SRW Pavermate Z3™ Color Sample Kit, All 5 Polymeric Sand Colors

Your Screen Is Lying to You About Sand Color

Every phone, laptop, and monitor shows color a little differently. Add in product photography lighting, and the Granite you see online might arrive noticeably lighter or darker than you expected. That kind of surprise is annoying with a throw pillow. With polymeric sand hardened into hundreds of square feet of patio joints, it becomes a permanent mistake that you and your guests will notice every single day.

Even SRW says it plainly in their own technical data sheet: actual color varies by geographic location. The sand blended for one region of the country can look different from the photos taken in another. That is exactly why we built this kit. Hold real Pavermate Z3™ sand from our actual inventory against your actual pavers, in your own yard and your own light, then order full bags without second guessing yourself.

What Arrives at Your Door

Five 2 ounce wide mouth containers with lids, each one labeled and filled with genuine SRW Pavermate Z3™ polymeric sand in Tan, Granite, Black, Ivory, and Beige. Each container holds enough sand to spread against your pavers, test wet and dry, and compare in morning and afternoon light. The lids reseal, so you can save the kit for a future project or hand it to a client for approval.

Your 10 Minute Color Test

1. Pour a small pile of each color into the joints or along the edge of your pavers, outside in natural light.
2. Check your top two picks at different times of day. Colors read warmer in the evening and cooler at midday, and you are choosing something you will see for years.
3. Dampen a pinch of your favorite. Activated polymeric sand cures slightly darker than dry sand, so a quick wet test gives you the closest preview of the finished joint.

Who Orders This Kit

• Homeowners re-sanding a patio, pool deck, walkway, or driveway who want joints that complement their pavers instead of clashing with them.
• Contractors and landscapers who hand the kit to clients for sign off before ordering pallet quantities. A $10.99 kit has saved more than one five figure job.
• Anyone stuck deciding. Torn between Granite and Black? Ivory and Tan? Stop debating photos in a group text and compare them on your actual stone.

Quick Answers

Is this real SRW Pavermate Z3 sand?
Yes, 100%. We fill every container from the same factory sealed SRW bags we ship to customers. Nothing substituted and nothing generic.

Will the cured color match the sample exactly?
Very close, with two honest caveats. Polymeric sand is a natural aggregate, so SRW notes that color can vary between production lots and regions, and activated sand cures a touch darker than dry sand. A dampened sample is your best preview, and it is far more accurate than any photo on any screen.

How fast does it ship?
Same day on orders placed before our daily cutoff, straight from our New Jersey facility.

What is Pavermate Z3, exactly?
SRW's premium polymeric jointing sand for paver joints from 1/16 inch up to 2 inches wide. The formula is rain safe just 10 minutes after activation, with zero haze and zero dust, and it helps resist weeds and ants and prevents joint washout on paver patios, driveways, and walkways. Full size bags are 50 lb, and one bag typically covers 55 to 75 square feet with narrow joints or 20 to 30 square feet with wide joints.

I picked my color. How many bags do I need?
Use our free Polymeric Sand Calculator, or call us at (856) 418-4895 with your square footage and joint width and we will do the math with you.