Thank you soooo much for showing the Mortar repair mix! I had to order it online as my Home Depot or Lowe’s did not carry it. It arrived earlier today and I eagerly applied it to several pieces I’m working on. As they say “the proof is in the pudding” so we have a few hours to wait but I think it’s the answer to many problems I’ve been having with my creations! I’ll let you know how they turn out in a day or so. But it was so easy to work with! Again thank you so much I truly appreciate your videos.
Rather than letting it dry and sanding I have good, immediate results by pressing in excess concrete fix and then gently dribbling or sponging water over it until shaped and smooth. Then let dry overnight.
Great video and suggestions! I was going to repair my water fountain with the rustoleum concrete patch and repair product until I saw your video and you showed exactly what I was looking for! What do you use for paint? I am looking to use concrete stain and sealer.
Question please. I have a statue where there is a thin crack through the ‘legs’ . It is thin with a small piece of the rebar showing. I know I need to remove any rust that has started showing and prime the rebar. I have needle injectors that I use to inject glue on wood projects. I am not sure what to use to inject into the crack to adhere the concrete in the crack. Thank you for these videos.
Thanks for posting this. I have a Q: how do I repair a giant statue that broke mid chest (buddha)? It's too heavy to lift off completely. I believe there's rods inside because a part of her arm broke off too & I can see the thick wire/rod that extends up into her shoulder. (This statue weighs approx 100kg!). I'm assuming I just pack as much of this in as I can? Will it hold together? Also, she's a gritty type of statue all over including inside - like volcanic rock but denser. Black/dark brown in colour. Do you suggest adding oxide and if yes, what consistency should I aim for? I hope to fix her and have the broken & missing gritty parts done so she looks the same all over.
I have a lot of pitting on a woman statue around her face. It is a water fountain and I was wondering if this will work since the face is so detailed. Thank you! 🙏
What's the best and most durable colour we can use on concrete sculptures? Also, do we need to seal the sculptures with lacquer, before or after colour?
Always use a 100% acrylic water base as a base coat (I use flat black exterior) and make sure the statue is clean. Soak it down with water making sure it nice and wet so the paint stains the concrete. I always water down my paint a bit and wet my brush often. Also I use 2 coats for the base before adding any colour (not necessary but imo it looks fantastic) after the base coat it dry and make sure it's completely dry before adding your colour. You could use any colour acrylic craft paint. Won't Crack or peel away. If you want to add a top coat enamel you can use a spray paint can and lightly cover the piece. Your not looking to seal the paint just give it a shine. It's been experienced that completely sealing in a statue for the reason to protect it actually over time can cause loss of life and damages. Hope this helps
I have a Jesus concrete statue that belonged to my parents. It was given to them when they lost their 1st son in ‘65. Im the youngest of the 8 children. I took the statue to my home when my Dad passed & my Mom went to NH with dementia. Somehow it became all white, not sure if paint wore down after time. The wrists & fingers have metal rods exposed & some fingers are gone. I can see the metal rod in wrist & some protruding out where the fingers once were. It is very heavy so it never made it to my backyard. It is displayed in the front of my house an is kinda an eye sore. I was going to set it on lawn & smash it up to be discarded but my heart won’t let me. I found someone locally that will repaint it but can’t fix the wrists & fingers. I’m looking into seeing if it can go up to their headstones where my Dad & brother lay to rest & at some point my mother too. If it isn’t allowed then I was going to give it to the church for somewhere they could display it. It’s to beautiful & sentimental to be discarded. Do you have any suggestions for repairs. Not sure how to send pics out to you. Thank you,, Monique
Hi, I just started making statues that are about 14" tall (lions) I used the same concrete mix that you use the Quikrete fast setting (the red bag) mixed it according to the instructions. I waited 5 hrs and for some reason the statue is missing details (like the nose and nails) and I can also see the gravel from the concrete. Do you have any suggestions or what I may be doing wrong? It's not a latex mold its a plastic mold by the way. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks 🙏🏼
try mixing it a bit runnier. Instead of 5litres of water, mixer with 6-7 liters of water. Make sure you shake the mold a lot or get a concrete vibrator to get out the air bubbles, sounds like are bubbles is your issue. Just make sure you do not water it down too much.
