Cinnabar is our warm brick red — the color customers reach for when faded pavers or a tired stamped patio need to look like clay again rather than concrete. It appears across Antiquing™, Portico™, and EasyTint™, and the projects below use all three.
Refreshed pavers in Cinnabar with a Charcoal border — texture, color, and finish.
Note on results: every photo here is a real customer project in Cinnabar. Our stains are semi-transparent, so the starting color and condition of your surface will influence the final look. Always test a small area first.
Reviving a decade-old patio
A ten-year-old stamped patio and walkway brought back with Cinnabar Antiquing™ Stain and sealed with EasySeal™ Gloss — simple, and striking.
Prepped patio area with faded stamped concrete, covered edges with masking tape and paper to protect from Cinnabar stain application.Patio floor with rich Cinnabar staining, sealed to perfection, showcasing enhanced color vibrancy.Full view of the rejuvenated patio, gleaming in its complete Cinnabar stained glory.
From neglected to respected: a 17-year-old paver patio
This 200 sq. ft. backyard patio had been power-washed repeatedly over the years but never properly sanded or sealed, so it never held up. The owner did it properly: cleaned the joints out, killed the moss, pressure-washed the paver tops, brushed a Charcoal border around the perimeter, then sprayed two full gallons of Cinnabar across the field.
Neglected patio pavers covered with weeds, moss, and old sand.Patio pavers looking refreshed post-power wash, free of moss and dirt.
Pavers with grey polymeric sand filled into the joints and a sealed finish.Patio pavers showcasing the rich texture and color of Cinnabar tint and grey polymeric sand.
“I brushed the charcoal onto the perimeter of the pavers to create a border. When that was dry, I sprayed 2 full gallons of the Cinnabar onto the rest of the pavers to get a deep rich result… Once it was perfect I swept grey polymeric sand into the joints, then sprayed water at least 6 times to make sure it had absorbed to the bottom of the joint. I dug up some joints with a metal pin to check how far the water got.” Tip: “The results are incredible and it wasn't that hard to do. The key is preparation and patience.” — DIY Customer
A walkway & a neighborhood entrance
Cinnabar on a stamped walkway, and a 33-year-old neighborhood entrance whose brick-colored pavers had faded and cracked — brought back by a group of DIY neighbors.
Front walkway and entrance floor beautifully stained with rich Cinnabar leading to the front door.Side pathway enhanced with the deep, warm tones of Cinnabar stain.
Faded and cracked entrance pavers before restoration.Revitalized entrance pavers with a vibrant Cinnabar Portico stain.
Poolside: Cinnabar & Sunset Tan EasyTint™
A 2,000 sq. ft. pool deck that had spalled from years without sealer — and whose original concrete was tinted differently in the coping than the deck. Cinnabar EasyTint™ went on the coping, Sunset Tan on the deck.
Colors
Cinnabar & Sunset Tan EasyTint™ Satin
Surface
Spalled, previously stained pool deck
Finish
EasySeal™ Satin ×2 + OxiGrip™ anti-slip
Size
2,000 sq. ft.
Time
8 days (weather)
Before — faded, weathered, mismatched concrete.After — Cinnabar coping with a Sunset Tan deck.
The non-slip lesson: “Even after sealing it with the grit from Direct Colors, it was still very slippery. I bought some grit from my local hardware store and used that in the second sealer coating and it came out very non-slippery.” Two coats of color and two of sealer. “This job took a while because of the rainy weather and trying to find a stretch of sunny days.” — DIY Customer
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Before You Checkout
EasyTint™ and OxiGrip™ are not compatible when used together directly. For slip resistance, use EasyTint™ as the color layer and apply OxiGrip™ only with a clear solvent based sealer as the topcoat.
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AcquaTint™ and OxiGrip™ are not compatible when used together directly. If you need added slip resistance, apply AcquaTint™ as your color layer first, then use OxiGrip™ in a clear topcoat with AcquaSeal™ or HydroCryl™.
