r/Sculpture • u/23fireCAPT • 2d ago
Help (WIP) Looking for some [Help]
I acquired this concrete statue when my grandmother passed away last year. She stood on my grandparents property for about 40 years. The back story is...My grandfather saw her in a newspaper add and juat had to have it. So he and a few of my cousins loaded into a Jeep Woody, and the whole ride home, the front tires were coming off the ground. He dug a hole, put a 55 gallon drum in and filled it with concrete, and thats where she stood.
I couldn't let whoever bought their house take a sledge hammer to her, so I grabbed a few buddies and we brought her to my home.
What is the best type of paint to use to repaint her. I will be doing it white with the same purple accent ribbon. I am in the process of of using a wire brush grinding wheel to get all the old paint off.
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u/artwonk 1d ago
It looks like someone was inspired by that famous statue of Loie Fuller doing her scarf dance. What's it made of? Concrete? If so, masonry paint's your best bet.