I am a serious DIY homeowner with some concrete experience (probably have poured 6 or so pads in my lifetime). I bought this as an alternative to a stamp for my 4′ wide sidewalk. I ordered my concrete to be colored color clay from my concrete supplier and used dark walnut release. The results were awesome!! A few tips: 1. I went to lowes and bought a few bags of quikcrete and formed up some 2′ x 2′ x 2 inches forms and practiced. 2. I found the best time to stamp is when your finger will make a imprint on the top, but not come out wet. 3. Be very liberal with the release in your application. 4. Go over the area in several directions, similar to painting a wall. The only area that I don’t love the results is where I just went over once. 5. Go in multiple directions, don’t just go back and forth across your pad, go at angles and arcs. I wish I could upload a picture so you could see the awesome results!