I have two of the 38" tall concrete stone cherub planters statues that are now about 10 years old. The planter (vase) portion of both statues now have cracks in them and on one of the statues the cracks have actually caused a separation such that the top of the vase can now be lifted completely away from the base. Based on your video it looks as though I could use the Quickrete fast set to mend the statues but I am wondering if after I have done so, will the planters continue to hold the rain water or will the rain water cause the Quickrete to breakdown? I can send you a picture of the statues Thanks!
I just bought an old rooster statue, the beak is missing, about the size of your first joint of your thumb. Should I drill in a piece a wire for that small of a repair? Also, it was painted black at one time and I like the look of it as is, how can I "match" the repair with the rest of the statue? Wish I could show you a pic, he's pretty darn "cocky" just love him! thanks!
I have a concrete angel that sits by my 2 brothers resting spot. I noticed cracks in it. It's been there for a few years. Can I repair it? I can't afford a real stone angel😢
About 15 years ago I got a set of three concrete (Portland cement) deer. Very vintage. A sweet little family. The other day I noticed the Mama deer has long cracks in her front legs. We don't get super hot or super cold weather here (SoCal), so I can't understand why the cracks are appearing now. Although: they have been sitting in full sun for years and years. Question: the deer are a sort of "fawn" - colored yellow. You said use acrylic craft paint and add it to the cement? Any special tips? I really don't want the repairs to be obvious. Any luck with this type of cracking/filling in?
Hi I do statuary myself. I have no affiliation with this channel but thought I would offer some knowledge to you, to point you in the right direction. For the cracks on the statue; if the statues are made with just Portland cement then that may be why they're starting to crack. Concrete is actually a mixture of sand, gravel and portland cement with each component playing their role. If they were made with just Portland Cement then it could be that there is a weaker bond than you would have with traditional concrete. There are also types of concrete sealers out there that can cause damage over time. If you're looking to fill the cracks, then there are a couple products that you can use; both will have a different color than the original paint/concrete color so it is advised to repaint it after the repairs are done. For the products you have your choice of what Mr. Wheeler did here with the Mortar stuff or you can buy a bag of Portland Cement and do the same thing; I personally fix air bubbles and any cracks with Portland Cement, a 50 pound bag of that will run ya around $10. Regardless of which product you decide to use, the method is the same. Mix a bit of water with it so it's peanut butter consistency, fill any holes/cracks with it and then let it dry for a day or two. The only difference that I see between the two products is that the mortar mix seems to dry quicker and requires sanding whereas the portland cement requires a day or two to fully dry before painting but doesn't require much sanding when it's done. This method can be done with adding chip parts back on as well. As mentioned before, both products will leave a darker color where the repairs were. So it's recommended to repaint them after fixing them. Here you have a couple options in terms of the finish but no matter what you decide to do I highly recommend base coating any pieces that you decide to re-paint as it will make the coat last longer, then you can decide wheather you want dry brush it or actually paint it. Before going into any of the methods, we should cover the products to you. You are going to want EXTERIOR grade latex or acrylic paint that is water based. You want exterior as it's obviously going to be outside so you want it be weatherproof. As for latex or acrylic it really doesn't matter too much the most important thing is if it's water based. I've come to find out that it's much harder to find the exterior water based acrylic in big amounts rather than the latex water based;' so because of that I just go to Lowe's and buy a gallon of exterior latex paint that you would paint the outside of your house with. Seeing how you only have a couple statues I understand that you wont want to spend that much on paint so I have found a product for smaller projects. It's called "Folk Art Outdoor" paint, it comes in like 8 oz bottles for like $3-$5 each. It's exterior acrylic paint that is water based; I personally haven't used it but if I was to buy a color at a small scale, this is what I