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How to imprint concrete
process

Small imprinting mats designed by young people at Salford ISSP (Intensive Supervision and Surveillance Programme) and manufactured in the workshops of Creative Impressions.
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A plastic lined tray is used to make a large sample tile.

A typical concrete mixture is added to the tray, tamped down and roughly levelled.

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The surface is 'roller bugged' to push aggregates down into the concrete and to bring a cement rich mix up to the face.

Floating the surface level.

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A first coat of colour hardener sieved onto the surface.

Edging

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Floating

The process of applying colour hardener, edging and floating is repeated three times, until a flat even colour is achieved.

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Repeating the process.

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Release powder in a contrasting colour is sieved onto the surface.

Imprinting mats are pushed into the surface, then the mats are carefully removed.

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The concrete will be left to cure before brushing off excess release powder.

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