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Preserving cement statue of Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs

Q. I have inherited a set of life size cement Snow White and the 7 dwarfs from my parents that are 25 years old or so. One of the dwarfs is cracking and crumbling. all the others are still perfect (in need of a new paint job but that's beside the point). I have spent countless hours on the web searching for a way to seal or repair poor "Doc" to no avail. And it seems no one produces these guys anymore so this is my last ditch effort. I would appreciate any suggestions on how to stop the cracking and crumbling, most of the cement that has actually broken off is on his base, so purchased a bunch of that mighty putty epoxy stuff hoping it will alow me to rebuild the base, but I still need to stop the deterioration on the rest of him. he is painted, but I do not think he was ever sealed.>

Thank you for any help you can provide. Snow White and the six dwarfs just doesn't have the same ring!

Lori Fabrizi
homeowner - Erie, Pa - USA
August 3, 2008

A. Do an alginate mold of your crumbling dwarf. Recast him.

Marc Banks
Blacksmith - Melbourne, Florida
August 14, 2008

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A. We also have a set we inherited but I repaired them fully 10 years ago using rockite. Some of them are in need of repair again on the bottom but they have held up very well. I have done many yard ornament repairs in the past and am a mason. Rockite is hard and hardens fast so not much time for molding but they can be repaired. When I repainted them I used a marine base water proofer and the paint jobs are almost as new as they were when I repainted them. One thing that is very important in preserving them is keeping them out of the freezing winters. Ours were kept on a porch so as to not be subjected to the weather too much.

Teressa Sampsel
- Navarre, Ohio USA
March 30, 2014

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