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deco-art	04-29-2008 17:24:37
Member Posts: 48 Joined: 04-29-2008	Has anyone ever stamped stair rasiers? If so did you strip the form early to stamp the still soft concrete or mix a slurry and add later? Any info or tips?

consci	04-29-2008 19:48:00
Member Posts: 64 Joined: 04-02-2008	yes,yes, form liners, caps with overhang for stone,experience.

morgispop	04-30-2008 04:30:12
Member Posts: 77 Joined: --	Liners make it easiest based on your pattern.(walttools.com) If you are stripping then stamping, takes a bit to get timing down.

MC	04-30-2008 08:12:01
Member Posts: 764 Joined: 05-20-2007	Ive always stripped the forms color and stamp all at the same time. Form liners are good but only when using integral color.

deco-art	04-30-2008 16:23:06
Member Posts: 48 Joined: 04-29-2008	Mc . Do you have any pictures. Thanks for the help. Do you add calcium to the mix to get it to set faster?

consci	04-30-2008 17:36:55
Member Posts: 64 Joined: 04-02-2008	anyone here still using Calcuim rather than NCA?

chebli	05-03-2008 20:58:11
Member Posts: 3 Joined: 04-23-2008	you know what i all ways do ..i strip the form and i use texture stamp only i stamp and than i use a tool to mark the lines the way i want or to mach the top and most of the time i just leave the face smooth looks nice too .

deco-art	05-19-2008 12:13:03
Member Posts: 48 Joined: 04-29-2008	Is there a video that shows how to do this? I want to try it. How hard is the concrete by the time you remove the forms?

consci	05-19-2008 18:24:23
Member Posts: 64 Joined: 04-02-2008	Form liners are tough to beat as long as you are not using color hardeners. plain concrete with color wash 5 days later

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