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Hi All,
I'm repointing a building currently using a 5 sharp sand / 1 lime putty / 1 or 1 1/2 hydraulic lime - needed for the initial mixture set because of the location.
I'm soon going to be moving onto mortar stone face repairs - as there are some stones and stringing that need repaired.
My questions really are; is this a suitable mix for the resufacing, and how do I actually colour the mix - I can't really change the sand for mixing as it's all the same stuff around here. I've tried throwing the sand on when the mix is green hard - which colours it perfectly, but I don't think it stays on too well. Brushing it in doesn't really work - still too white/gray. A "sandstone" colour would be great.
Thanks very much,
Peter
I'm repointing a building currently using a 5 sharp sand / 1 lime putty / 1 or 1 1/2 hydraulic lime - needed for the initial mixture set because of the location.
I'm soon going to be moving onto mortar stone face repairs - as there are some stones and stringing that need repaired.
My questions really are; is this a suitable mix for the resufacing, and how do I actually colour the mix - I can't really change the sand for mixing as it's all the same stuff around here. I've tried throwing the sand on when the mix is green hard - which colours it perfectly, but I don't think it stays on too well. Brushing it in doesn't really work - still too white/gray. A "sandstone" colour would be great.
Thanks very much,
Peter