would use. Make sure it says OUTDOOR on it as that is exterior grade, everything else Folk Art sells is interior and will chip in the sun after a couple months. As for the method of painting, you're going to want to base coat it which is putting some paint in a cup and adding a bit of water into it to make it somewhat runny. I usually use black or grey but you can basecoat it with any color that you want. This is why you need water based paint as oil based paint will not mix with the water at all and you can't use it to basecoat it. The runniness of the paint will allow the paint to get into all the small spots of the statue and soak into the statue really nice. Once you mix the water and paint in a cup you'll want to soak your statue before applying the paint; I personally submerge the whole statue in water for a couple minutes before I base coat my stuff. Once the basecoat dries then you can decide what you want to finish it as. A lot of people just dry brush them which makes it look stone or aged finish and just highlights the high and low marks of the statue and other people legit paint them to look very realistic. It's all personal preference,. Some statues I'll dry brush and other statues I'll legit paint; both work fine and both look great. It's hard to explain the "dry brush" technique but if you youtube it then many things will come up. Finally once you're done painting it you can decide if you want to put a sealer on it. I personally don't put any sealer on my statues that I sell and they've held up just fine in Western NY where we get lake effect snow. Like I mentioned before, there are some sealers that actually damage statues over time so if you're going to put anything on it then I would just go buy clear enamel spray for $5 and do that. That is more for the color than the actual concrete though. Enamel spray comes in three types, flat (no shine), semi-gloss (a little shine) and then full gloss. That is all up to personal preference as well. It's a lot of information so if you need someone to check out then I would suggest "Rubber Mold Man" on youtube (Not sure if Mr Wheeler has any videos on this topic, he might have one or two). He's in the middle of doing a series of videos that covers all this information that I just put up. Any older videos are just as good as the information doesn't change really over time but a lot of people feel more comfortable with newer content. I hope this helped ya and good luck repairing those statues :D
hiya, we have a statue of the meditating Buddha and we would like to paint it with gold paint, do you recommend any particular type of paint/undercoat, thanks, it will be outside in the garden all year round, UK
outdoor paint is best, or you can use cheap paint from the dollar store. If you use cheap paint, just make sure you seal it. Outdoor paint, no sealing is fine
I have a 100 year old family heirloom/ concrete statue that broke into 3 big pieces. Would this work for that? Or should I use some kind of adhesive first?
Great video and suggestions! I was going to repair my water fountain with the rustoleum concrete patch and repair product until I saw your video and you showed exactly what I was looking for! What do you use for paint? I am looking to use concrete stain and sealer.
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Thank you soooo much for showing the Mortar repair mix! I had to order it online as my Home Depot or Lowe’s did not carry it. It arrived earlier today and I eagerly applied it to several pieces I’m working on. As they say “the proof is in the pudding” so we have a few hours to wait but I think it’s the answer to many problems I’ve been having with my creations! I’ll let you know how they turn out in a day or so. But it was so easy to work with! Again thank you so much I truly appreciate your videos.
Thanks for the tips and demo. My large concrete garden bunny now has his ears back. The product works great.
Rather than letting it dry and sanding I have good, immediate results by pressing in excess concrete fix and then gently dribbling or sponging water over it until shaped and smooth. Then let dry overnight.
Thanks for posting I'm going to try to restore our 30 year old statue 🙂
Great video. Thanks for the tips!
Thank you for a great video
Great video and suggestions! I was going to repair my water fountain with the rustoleum concrete patch and repair product until I saw your video and you showed exactly what I was looking for! What do you use for paint? I am looking to use concrete stain and sealer.
Thank you. I'm going to try to repair a baby deer that was my mom's.
I’m wanting to fix a Deers ear. I was wondering if you could possibly help me with that I really enjoyed your video. It gave me a lot of tips.
