Does Brick Stain /Tint / Dye Peel?
A common question that we get asked is does brick stain peel? In a word no, brick stain does not peel.
That is as long as it is a genuine brick stain solution that has been correctly applied.
Genuine brick stain and tints will absorb down into the brick from the surface to which it is applied. As opposed to masonry paints or lesser acrylic stains that will sit on the surface of the brick.
A brick stain actually dyes the pigments of the clay or concrete brick to which it is applied and therefore can not peel as a paint would that sites on the surface of the brick and can peel and flake.
For this reason, you should never paint bricks, you should only ever tint them with a brick stain.
Other advantages of using a genuine brick stain as opposed to a masonry paint are that it will look much more natural and enable natural blends and colours to be achieved.
A brick stain as allows the brick to breath and will not affect the technical characteristics and specification of the brick itself, whereas applying a masonry paint can cloak the surface of the brick and prevent the brick behaving as it should, absorbing and realising moisture.
You can find out more information on why you should only ever stain bricks and not paint them here.
However, the brick stain solution that is used is only half the job. The application of the brick stain is critical. This is particularly critical when matching brickwork or requiring a brick stain colour that it is not available ‘off the shelf’.
Using a company such as MatchingBrickwork.co.uk will provide you with a skilled and experienced brick tinting technician who will be able to mix a bespoke brick stain on site for your specific application.
If you are wanting to change the colour of brickwork in order to match adjoining brickwork this is particularly good. View lots of ‘before and after’ projects here.
This type of work takes a skilled and experienced eye to be able to create brick stains that will make specific bricks match to others. Often this will include the creation of several matching brick colours that are applied ontop of each other in order to create a matching brickwork blend.
With an experienced brickwork technician carrying out your brick staining work for you they will also be able to create different thicknesses of stain and even age and weather bricks to match.
They will also be able to repair brickwork at the same time and also apply a mortar stain if required.
Most importantly though, when using a Matching Brickwork Technician all the brick tinting and brick stain work undertaken is guaranteed for the life of the brick as they create both the colour stain as well as carrying out the actual work, giving you additional peace of mind that the colour change is permanent and will never fade or change.
Find out more about this guarantee here.
That is as long as it is a genuine brick stain solution that has been correctly applied.
Genuine brick stain and tints will absorb down into the brick from the surface to which it is applied. As opposed to masonry paints or lesser acrylic stains that will sit on the surface of the brick.
A brick stain actually dyes the pigments of the clay or concrete brick to which it is applied and therefore can not peel as a paint would that sites on the surface of the brick and can peel and flake.
For this reason, you should never paint bricks, you should only ever tint them with a brick stain.
Other advantages of using a genuine brick stain as opposed to a masonry paint are that it will look much more natural and enable natural blends and colours to be achieved.
A brick stain as allows the brick to breath and will not affect the technical characteristics and specification of the brick itself, whereas applying a masonry paint can cloak the surface of the brick and prevent the brick behaving as it should, absorbing and realising moisture.
You can find out more information on why you should only ever stain bricks and not paint them here.
However, the brick stain solution that is used is only half the job. The application of the brick stain is critical. This is particularly critical when matching brickwork or requiring a brick stain colour that it is not available ‘off the shelf’.
Using a company such as MatchingBrickwork.co.uk will provide you with a skilled and experienced brick tinting technician who will be able to mix a bespoke brick stain on site for your specific application.
If you are wanting to change the colour of brickwork in order to match adjoining brickwork this is particularly good. View lots of ‘before and after’ projects here.
This type of work takes a skilled and experienced eye to be able to create brick stains that will make specific bricks match to others. Often this will include the creation of several matching brick colours that are applied ontop of each other in order to create a matching brickwork blend.
With an experienced brickwork technician carrying out your brick staining work for you they will also be able to create different thicknesses of stain and even age and weather bricks to match.
They will also be able to repair brickwork at the same time and also apply a mortar stain if required.
Most importantly though, when using a Matching Brickwork Technician all the brick tinting and brick stain work undertaken is guaranteed for the life of the brick as they create both the colour stain as well as carrying out the actual work, giving you additional peace of mind that the colour change is permanent and will never fade or change.
Find out more about this guarantee here.
