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I scored a gargoyle at the *flea~be* market for $5! I know E6000 is the best way to go. He needs cleaning, & will E 6K him after he dries. Should I paint him, to help hide his distress? What do you recommend? The pictures I post are his former owner attempt at repair. Appears to be a silicone type...how should I proceed with his new look? He is a resin type, NOT cement. Am attempting this from my phone. I have more pictures, if they help....
q ideas on revamping a gargoyle statue, home decor, how to, repurposing upcycling
q ideas on revamping a gargoyle statue, home decor, how to, repurposing upcycling
q ideas on revamping a gargoyle statue, home decor, how to, repurposing upcycling
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  • Julie Moyna Julie Moyna on May 17, 2015
    LOVE! You should be fine with the E6000. Try the modern masters patina set...there are a few tutorial videos here on HT! Please update when your cool protector is completed!!!
  • Mag268915 Mag268915 on May 17, 2015
    whatever you do it will be awesome great score please post when done
  • Jill Drake Jill Drake on May 17, 2015
    Scary
  • Red Feline Red Feline on May 17, 2015
    Oh my, I am so jealous! =o) Can't wait to see what you do
  • Wendy Wendy on May 17, 2015
    wow, so cool. Whatever you do it will look awesome.
  • Dee1419369 Dee1419369 on May 17, 2015
    I think he'd look adorable with a wig..just kidding. I don't have any ideas and I'm anxious to see what you come up with..
    • Barbara Barbara on May 18, 2015
      @Deeg513 lol, to hide his cracked scalp; maybe a mohawk look?
  • Denise Friend Denise Friend on May 17, 2015
    or the way the Japanese fix something treasured
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    • Kate Kate on May 22, 2015
      What a lovely idea, Denise! I long ago discovered that, sometimes, the key to an "invisible" repair is to make it look purposeful. But I confess I never would have thought of that for this guy. That the technique has a name and meaning behind it makes it all the better.
  • Isela Isela on May 17, 2015
    I repaired some frogs made out of resin and they look great! I went to Home Depot and purchased a repair kit boats ect. It come in a tube and feels like clay. I get the name for you. I used it and it did a great job.
    • Barbara Barbara on May 18, 2015
      @Isela if you have the name of that, that would be great! thanks!
  • Kim Kim on May 17, 2015
    I just used JB Weld on my resin Fairy's foot. Worked great! You mix the two tubes, just enough that you need, and it is actually gray. It can be sanded, painted and holds like metal. (The side mirror on my car is glued on with this!)
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    • Kim Kim on May 20, 2015
      Yes, I guess it is, but it does come in two small tubes, one is called steel and the other is the hardener. I have reused them easily at a much later time.
  • Lee Cunningham Green Lee Cunningham Green on May 17, 2015
    I got a resin cat, and she had some damage, I used crazy glue to fix her chippy ear and painted it with grey spay paint in two different colors, I wanted to make her more statuesque however she ended up looking more like a real cat, which is amusing because it confuses people all the time that I have a cat that constantly sits on my porch LOL...
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    • Lee Cunningham Green Lee Cunningham Green on May 25, 2015
      @VegasMa you mean chips ? or just cracks, because superglue, crazy glue does work on resin,but if you have chips that is different, show the item that needs repair so I can see what it is you are trying to fix.
  • Dee1419369 Dee1419369 on May 18, 2015
    Barbara..I looked them up and so many of them have a huge horn where your guy is cracked and other sizes placed right down the middle.some of them really do have wild hair. Look them up and you'll see what I mean..
  • Lagree Wyndham Lagree Wyndham on May 18, 2015
    Love Gargoyles, I have a concrete on sitting on top of my house.
  • CK CK on May 18, 2015
    If you're going to use it in the garden or flower bed, I'd say use it "as is". I think of all the statues I saw in Europe. They all looked weathered and it added to their charm.
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    • CK CK on May 20, 2015
      @Barbara I'd start simply then, by just dabbing some paint over the "scars" with a color very similar to the over all color. I had some 1980's gold statues that I painted to look like old weathered stone...like what I'd seen in Europe. It was a trial and error method but in the end, they really looked like stone! :-) Good luck with your find.
  • AmericanWoman AmericanWoman on May 18, 2015
    Gargoyles are nothing to be frightened with. The protect churches.
  • Katie Katie on May 21, 2015
    Check out Martha Stewart and putting sand on flower pots/statues. Would seem to work great on your gargoyle.
  • Barbara Barbara on May 23, 2015
    I wish to thank everyone for the input! I will be cleaning him up, E6K; & have him sport his scars for this season. Then next summer, try the Japanese gold method; & the summer after, am leaning towards the textured stone idea. He's been put on notice; speak his desire this summer, or stay quiet & accept his 'makovers', lol! Thanks again all!
  • Isela Isela on May 27, 2015
    Sorry it took me so long. I could reply something going on with computer. Any way go to Home Depot its in the glue paint area. It has a boat on it it's used to repair boats. Fiberglass. It cost like $6.00. Looks like you'll need 6. Let me know .
  • Barbara Barbara on Jun 18, 2015
    Update. Blitzed. Will take awhile to recover. On the upside, more to see! This. May. Take. Awhile.....took me FOREVER to attempt this update, to those who have been SO kind in assistance! I think he's rather *scary* as is! You?
  • Isela Isela on Jun 19, 2015
    Did you get it finished?
    • Barbara Barbara on Jun 19, 2015
      @Isela he got blitzed, & this is his current unfortunate state. I now have to piecemeal him back together. On the PLUS side; I have a MUCH better view of his interior, although it doesn't help in reconstruction. I'm tempted to leave him as is, right there on the porch; at least til I can get him back together, lol! I think right now, he's darn scary enough to effective, yes?
  • Isela Isela on Jun 19, 2015
    Where are you going to put it?
  • Isela Isela on Jun 19, 2015
    DONT GIVE UP !!!! Glue him up little by little . Be patient it's going to be amazing when you get done!
    • Barbara Barbara on Jun 19, 2015
      @Isela I WILL succeed in getting him back together; not sure it'll happen THIS year [other priorities] but never giving up, you are correct! He definitely will be interesting! Thanks!
  • Sheila D Sheila D on Jul 29, 2015
    If you haven't fixed him yet, I recently repaired the wings on my friends large angel-I used a putty by Lock Tight.. You roll it between your fingers to soften and then "shove" it (technical term) between the two pieces and prop until dry. The glues I used previously were not dense enough to fill the gaps. Let us know what works.
  • Deb K Deb K on Sep 08, 2022

    Hello, hope you got him back together! i was thinking that once you get the e6000 on him you could do a chalk paint to cover all his "surgical" repairs!
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