Thanks now to try it
Question please. I have a statue where there is a thin crack through the ‘legs’ . It is thin with a small piece of the rebar showing. I know I need to remove any rust that has started showing and prime the rebar. I have needle injectors that I use to inject glue on wood projects. I am not sure what to use to inject into the crack to adhere the concrete in the crack.
Thank you for these videos.
Thanks for posting this. I have a Q: how do I repair a giant statue that broke mid chest (buddha)? It's too heavy to lift off completely. I believe there's rods inside because a part of her arm broke off too & I can see the thick wire/rod that extends up into her shoulder. (This statue weighs approx 100kg!). I'm assuming I just pack as much of this in as I can? Will it hold together? Also, she's a gritty type of statue all over including inside - like volcanic rock but denser. Black/dark brown in colour. Do you suggest adding oxide and if yes, what consistency should I aim for? I hope to fix her and have the broken & missing gritty parts done so she looks the same all over.
LOLOL he said " Finger the Hole" lol.
I have a lot of pitting on a woman statue around her face. It is a water fountain and I was wondering if this will work since the face is so detailed. Thank you! 🙏
I have a broken concrete large turtle in to several large pieces can I use that quick Crete to put the pieces back together
I have a statue that's missing part of her nose. What would you do? Make a little piece that's the shape kind of and then ond and sand it?
What kind of paint do you use on concrete?
What grade sandpaper do u use
What's the best and most durable colour we can use on concrete sculptures? Also, do we need to seal the sculptures with lacquer, before or after colour?
Always use a 100% acrylic water base as a base coat (I use flat black exterior) and make sure the statue is clean. Soak it down with water making sure it nice and wet so the paint stains the concrete. I always water down my paint a bit and wet my brush often. Also I use 2 coats for the base before adding any colour (not necessary but imo it looks fantastic) after the base coat it dry and make sure it's completely dry before adding your colour. You could use any colour acrylic craft paint. Won't Crack or peel away. If you want to add a top coat enamel you can use a spray paint can and lightly cover the piece. Your not looking to seal the paint just give it a shine. It's been experienced that completely sealing in a statue for the reason to protect it actually over time can cause loss of life and damages. Hope this helps
I have a Jesus concrete statue that belonged to my parents. It was given to them when they lost their 1st son in ‘65. Im the youngest of the 8 children. I took the statue to my home when my Dad passed & my Mom went to NH with dementia. Somehow it became all white, not sure if paint wore down after time. The wrists & fingers have metal rods exposed & some fingers are gone. I can see the metal rod in wrist & some protruding out where the fingers once were. It is very heavy so it never made it to my backyard. It is displayed in the front of my house an is kinda an eye sore. I was going to set it on lawn & smash it up to be discarded but my heart won’t let me. I found someone locally that will repaint it but can’t fix the wrists & fingers. I’m looking into seeing if it can go up to their headstones where my Dad & brother lay to rest & at some point my mother too. If it isn’t allowed then I was going to give it to the church for somewhere they could display it. It’s to beautiful & sentimental to be discarded. Do you have any suggestions for repairs. Not sure how to send pics out to you. Thank you,, Monique
Hi, I just started making statues that are about 14" tall (lions) I used the same concrete mix that you use the Quikrete fast setting (the red bag) mixed it according to the instructions. I waited 5 hrs and for some reason the statue is missing details (like the nose and nails) and I can also see the gravel from the concrete. Do you have any suggestions or what I may be doing wrong? It's not a latex mold its a plastic mold by the way. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks 🙏🏼
try mixing it a bit runnier. Instead of 5litres of water, mixer with 6-7 liters of water. Make sure you shake the mold a lot or get a concrete vibrator to get out the air bubbles, sounds like are bubbles is your issue. Just make sure you do not water it down too much.
