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Today's project - repainting a concrete garden statue

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  1. SusieQ07

    SusieQ07 In Flower

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    Seems it's time to repaint some of my concrete garden statues today I redid Mary as in "Mary, Mary quite contrary, how does your garden grow?" she sit's on a bench in her garden and holds a solar light in her hands, her little dog by her side, he will be painted tomorrow, here's Mary before and after:

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    SusieQ07, Aug 10, 2014
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    WOW what a difference!! I wish a paint job could make look as young as Mary does now.
     
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    I love Marys toe job. She is ever all splendid, actually. Doesn't it feel good to resurrect something.
     
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    Frank GardenStew Founder Staff Member Administrator

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    How many years had Mary been out in the garden Susie? I think you did a great job!
     
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    You did a wonderful job! I don't know that I would have the patience.
     
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    Great job....do you spray a sealer on when it is finished?
     
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    SusieQ07 In Flower

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    painted Mary's dog today, he's easy!

    Frank my statues including Mary have been out in my gardens for yrs. now, this is not the first repaint job, this time I used mostly exterior latex it may hold up better, but then we are under FL's. brutal sun about 363/4 days a yr.
    Here's her lil dog Scotty:

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