Can I use a galvanized bucket to make a cement stool?

by Marlena Lazarus

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I need a stool for outside and I love cement. I bought a galvanized tub that is the perfect size for the stool I need (I will add dowels for legs). Is there anything I need to do to the steel to prevent the cement from not coming out once cured? Thanks in advance

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Joy30150932 on Jul 09, 2019

Usually the tub is removed once the cement is set. Oil the inside of the tub for easy removal.

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- Marlena Lazarus on Jul 09, 2019
  
  Thank you. I use cooking oil on other projects. I wanted to make sure I didn’t have an inverted tub with legs for a stool, although that would work lol 😂
  
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Betty Albright-Bistrow on Jul 09, 2019

Hi Marlena!

https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Concrete-Stool

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GCVIvSSyck

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Lynn Sorrell on Jul 09, 2019

add some metal etching to galvanized metal to rough it up; then apply some construction adhesive if it is loose after cement is cured completely------QUIKRETE® Polyurethane Construction Adhesive (No. 9902-10) is a high performance, construction grade adhesive designed for permanently bonding concrete, brick, marble, stone, wood, glass, aluminum, steel, PVC and tile. to etch the galvanized metal https://www.google.com/shopping/product/10097305259073326577?q=etching+galvanized+metal&safe=active&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS750US750&biw=1366&bih=657&prds=hsec:online,paur:ClkAsKraXy8hkUjgbz0VrVWVoorcmPlMpdRwVRKpGv-mq9C3U_KVfdRW7SLJG1vwZlMckG8H2MzlHFlahkyyIX71WxwNuTDSVkgcrExCGcTGrk1ptbOhhNgWJBIZAFPVH70EMIjQhSS7HNE59KlQmeIODThIPg&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjEnqjCsajjAhWVvJ4KHQpCCc8Q2SsIzwE

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