TIKKURILA Patio Paving Stain - for Garden Concrete Stones & Slabs - Water-Based - 3 litres

I’m really impressed with this product. I’d been apprehensive using a stain to change the colours of my light grey (and very stained) flagstones to a darker grey. The product performed very well, and a little went a long way. As recommended by someone else in the comment, I applied a patio sealer afterwards and water just beads on top nicely. So far so good after a month, and the product looks so natural I can’t even tell it’s a stain (and I’ve been looking at these flagstones for 10 years!)

Our back yard is 125 years old and over the years has become terribly stained , we have 4 dogs so we’re constantly hosing and cleaning . We are delighted, this stuff doesn’t budge it’s been down a week now and is hosed around 8 times a day and upto now it’s not budged . It’s going to need a second coat but this stuff is great at tidying an old back yard up . Just so you know it’s a stain not a paint and is of a water consistency so it spreads out really well with a brush . EDIT Fast Forward 3 months , it’s ok but it is coming off in the heavy traffic areas not completely yet but I think in another 3/6 months it’ll be virtually back to how it was , such a shame as it looked soo much better . If you don’t have to hose down frequently after dogs I think it would fare much better .

Good product that stains not paints the slabs. Sandstone colour was a good match to (original colour of) slabs, red was a little too bright for the original red/pink bricks. Stained slabs 3 times, bricks just once in August 2024. Pleased with results and slabs have generally survived this winter after removing dirt and green mould.

Consistency of the paint is very thin, almost like a water so easy to paint. I like how it is a stain rather than a paint, which i think takes away the character of the brick (paint). Thanks to other reviewers i was able to select the colour i liked, i picked Ek07 and i love how it looks, not too pink or red, just the right colour of brick. Mine definitely needs a second coat.

I used this to match in the patio pointing which had loads of varied shades as repairs had been done over the years. It is really excellent, very thin, so a little disconcerting to begin with, but covers very easily (mortar needs to be completely dry). After a while it goes to the exact shade and although it does not tally block out the existing colour, it really blends even significant mis-matches.

Pressure washed patio which was dirty manky pink slabs. Rollered 3 coats leaving 24 hrs each time (should've done another really) then 2 coats of sealer. To say it has transformed the garden is an understatement. Looks amazing. Very runny so it's absorbs in. Did entire path around house also. Does flake off so NOT a stain at all. After a couple of months this is susceptible to flaking due to sticky garden leaves or moving furniture. 2 stars removed.

Tikkurila patio block paving dye. Well, whenever you try something new you are always are a bit dubious about how it will turn out I must say I’m impressed, there was a bit of a learner curve in how to apply it but I got there in the end After jet washing and leaving to dry I pained the edge with a paint brush (photo 1) this was all I did the first day as I ran out of time The next day using a roller I applied the rest of the 3 litre can, I was a bit disappointed as I used it all up very quickly and it was a bit patchy (photo 2) the roller just absorbed all the liquid I then sent for 10 litres so had to wait a couple of days for this to arrive, in this time I decided the edging which I did with a paint brush was a much better finish So over the next 3 days I painted the remaining driveway and also went over the area I did with the roller The finished driveway looks superb and I would recommend this product very highly. But be prepared you might need to put in a bit of hard work, maybe a sprayer would have been easier but it was quite windy when I did it and I thought it might be a bit messy See the final contrast between before and after (photo 3 ) I’m just hoping that it lasts as it looks so good. Good product, reasonably priced 5 stars so far

Remember the first coat takes more stain and the big tins are not full 3 ltr But it is a good product easy to use and clean equipment