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Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 6:16 pm
by 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.
Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 6:32 pm
by 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".
Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 9:31 pm
by deko
Hi, Its a yellow sandstone, but the yellow dye dosent look right.
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2005 9:30 pm
by 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.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 8:02 am
by 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.
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 6:22 pm
by Tony McC
I'll show you for 475 quid a day! 
Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2005 11:26 pm
by deko
Hi, I will try mixing buff and yellow, Trial and error.
Thanks