Everest - Ultimate QD Concrete Floor / Patio Paint & Sealer - Internal & External - Anti-Slip

We was unsure about painting patio slabs but we're happy with the results, we did the prep work to make sure it was successful and it seems to have been worth the effort.
See before and after

Adheres really well to concrete , good coverage and no need for a second coat (yet). Good choice of colours - the dark grey looks especially classy on the patio, matching the frames of the bifolds. Well worth the money and enough paint left for another coat next spring should it be needed 😊

Very pleased with the actual paints and sealers despite some issues with delayed delivery, spilt paints in transit and hard to get hold off customer support with Premium Paints. However, my issues did get resolved in the end but took some time. I had initially ordered the polyurethane block paving sealer 3 x 20 litre drums to seal my newly cleaned block paving driveway and this arrived on time and without any issues. The polyurethane sealer is excellent, but coverage was less than stated so had to order another 20-litre drum. However, I love the semi-matt finish on my driveway and so far, no weeds. The sand hardens after this sealer is applied. For my back patio area, I ordered the concrete paints and primer and this is what my review is mostly covering.
Premium Paints products are very good, and they totally transformed my old tired and badly soiled 22-year-old patio slabs to a lovely new patio area which has received lots of positive comments. Firstly, I will mention the colours I used to help other customers choose the correct shade. I read quite a few positive customer reviews with images posted on this site but very few customers mention the colours they used. For example, there are 3 shades of grey in this range (a popular shade) but with different lighting and sun, it’s hard to tell which shade has been used, and I struggled to distinguish between dark grey and grey on some customer images! So for the main background colour, I used grey for the slabs and for the stencil in light grey along with Rustin’s red brick concrete paint (500ml) for the inner pattern of the stencil. I am so glad I didn’t go for dark grey as the standard grey is fairly dark almost slate grey colour with a bluey tint and I am happy with it.
If you have ordered the non-slip version, please check the outer boxes for some pouches of powder that you have to mix for 2 minutes into each 5-litre tin of paint. Three of my pouches were missing or dislodged during transit which was frustrating as I couldn’t get hold of anyone at Premium Paints despite numerous calls and emails.
My review is long as I wanted to talk through each procedure to ensure a successful job if you are contemplating painting and/or stencilling concrete slabs. So, prior to painting we had the patio area and coping stones chemically cleaned by professionals, very important. You can jet wash yourself too however my slabs were very dirty with lichen and weeds. Once slabs dried, we used Sika Fast Fix in dark buff to seal the joints between the slabs, bit of a messy job. It took about 5 days for the joints to hardened.
After this, I swept the patio area and used my Henry vacuum to pick up any residual dust or bits left on the slabs and joints before we primed and sealed the slabs. We purchased the recommended Dustproofer primer and sealer in 5 litres and that just about covered the whole area. You only need 1 coat of primer if painting the slabs. This was applied using a 9 inch medium fibre roller with a long pole. For the edges we used a 2-inch brush to avoid getting paint on our bricks. It is very important the primer/sealer is used first to ensure paint adheres to bare concrete. Both paint and primer/sealer are touch dry an hour after being applied but we allowed a good 6 hours of drying time before we painted the first coat of grey paint, using a medium fibre roller to ensure paint went well into the slab grooves. I was very impressed straightaway; lovely grey shade and the paint was easy to apply, and you don’t need a lot. After the first coat, I covered the roller tightly in cling film as I do with my paint brushes and reused it the next day for the second coat rather than washing out the paint from the roller…a tedious task!
The light grey paint I ordered for the stencil, I found was a tad too light, almost white looking, so I added 2 tablespoons of the grey paint and mixed this well into the 5-litre tin of light grey and the end colour was very much a proper light grey that I was hoping to achieve which looked much better. The coping stones and steps were also primed and then painted in light grey.
After two coats of grey paint, we stencilled the slabs a few days later to get this end result. It has been two weeks and we have had rain several days but so far paint is tough and hasn’t scuffed or faded. Important to ensure you have at least 2 days of clear dry weather when painting to ensure the paint dries.
Overall, I am very pleased with the end result. I was initially looking to replace all my patio slabs but will now wait another five years or so given the lovely transformation. Happy to answer any queries or share tips on my patio job – feel free to message me at [****]

After a not so great delivery service, the product it self is really good, a great finish, make sure you use the right primer like i did.

Painted on Sunday last and then varnish next day. All looks good and super happy with finish looks.

Covered lots more than expected, my 32Sm garage floor used not even 15% of the drum.
Down side is without ventilation and thicker areas where the spread was fairly think it took atleast 48hrs to dry. Opposite to this my external Dog kennel base was dry within 12 hours

I had a birthday celebration coming up and desperately needed to paint the concrete slabs. The quality is fantastic, no bubbling up, adhered to the concrete well. And washes off nicely.

Great Product, Easy To Mix And Apply. Dries Pretty Fast And Looks Great. Non Slip Is Very Affective

Bought this to change the colour of a block paving boarder on our driveway to tie in with our windows & front door, I must say it has great adherence & was so easy to cover the old colour, the sealer built in also works as when it rained you can see the effect of the sealer, would recommend this product

I used this concrete patio paint in Sandstone colour, it's been over a week since painting it with 1 coat of primer and 2 coats of paint when the pictures were taken. So far it's doing okay despite heavy rainfall. Here are my pros and cons:

Pros
1/ Delivery was within ETA
2/ Paint is quick drying and easy to use, it was touch dry after 2 hours in 21'C weather
3/ Coverage was fantastic after 2 coats - to think you can cover old tired flagstones so easily?
4/ The paint sticks well once prepared with primer
5/ It looks like new tiles and not like cheap painted tiles.

Cons
1/ The colour outcome was a little too white for me and doesn't reflect Sandstone, that being said I am getting used to the brightness of whiteness. I am tempted to add some darker pigment and give it more beige tone as this would be easier to keep clean.
2/ Haven't tested jetwashing the patio and still hope it doesn't erode all the effort to paint.
3/ The concrete tiles were very stoney mix so would recommend 2 coats of primer if I were to do this again just to get a smoother finish where there are micro air pockets or holes in the concrete

Lessons
Preparation is key with this paint. Ensure to jetwash, clear debris, repoint and fill any cracks to get a really even finish as it will look ten times better and save you a lot of time.

Overall this has been a superb interim solution that may last us (hopefully) a year before we build a driveway but this is a great product to try out on what was an 80s eyesore if you can see the 'before' pics :-)