Glossary: T
Tack – The stickiness or adhesiveness of a material.
Tamper (or pounder) – A handheld impact tool used to firmly press stamping mats or texturing skins into fresh concrete to ensure a complete imprint.
Technical Data Sheet – Contains important specifications and manufacturer guidelines for product usage. Includes such data as coverage rates, recommended applications, product limitations, surface preparation guidelines, mix ratios and required mixing times, pot life, application procedures, cure times, performance data, and precautions.
Texture Roller – A cylindrical tool similar in appearance to a paint roller used to impart a stonelike texture to stenciled concrete. It is rolled over the stencil and the fresh concrete to texture only the exposed surfaces.
Texturing – Giving concrete or overlay surfaces a texture without leaving deep pattern lines.
Texturing Skins – Flexible skins for adding seamless textures to concrete surfaces. Generally thinner and more pliable than stamping mats. Often used to texture slab perimeters and vertical faces, such as stair risers. Can also be used to fix blemishes from nonuniform stamping.
Tint – A diluted color wash used to add hints of color to decorative concrete.
Trowel – A flat, broad-bladed steel hand tool used to compact the paste layer at the surface and provide a smooth, flat finish. Also useful for applying topping or repair materials. Available in different shapes (with rounded or square edges) and lengths (ranging from 8 to 24 inches). Smaller trowels are useful for borders, work in restricted areas, or to work in flashing accents of dry-shake color hardener. (Also see Margin Trowel, Fresno).
Trowel Tinish – The smooth or lightly textured surface finish obtained by troweling.
Translucent – A type of finish were the coating has some level of transparency.
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