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Making Cement Paint, Fixing a Garden Statue
© Stephie McCarthy
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This beautiful statue of a boy on a turtle was $4.00 at a yard sale ...
... and it looked much different when we brought it home.
We couldn't make out the little guy's face.
But when this photo below uploaded to our computer and we saw his face for the first time, we realized he was smiling.
So cool and heart warming at the same time.
Much better now, don't you think? He seems to be pleased.
We didn't sacrifice a patina in this restoration. We created it with something we call 'cement paint.'
First we had to remove as much of the old paint as we could using a dental pick.
We were amazed at the details that were revealed.
We measured two tablespoons of RapidSet CementAll — we usually have this hand for many projects.
We broke the lumps before mixing in the liquids.
R E C I P E :
• Two tablespoons of CementAll
Mix separately one-part paint, to two-parts water.
We used off-white chalk paint.
Add enough watered-down paint to dry mix to form a paint like consistency.
Cement paint covered the stubborn paint spots well and stayed workable much longer than plain cement.
If also helped repair cracks and holes and the cement mold seam which had weathered badly.
We used plain paint in muted browns and greens to accent recesses.
To soften the effect of plain paint, we dabbed cement paint on top to blend it back.
To counter the gritty cement finish, we scraped-applied plain white paint chalk paint using a small plastic knife.
This
created smoother patches like the statue would have had when originally unmolded.
Welcome home little boy!
Cement paint was easy to make and surprisingly easy to work with. We also used it to fix old steps.
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Fixing Old Steps with Cement Paint
Check out the post for this steps project.
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