Want to add personality to a stamped or textured outdoor surface without breaking the bank? Antiquing™ Stain revives and colors driveways, patios, pool decks, and walkways — it’s user-friendly, gives you full control over color depth, and comes in over 30 colors. Here’s the simple three-step process. (For a reactive, marbled look instead, see how to apply acid stain.)
A stamped patio brought to life with Antiquing™ Stain — Driftwood, Gray, Café au Lait, Cocoa Brown, and Milk Chocolate.
Antiquing™: the stamped-concrete hero
Antiquing™ revives and adds color to any outdoor stamped or textured concrete, and the shading is entirely in your control — the more you saturate an area, the more pigmented it gets. On a textured surface it naturally flows into the crevices, which is what makes stamped patterns read like real stone or wood.
Antiquing™ going down on a stamped patio — the color settles into the low points of the pattern.
Step 1: Set the stage & test your color
Choose your color, then test it in a discreet corner — the true color only comes to life once it’s sealed. If it’s not quite right, scrub it off with Xylene and try another shade. This one step makes sure you love the color before you commit to the whole surface.
Testing an Antiquing™ color in a small area before staining the full surface.
Step 2: Apply Antiquing™ Stain
Load a pump-up sprayer — and remove all filters first to avoid clogs. Shake or stir often; the stain has a dispersant to reduce clumping, but pigment settles if left sitting. Spray evenly; on textured concrete the stain flows into the crevices on its own. Use multiple colors on different areas to create patterns, letting the first color fully dry before the next. Let the final coat dry 5–6 hours depending on weather.
Step 3: Seal the deal
Once the stain is completely dry, lock it in with a sealer — this protects the color and keeps it vibrant. We recommend an acrylic sealer of 25%+ solids like EasySeal™, applied by sprayer or short-napped roller. A top-quality acrylic sealer lasts 2–3 years depending on sun and weather.
What’s Next
- Reactive, marbled look → How to Apply Acid Stain to Concrete
- Patios → Stained Concrete Patio Ideas
- Driveways → Concrete Stain for a Driveway
- Shop → Antiquing™ Stain · Trial Kits
Direct Colors. Shawnee, OK. Manufacturing the full decorative concrete system since 1997.
