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Explaination of these terms Primary Color - The color most predominate on your project, or the color that you will see the most of.
Secondary Color - A color that adds to the jobs overall look, adds a shading or highlighting effect to your work.
Antiquing - Adding a coloring agent to another product usually Liquid release agent or Sealer to add additional color effect to your work.
Release Agent - An agent used to keep concrete Stamps from sticking to a fresh plastic concrete, comes in either Dry Powder form, or Liquid form
Powdered Release Agent - A dry powder mixture containing a hydrophobic powder and coloring agents. It has a dual purpose in that it acts both as a release agent and a secondary coloring agent.
Liquid Release Agent - A liquid material sprayed on mats (concrete stamps) to keep them from sticking to fresh concrete, usually applied with a pump up style sprayer it is sprayed on both the mats and the concrete.
Acid Stain (or chemical stain) – A stain containing inorganic salts dissolved in an acidic, water-based solution that reacts chemically with the minerals in hardened concrete to produce permanent, transparent color that will not peel or flake. Gives concrete an attractive variegated or marbleized appearance. Colors tend to be earth tones, such as tans, browns, reddish browns, and greens.
Integral Color – A coloring agent premixed into fresh concrete or cementitious toppings before placement.
Sealer – Solvent- or liquid-based material used to protect and enhance the appearance of decorative concrete.
Color Hardener – A mixture of coloring pigments, cement, aggregates, and surface conditioning agents. Applied as a dry shake to stamped concrete or stamped overlays to produce a colorful, wear-resistant surface. | 
