this articles give you tips on how to repair and refurnish an existing sculptures.

1. ARTICLE TITLE:How to Repair and Refurnish existing Sculptures
ARTICLE SUMMARY:
Masonry or stone sculptures are hard decorative fixtures for any home or yard. The toughness of their
major composition makes them appear invulnerable for damage. Accident with strong amount of force
could make the sculpture break. In repairing a sculpture, it is important to have the proper materials and
tools to perform the repairs. Knowing the proper procedures would also allow you to repair the stone
sculpture.
ARTICLE BODY:
Masonry or stone sculptures are hard decorative fixtures for any home or yard. The toughness of their
major composition makes them appear invulnerable for damage. However, an accident with applied
amount of force and any circumstances, any stone sculptures can be dented, scratch and even break.
The damage could be a dented part in the sculptures body or could be worst from a strong hit by a car
or a fallen tree. Instead of throwing out and replacing your sculpture (which is considered expensive,
you can repair and refurbish existing sculptures with these simple steps.
But before you attempt to do that, make sure to research more about your stone sculpture. Here is a
checklist of the things that you would need to know:
What tools would you need?
What is the material used for the statue?
What color the statue is?
How bad my statue is damaged?
The material and tools you need
Before proceeding with the steps that you would need to perform, it is important to know what material
and tools you would need for the refurbishing and repairs.
Newspaper
Power drill with masonry drill bits
6-inche steel metal
Two-part epoxy
Tracing paper
Old rag
Insulated, air-filled plastic wrap

2. Old used towels
Diagnose and prepare the sculpture
The first step in repairing the sculpture is to diagnose the problem of the stone statue, start by
observing the stone sculpture, look how bad the statue is damaged, what coloring materials would you
need and gather any broken pieces or chips that might have fallen off the sculpture.
Carefully more the sculpture to a dry, flat, well-ventilated work area like your garage where you can
move freely to repair it, se the newspaper and old towels and spread it across the floor to protect your
flooring, as well as your sculpture. Wipe the dirt off the sculpture and make sure that you can see clearly
the damaged area. Set up a bright light to have a clear view on the work area, you could rent a halogen
lamp or open the garage door to have plenty of light that would allow you to work in light.
Repairing Procedures
1. Drill from 2’ to 3’ holes into the center of one side of the large break area with a 3/16-inch drill
bit, followed by a ½ inch drill bit to avoid cracking of the stone if the sculpture is has broken at
its base. If the damage is a single dent, it is not necessary to do these procedures.
2. Tape a piece of tracing paper over the holes you just drilled, poke holes in the tracing paper
where the exact spots the holes are drilled. Trace the outline of the stone on to the paper. Make
sure to line the paper up with the other half of the broken stone and mark the spots on the
stone where the opposite holes required to be drilled so they would line up exactly.
3. Carefully insert the 6-inch metal rods in to the holes to help hold the repaired statue in place,
you could not use epoxy in this part due to it may not be strong enough to support it. Drill the
holes into the opposite side of the broken sculpture as you did before with the drill bit, following
by the 1/2 inch drill bit.
4. Fill the holes on the top half of the broken sculpture using two-part epoxy. Insert the 6-inch
steel that are ¼ to a ½ inch in the diameter into holes: make sure that they would match the
diameter of the holes you just drilled.
Tip: If the statue is weighting more than 50 pounds or more and standing 4 feet or higher, use
steel rods for these sculptures, while you could use copper rods for stone furniture weighing less
than 50 pounds and that are standing than 4 feet or less. Wipe away the epoxy using the old rag.
Let the epoxy dry for 24 hours.
Tip # 2: There are epoxies that are made for small cracks. These are called as concrete crack
sealant that comes in a tube and they are offered by different sculpting companies. This epoxy is

3. almost like putty, but it dries hard like concrete. Once the patch hardens, you can sand it and
then paint the whole statue with an exterior latex acrylic paint to give a uniform appearance.
5. Fill the dents with the epoxy and make sure to look for all spots that have dents within the
statue. Apply the right painting material necessary for the statues dent to match the old statues
appearance.
6. Fill the holes on the bottom half of the broken statue with the two-part epoxy. Carefully and
gently lower the top half of the sculpture with the glued rods into the holes on the bottom half
of the broken sculpture. Wipe away excess epoxy. Wrap old towels and the air-filled insulated
plastic wrap around the sculpture. Use any tape to hold plastic wrap in place around the statue
to protect it falls while it’s drying.
7. Surround the sculpture with heavy boxes on all sides to refrain the statue from falling. Allow the
epoxy to cure for 24 hours. Once dry, move the repaired sculpture to its former settings.