I have two of the 38" tall concrete stone cherub planters statues that are now about 10 years old. The planter (vase) portion of both statues now have cracks in them and on one of the statues the cracks have actually caused a separation such that the top of the vase can now be lifted completely away from the base. Based on your video it looks as though I could use the Quickrete fast set to mend the statues but I am wondering if after I have done so, will the planters continue to hold the rain water or will the rain water cause the Quickrete to breakdown? I can send you a picture of the statues Thanks!
Not sure if they will hold water, could always seal it after its dries and that could work. Use several coats of sealer until water beads!
Can use that to glue head back on
Hi thanks very helpful. What grade of sandpaper do you use?
200ish works
I just bought an old rooster statue, the beak is missing, about the size of your first joint of your thumb. Should I drill in a piece a wire for that small of a repair? Also, it was painted black at one time and I like the look of it as is, how can I "match" the repair with the rest of the statue? Wish I could show you a pic, he's pretty darn "cocky" just love him! thanks!
Yes the wire is a good idea. I would just pray paint him probably. You can always dry brush over the spray paint
@@victoria653 thanks, just watched the dry brush video looks easy enough. :)
Thank you :) how long does a piece supposed to cure before I can paint?
the next day works for me after pulling them out of the mold
How would I repair a cement fondue statue in black. ? Has a large Crack. On the face down the body. Would like to send picture but not sure how to.🙈
I have a concrete angel that sits by my 2 brothers resting spot. I noticed cracks in it. It's been there for a few years. Can I repair it? I can't afford a real stone angel😢
About 15 years ago I got a set of three concrete (Portland cement) deer. Very vintage. A sweet little family. The other day I noticed the Mama deer has long cracks in her front legs. We don't get super hot or super cold weather here (SoCal), so I can't understand why the cracks are appearing now. Although: they have been sitting in full sun for years and years. Question: the deer are a sort of "fawn" - colored yellow. You said use acrylic craft paint and add it to the cement? Any special tips? I really don't want the repairs to be obvious. Any luck with this type of cracking/filling in?
Hi I do statuary myself. I have no affiliation with this channel but thought I would offer some knowledge to you, to point you in the right direction. For the cracks on the statue; if the statues are made with just Portland cement then that may be why they're starting to crack. Concrete is actually a mixture of sand, gravel and portland cement with each component playing their role. If they were made with just Portland Cement then it could be that there is a weaker bond than you would have with traditional concrete. There are also types of concrete sealers out there that can cause damage over time.
If you're looking to fill the cracks, then there are a couple products that you can use; both will have a different color than the original paint/concrete color so it is advised to repaint it after the repairs are done. For the products you have your choice of what Mr. Wheeler did here with the Mortar stuff or you can buy a bag of Portland Cement and do the same thing; I personally fix air bubbles and any cracks with Portland Cement, a 50 pound bag of that will run ya around $10. Regardless of which product you decide to use, the method is the same. Mix a bit of water with it so it's peanut butter consistency, fill any holes/cracks with it and then let it dry for a day or two. The only difference that I see between the two products is that the mortar mix seems to dry quicker and requires sanding whereas the portland cement requires a day or two to fully dry before painting but doesn't require much sanding when it's done. This method can be done with adding chip parts back on as well.
As mentioned before, both products will leave a darker color where the repairs were. So it's recommended to repaint them after fixing them. Here you have a couple options in terms of the finish but no matter what you decide to do I highly recommend base coating any pieces that you decide to re-paint as it will make the coat last longer, then you can decide wheather you want dry brush it or actually paint it. Before going into any of the methods, we should cover the products to you. You are going to want EXTERIOR grade latex or acrylic paint that is water based. You want exterior as it's obviously going to be outside so you want it be weatherproof. As for latex or acrylic it really doesn't matter too much the most important thing is if it's water based. I've come to find out that it's much harder to find the exterior water based acrylic in big amounts rather than the latex water based;' so because of that I just go to Lowe's and buy a gallon of exterior latex paint that you would paint the outside of your house with. Seeing how you only have a couple statues I understand that you wont want to spend that much on paint so I have found a product for smaller projects. It's called "Folk Art Outdoor" paint, it comes in like 8 oz bottles for like $3-$5 each. It's exterior acrylic paint that is water based; I personally haven't used it but if I was to buy a color at a small scale, this is what I would use. Make sure it says OUTDOOR on it as that is exterior grade, everything else Folk Art sells is interior and will chip in the sun after a couple months.
