannor in Co. Clare or....

There's hundreds of different sandstones: sandstone is a description of a rock type, not a colour.

All I can suggest is a bit of experimentation, a bit of mixing and matching, to create the colour that appears in your mind's eye when you use the term "sandstone".

[deko]

Hi, Its a yellow sandstone, but the yellow dye dosent look right.

[Tony McC]

In what way does it not look right? Too yellow? Not yellow enough? It's impossible to suggest alternatives on the sparse information you provide.

[mouldmaker]

Which manufacturer's pigments are you using? Blending buff and yellow will give you A sandstone colour, not necessarily the sandstone colour you want.

Blending colours in concrete is pretty fundamental stuf if you're making paving. There's 2 ways to do it: good old fashioned trial and error, or pay someone like me £500 a day to show you.

[Tony McC]

I'll show you for 475 quid a day!

[deko]

Hi, I will try mixing buff and yellow, Trial and error.

Thanks