Grass Paint Concentrate (500-1,000 sq ft) - for Dormant, Patchy or Faded Lawn - Lush Green Turf Colorant (32 fl oz)

I do a lot of spot spraying in our yards using herbicides, and I've found that the as-purchased spray wands that come with the common one gallon herbicide containers quickly clog, and the spray pattern quickly deteriorates as the typical AA Alkaline batteries lose charge. My current approach, which I've been successfully using for over a year, is based on adapting a Li-ion battery-powered spray wand (from Tovia on Amazon) for use with the standard 1 gallon insecticide/herbicide containers with 38-400 neck finish (cap thread). By having a dedicated container for each chemical, I avoid the problem of cleaning the spray container at the end of each job. To prevent clogging, I use a custom-built large-area screen filter on the wand-tube's inlet that is positioned at the bottom of the 1-gal container and use a custom-built funnel with integral 40-mesh strainer when filling the 1-gal container (see photos).This December I decided to green up my 700 ft2 dormant-looking lawn for the holiday season using a quart of the Lawn Star Grass Paint Concentrate (diluted 1 cup per gallon of water) with my electric-wand sprayer setup. For my dedicated green-spray container I purchased from Amazon a Mountain West's 1 Gallon HDPE f-style container with 38-400 neck finish and filled it with water and a cup of Lawn Star grass paint. As others have noted, it's a good thing I used my filter funnel, as the paint concentrate was quite liquid (no gel as some others have noted), but was filled with a lot of what looked like small dried paint shards that would quickly plug a sprayer (see photo). With my filter and strainer precautions, I had no plugging issues at all in my application. The battery-powered spray wand with Li-ion rechargeable battery worked great to apply the grass paint...a vast improvement over the everyday spray wands and pump-up sprayers.Since my lawn is surrounded by cement patio on two sides, I considered various alternatives to keeping the paint off the patio. In the end, I found that the spay wand was quite easy to control with only inches of overspray, so I wet just a foot-wide boarder of the patio with a sprinkler can to prevent any small overshoots from drying, and at the same time keeping the added water off the lawn. Then, I quickly washed any overspray incidents away with the sprinkler-can as soon as they occurred (only a few, and typically only a inch or so wide).I was nervous about the amount of paint to use for my pretty dormant-looking lawn, so I started by scalping it using my mower's lowest setting and then raked the driest areas pretty thoroughly to remove excess thatch. When I started applying, I though I was going to need more than four cups of concentrate for my lawn, but after adjusting the wand for the best spray pattern, I ended up using just 2 1/2 cups of concentrate...and the lawn looks great with great grass-looking color (see photo).At the end of spraying, I quickly emersed the spray-wand inlet into a 1 gallon tank of wash water and ran the sprayer for a few minutes to thoroughly wash it out. What I found is that the spray and concentrate dry almost immediately and stick tenaciously, so any cleanup of preparation aids (cups, funnels, preparation surfaces, etc) needs to occur immediately! I wore old painting clothes and covered pre surfaces with plastic...which worked well.In the end, a great looking lawn for Christmas and no paint spills...highly recommended.

So, I am a fairly new resident of the great state of Texas. One thing that seemed odd to me upon moving here was the lack of yard irrigation. I purchased a brand new Bardominium, and there were no inground sprinklers? When I got my first water bill, I immediately understood! I live in the country, so keeping the weeds out is a losing battle. My wife is really not so picky about the yard, but it gets pretty brown. So, I thought I would give this product a try. I got a cheap backpack sprayer from HF for 24 dollars and figured it would be disposable. The product is 32 ounces and makes roughly 4 gallons of spray. I was pretty stingy with the application as I was looking for better, not golf course perfection. The coverage was decent, though at the price point, it would cost well over 100 dollars for the product to do my whole yard. My wife thought the idea was a little crazy but was impressed with the results. I would highly recommend this product for smaller lawns, and I imagine the spot product also works great.Some things I learned:1. The directions say to wet adjacent concrete in case of overspray. DO THIS! It is so easy to rinse off, but it is a pain on dry concrete.2. Fill the sprayer with a little water, add the product, and then add the rest of the water.3. Wear clothes like you would if you were painting because that is EXACTLY what you are doing.4. A piece of cardboard makes a great barrier when up against the concrete.5. DO NOT WALK ON CONCRETE AFTER SPRAYING; YOU MAY LEAVE FOOTPRINTS. Well, I'm guessing you might; I wasn't that absent-minded. :)6. If you get any on your hands, it will clean up with soap and warm water, much like latex paint.7. Immediately flush your sprayer, and you can use it again!Honestly, the pictures really do not show the actual difference. I thought it looked way better with the naked eye.I was torn on the star rating because of the price point, but I figured that was on me in the end.

I was quite excited to get this lawn paint. I bought a 15 dollar, 2-gallon sprayer, from the department store, and was set. Before I painted, I mowed my lawn to get it looking decent before applying any paint. I sprayed the brick around the grass area with water, as recommended, so any spillage wouldn't stain my bricks. I shook up the grass paint before mixing with water in my sprayer. I also used a cut-up card board box to protect the edges when I sprayed there. After about 5 minutes of spraying my grass, my sprayer got clogged. Whoops. I didn't know why and thought it was due to a pressure problem, from the pump sprayer. I immediately went to another department store to get a different brand 2 gallon sprayer. This one worked much better but still got clogged near the end. I tried to do about a 10:1 ratio of the concentrate. I barely had enough paint in the 32 oz concentrate to cover my grass patch in the front. Overall, it took me most of the morning (about 3 hours to paint) and my back was hurting from bending over to make sure the sprayer was a few inches from the ground when painting.After finishing my front lawn, I cleaned both of my 2 gallon sprayers and noticed a small clog at the base of both sprayers where the paint mixture goes into the tubing. There was a small green rubbery residue that I had to pick off and clean or else my sprayers would have been toast when it would have dried.The shade of green on the grass was a little darker than I had hoped for; like a turf green, but still looks nice. I live in the Southwest, so maybe the green paint would have better matched grass in other climates. I was hoping that the paint mixture would have lasted a little longer, as I was planning on doing a patch in my back yard as well.Overall, I am happy with the product and am glad that I have a nice green lawn now in front. I plan on watering it once a week for 15 minutes to not destroy the roots. I will probably buy again but I plan on testing out another company's paint to see which shade works best.