How to Refinish Cement Statues
- 1). Scrub the cement statue with a coarse plastic brush soaked in trisodium phosphate cleanser. Rinse the cement with a water hose. Allow the statue to dry for three hours.
- 2). Cover the ground beneath the cement statue with heavy-duty fabric drop cloths.
- 3). Coat the clean cement statue with an acrylic latex primer, using a nylon brush. Brush with gentle strokes, smoothing sags and runs as they appear. Allow the statue to dry for three hours.
- 4). Wash the brush with water.
- 5). Paint the cement statue just as you primed it. Use an enduring epoxy paint, or the finish may fail. Allow the statue to dry for three hours.
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