Concrete water-based staining; Fish on my patio!
Demo video on how to use water-based concrete stain.
When I could not get contractor to come back to stain small concrete patio, I decided to learn how to do it myself. This 26-minute video shows how I did it. Patio with fish stamps/imprints, stained to look like 4 species of trout swimming in river/lake.
This video is more evidence for friends and family that I am a bit eccentric.
Update on 07/11/2025: Fish patio still looks great. In the past week, I applied another coat of the sealer (AR500 acrylic sealer) and added the "non-slip" sand particles to that coat. Power washed a couple of times first and let dry in the sun for 36-48 hours. Did this as patio was VERY slippery this past winter with a coat of powdery snow on top. Almost fell a couple of times. The non-stick, sand stuff, was easy to apply and not really visible. Seems to make a huge difference, but true test will be this coming winter when there is a coat of snow.