Can I paint cement spheres?
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Lisa Anders
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I want to make various sizes of these spheres using rounded light globes. But I would also like to add a variety of color or different shades of the cement. Is this possible or am I stuck with plain cement balls.
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Home Depot has a bunch of different colors of cement that you can buy mixed or you can get pigments to add to plain concrete that you mix yourself: https://www.homedepot.com/b/Building-Materials-Concrete-Cement-Masonry-Concrete-Additives-Colorants/N-5yc1vZcdp9
you can dye the cement with powdered cement dye or food coloring(less color better for pastels and smaller objects) or Rit clothing dye or you can paint stain on them after you make them https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=diy+stain+recipe+with+rit+dye they will need a sealer on them
There are tons of cement dyes available online. You can even swirl different colors to get a marble effect.
You can paint concrete: https://thehoneycombhome.com/how-to-paint-a-porch-floor-with-concrete-paint/