As for the method of painting, you're going to want to base coat it which is putting some paint in a cup and adding a bit of water into it to make it somewhat runny. I usually use black or grey but you can basecoat it with any color that you want. This is why you need water based paint as oil based paint will not mix with the water at all and you can't use it to basecoat it. The runniness of the paint will allow the paint to get into all the small spots of the statue and soak into the statue really nice. Once you mix the water and paint in a cup you'll want to soak your statue before applying the paint; I personally submerge the whole statue in water for a couple minutes before I base coat my stuff.
Once the basecoat dries then you can decide what you want to finish it as. A lot of people just dry brush them which makes it look stone or aged finish and just highlights the high and low marks of the statue and other people legit paint them to look very realistic. It's all personal preference,. Some statues I'll dry brush and other statues I'll legit paint; both work fine and both look great. It's hard to explain the "dry brush" technique but if you youtube it then many things will come up.
Finally once you're done painting it you can decide if you want to put a sealer on it. I personally don't put any sealer on my statues that I sell and they've held up just fine in Western NY where we get lake effect snow. Like I mentioned before, there are some sealers that actually damage statues over time so if you're going to put anything on it then I would just go buy clear enamel spray for $5 and do that. That is more for the color than the actual concrete though. Enamel spray comes in three types, flat (no shine), semi-gloss (a little shine) and then full gloss. That is all up to personal preference as well.
It's a lot of information so if you need someone to check out then I would suggest "Rubber Mold Man" on youtube (Not sure if Mr Wheeler has any videos on this topic, he might have one or two). He's in the middle of doing a series of videos that covers all this information that I just put up. Any older videos are just as good as the information doesn't change really over time but a lot of people feel more comfortable with newer content.
I hope this helped ya and good luck repairing those statues :D
Hi, where can I find this in UK? is there any alternative?
Years later the lack of response from the channel advertiser makes me skeptical.
I live in England and can you advise me on what is practical please?
hiya, we have a statue of the meditating Buddha and we would like to paint it with gold paint, do you recommend any particular type of paint/undercoat, thanks, it will be outside in the garden all year round, UK
outdoor paint is best, or you can use cheap paint from the dollar store. If you use cheap paint, just make sure you seal it. Outdoor paint, no sealing is fine
@@victoria653 cheers mate
2 videos in 24hrs!
I have a 100 year old family heirloom/ concrete statue that broke into 3 big pieces. Would this work for that? Or should I use some kind of adhesive first?
this should work
@@victoria653 Thank you 🙏🏽
I have a large wing that I need to reattach. How to I keep it adhered until it sets? I thought about duct tape?
Try a dab of 5 minute epoxy, that should quick tack it. Will only need about a quester size of epoxy or less and the rest can be repair mortar
What grade of sandpaper u use
220 or something close
Dose it need to be green or can it be fully cured
i have painted them the day after making them and no issues
What kind of paint is good to paint a statue
outdoor paint or dollar store paint, if you use non outdoor paint, just make sure to seal it with clear spray paint or something
Pretty sure he means acrylic craft paint
Hi Anyway to repair granite statue
Honestly im not sure
Doesn’t mortar not stick to cured concrete??
this stuff sticks fine
Great video and suggestions! I was going to repair my water fountain with the rustoleum concrete patch and repair product until I saw your video and you showed exactly what I was looking for! What do you use for paint? I am looking to use concrete stain and sealer.
outdoor paint from a hardware store works well!
What kinda of concrete do you recommend for making statues?
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