Metallic statue

Mark Rayner transforms a plain concrete garden statue into a modern metallic masterpiece.

You will need: Concrete garden statue, stiff-bristled brush, paintbrush and a paint stirrer. Resene Concrete Primer, Resene Lumbersider tinted to Resene Raptor, Resene Enamacryl Metallic tinted to Resene Magnetic and Resene Clearcoat UVS.

Other ideas: You can also transform a plastic mannequin head into a stylish piece of indoor or outdoor art, but do make sure you ‘key’ the surface first with sandpaper and then apply one coat of Resene Waterborne Smooth Surface Sealer.

Terracotta pots and statues can also be transformed with Resene Metallic paint, but they will need sealing with Resene Terracotta Sealer before painting.

Step 1
Brush off any loose dust from the statue with a stiff-bristled brush.

Step 2
Apply one coat of Resene Concrete Primer to the statue and allow two hours to dry.

Step 3
Apply one coat of Resene Raptor to the statue and allow two hours to dry.

Step 4
Carefully stir the tin of Resene Enamacryl Metallic tinted to Resene Magnetic.

Step 5
Apply one coat of Resene Magnetic to the statue and allow two hours to dry.

Step 6
Apply a second coat of Resene Magnetic to the statue and allow two hours to dry.

Step 7
Apply one coat of Resene Clearcoat UVS to the statue and allow two hours to dry.

Other ideas:
This mannequin head was brought to life with a base coat of Resene Domino and two topcoats of Resene Spark.

Other ideas:
These three forms (left to right) were painted with base coats of Resene Porsche, Resene Wild West and Resene Rope and two topcoats of Resene Bullion, Resene Copper Fire and Resene Magma.

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