DOI in combination with haze is an indicator of surface profile, quality of the mechanical interaction between abrasives and the surface and sustainability of the polished surface. The CPC recently ...

To the average person the word concrete often invokes the idea of cold, sterile, and grey. It isn’t hard to see why. Typically the concrete one encounters tends to be utilitarian material for ...

When we think of concrete, the color gray generally comes to mind. The traditional mixture of concrete, which comprises cement, gravel, sand, and water may vary in color depending on elements and ...

If you’ve witnessed hundreds and hundreds of full moons in your lifetime and make frequent use of your critical-thinking skills, you know the sun is constantly at work ruining things inside and ...

DAKOTA DUNES, S.D. -- Take it from Deb Carson, plain concrete is just plain ugly. To address that inequity, the former member of the Iowa Air Guard transforms gray concrete into something colorful ...

For Royal College of Art design students Chris Glaister, Afshin Mehin and Tomas Rosen, the problem with concrete is once you put it down you can’t change it, and people have to just get used to it. So ...

Dear James: I had painted a concrete patio before, but it peeled off over time. I want to decorate my new patio by my garden. How can I add a pale pink tint to the concrete surface? — Cindy R. Dear ...

Dear Jerry: We had a colored, stamped concrete sidewalk installed a few years ago. The mason told us to seal it every year, which we did. This year the color and sealer are peeling off in pieces, ...