Kids, rowdy friends, even a too-enthusiastic dusting can jeopardize your mantelpiece Venus de Milo or shrine to the Infant of Prague. Here's what to do.
Spread glue thinly and to the edge of broken surfaces.
Step3
Fit the pieces together as well as possible. Add back any loose chips, but make sure the edge is smooth.
Step4
Allow to dry.
Step5
Use household spackle to fill the crack, smoothing with your fingertips when wet and with an emery board when dry. (Spackle contracts as it dries, so you may need to repeat this step.)
Step6
Mix acrylic paint to match (remember, it dries a bit darker) and dab on.
Tips & Warnings
If the broken surface is big enough, and if the break seems likely to recur (for example, if the piece that broke off is an appendage that sticks out), drill a small hole with a narrow drill bit into both the base and the broken piece, and insert and glue on a piece of toothpick or wire; this will anchor the two pieces together.
Plaster dust is messy, so do the emery board step over newspaper.
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Difficulty: Easy
Things You’ll Need:
* Spackle
* Acrylic Paints
* Glues
* Nail Files
Step1
Brush off loose dust; save any big pieces.
Step2
Spread glue thinly and to the edge of broken surfaces.
Step3
Fit the pieces together as well as possible. Add back any loose chips, but make sure the edge is smooth.
Step4
Allow to dry.
Step5
Use household spackle to fill the crack, smoothing with your fingertips when wet and with
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Difficulty: Easy
Things You’ll Need:
* Spackle
* Acrylic Paints
* Glues
* Nail Files
Step1
Brush off loose dust; save any big pieces.
Step2
Spread glue thinly and to the edge of broken surfaces.
Step3
Fit the pieces together as well as possible. Add back any loose chips, but make sure the edge is smooth.
Step4
Allow to dry.
Step5
Use household spackle to fill the crack, smoothing with your fingertips when wet and with
Kids, rowdy friends, even a too-enthusiastic dusting can jeopardize your mantelpiece Venus de Milo or shrine to the Infant of Prague. Here's what to do.
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Difficulty: Easy
Things You’ll Need:
* Spackle
* Acrylic Paints
* Glues
* Nail Files
Step1
Brush off loose dust; save any big pieces.
Step2
Spread glue thinly and to the edge of broken surfaces.
Step3
Fit the pieces together as well as possible. Add back any loose chips, but make sure the edge is smooth.
Step4
Allow to dry.
Step5
Use household spackle to fill the crack, smoothing with your fingertips when wet and with
Kids, rowdy friends, even a too-enthusiastic dusting can jeopardize your mantelpiece Venus de Milo or shrine to the Infant of Prague. Here's what to do.
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Difficulty: Easy
Things You’ll Need:
* Spackle
* Acrylic Paints
* Glues
* Nail Files
Step1
Brush off loose dust; save any big pieces.
Step2
Spread glue thinly and to the edge of broken surfaces.
Step3
Fit the pieces together as well as possible. Add back any loose chips, but make sure the edge is smooth.
Step4
Allow to dry.
Step5
Use household spackle to fill the crack, smoothing with your fingertips when wet and with
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Bruner said
on 7/11/2008 How to Repair a Plaster Statue
By eHow Home & Garden Editor
Rate: (7 Ratings)
Kids, rowdy friends, even a too-enthusiastic dusting can jeopardize your mantelpiece Venus de Milo or shrine to the Infant of Prague. Here's what to do.
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Instructions
Difficulty: Easy
Things You’ll Need:
* Spackle
* Acrylic Paints
* Glues
* Nail Files
Step1
Brush off loose dust; save any big pieces.
Step2
Spread glue thinly and to the edge of broken surfaces.
Step3
Fit the pieces together as well as possible. Add back any loose chips, but make sure the edge is smooth.
Step4
Allow to dry.
Step5
Use household spackle to fill the crack, smoothing with your fingertips when wet and with
Bruner said
on 7/11/2008 How to Repair a Plaster Statue
By eHow Home & Garden Editor
Rate: (7 Ratings)
Kids, rowdy friends, even a too-enthusiastic dusting can jeopardize your mantelpiece Venus de Milo or shrine to the Infant of Prague. Here's what to do.
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Instructions
Difficulty: Easy
Things You’ll Need:
* Spackle
* Acrylic Paints
* Glues
* Nail Files
Step1
Brush off loose dust; save any big pieces.
Step2
Spread glue thinly and to the edge of broken surfaces.
Step3
Fit the pieces together as well as possible. Add back any loose chips, but make sure the edge is smooth.
Step4
Allow to dry.
Step5
Use household spackle to fill the crack, smoothing with your fingertips when wet and with
Bruner said
on 7/11/2008 How to Repair a Plaster Statue
By eHow Home & Garden Editor
Rate: (7 Ratings)
Kids, rowdy friends, even a too-enthusiastic dusting can jeopardize your mantelpiece Venus de Milo or shrine to the Infant of Prague. Here's what to do.
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Instructions
Difficulty: Easy
Things You’ll Need:
* Spackle
* Acrylic Paints
* Glues
* Nail Files
Step1
Brush off loose dust; save any big pieces.
Step2
Spread glue thinly and to the edge of broken surfaces.
Step3
Fit the pieces together as well as possible. Add back any loose chips, but make sure the edge is smooth.
Step4
Allow to dry.
Step5
Use household spackle to fill the crack, smoothing with your fingertips when wet and with
Bruner said
on 7/11/2008 How to Repair a Plaster Statue
By eHow Home & Garden Editor
Rate: (7 Ratings)
Kids, rowdy friends, even a too-enthusiastic dusting can jeopardize your mantelpiece Venus de Milo or shrine to the Infant of Prague. Here's what to do.
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Instructions
Difficulty: Easy
Things You’ll Need:
* Spackle
* Acrylic Paints
* Glues
* Nail Files
Step1
Brush off loose dust; save any big pieces.
Step2
Spread glue thinly and to the edge of broken surfaces.
Step3
Fit the pieces together as well as possible. Add back any loose chips, but make sure the edge is smooth.
Step4
Allow to dry.
Step5
Use household spackle to fill the crack, smoothing with your fingertips when wet and with
Bruner said
on 7/11/2008 What kinda glue do you recommend?