Colored Mortar
The SPEC MIX® Color Canister System is the perfect way to make colored mortar for any size project and application. From building an interior brick fireplace to pointing the joints around stone veneer units, SPEC MIX Color Canisters allow you to consistently make gray mortar to match the color of your choice. Just pick a color from the SPEC MIX Colored Mortar Channel Kit, then using a jobsite mixer add 1 color canister of the selected pigment to 1 SPEC MIX 80 lb (36.2 kg) bag of gray mortar type M, S or N. and let the materials mix for 5 minutes. Simply follow the “1 Can to 1 Bag” for every batch for total color uniformity every time.
SPEC MIX Color Canisters contain synthetic iron oxide pigments specifically weighed to ensure colored mortar uniformity and consistency when mixed with an 80 lb (36.2 kg) bag of SPEC MIX Masonry Mortars. Each color container is formulated to closely match the representative color in the SPEC MIX Colored Mortar display kit.
SPEC MIX Masonry Mortars are factory preblended for quality and consistency. Each SPEC MIX Color Canister is formulated to be mixed with the SPEC MIX mortars listed below to achieve the specified color.
Portland Lime & Sand Mortar (M, S, N)
Masonry Cement & Sand Mortar (M, S, N)
Mortar Cement & Sand Mortar (M, S, N)
Tuckpoint Mortar
Integral Water Repellent Mortar
Building Stone Mortar
Setting Bed Mortar
Polymer Modified Setting Bed Mortar
Adhered Veneer Mortar
Polymer Modified Adhered Veneer Mortar
PREBLENDED COLOR CONSISTENCY IN EVERY BAG
When the project requires more bags of mortar than suitable for the Color Canister System, jump up to full pallets of the preblended Colored Mortar selected from the SPEC MIX Colored Mortar Channel Kit. Simply choose a color from our Colored Mortar Channel Kit and we preblend and package your specific mortar mix in 80 lb (36.2 kg) or 3,000 lb (1,360.7 kg) bags to ensure color consistency from batch to batch.
PICK A COLOR, ANY COLOR.
The beauty of masonry is that it can be designed and built as a customized system offering endless options to compliment most any architectural vision. The unique SPEC MIX custom colored mortar selection process supports this vision with the ability to produce nearly any color imaginable to achieve the complete masonry appearance desired. The SPEC MIX team of product specialists located throughout North America are experienced at working with project owners and designers to create special colored mortar formulations. Whether it’s matching mortars from existing buildings to picking colors from a spectrum of options, we deliver uniform, consistent colored mortar from project start to finish. To start the process of SPEC MIX custom color matching, contact your local SPEC MIX representative today.
SPEC MIX – YOUR SOLUTION FOR CONSISTENT COLORED MORTAR!
Coloring masonry mortar accurately and uniformly is best achieved by using computer batching systems that dry and preblend all mortar constituents and pigments in a controlled environment. For over 25 years the SPEC MIX organization has utilized this technological process for producing our standard and custom colored mortars and we continue to perfect the system. SPEC MIX Colored Mortar uniformity starts with high quality stable pigments that are pre-weighed to ensure the colorant loading meets each specific formulation.
Our quality assurance process includes carefully weighing each mortar ingredient in the batch before all the raw materials are preblended for a specified time to achieve a uniform mixture. When building owners and designers want a unique color that supports their vision for a project, the options for custom SPEC MIX colored mortars are endless and consistent from batch to batch.