Integral color is part of an overall mix design and has distinct advantages over most dyes and stains from an owner’s perspective. As part of the concrete mix the integral color extends ...

no - your water-based stain is going to be what it is. Now, if you have a lot of different admixtures in concrete, you can alter the color of an acid stain. Or if you have different cement contents.

So, it needs to be able to soak into the surface. There are small air pockets in concrete, called pores, that the stain needs to seep into to create a deep color. While troweling the surface as smooth ...