FINISHING

MOST OF THE ORGANIZATIONS, ESPECIALLY THE Y.W. AND R.S. PAINT THE STATUES WITH WHITE PAINT (A WATER BASED PAINT) AND THEN THEY CHOOSE THE KIND OF FINISHING SPRAY THEY WANT: MATTE FOR THE DULLER LOOK (BUT OH SO BEAUTIFUL)OR A GLOSS SPRAY WHICH MAKES IT LOOK SHINNY. THE STATUES HAS BEEN CLEANED AND FIRED WHEN I SHIP THEM OUT. WHEN YOU RECEIVE THEM ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS PAINT THEM AND LET THEM DRY COMPLETELY (AROUND 20 MINUTES) AND THEN SPRAY THE FINISHING SPRAY ON TO IT. YOU CAN EITHER SPRAY OUTSIDE IF THE WEATHER IS PERMITTING OR INSIDE (LIKE IN THE GARAGE, ETC. SOME SISTERS DO IT IN THE HOUSE BUT THEY HAVE A WINDOW OPEN-IT DOES SMELL ALITTLE-NOT BAD). I RECOMMEND GETTING A LARGER BOX, SITTING IT ON A SIDE AND I USE WAX PAPER, SIT THE WAX PAPER SHEET INSIDE THE BOX AND PLACE THE STATUE ON THE WAX PAPER(AFTER LETTING IT DRY COMPLETELY) AND SPRAY LIGHTLY-ABOUT 6 INCHES AWAY FROM THE STATUE AND THEN TURN THE WAX PAPER - DO THE NEXT SIDE, ROTATE THE WAX PAPER AGAIN UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED SPRAYING ALL SIDES. IF YOU HAVE MORE THAN ONE STATUE TO SPRAY SLIDE OUT THE WAX PAPER GENTLY AND PLACE ANOTHER SHEET OF WAX PAPER IN THE BOX AND REPEAT THE ABOVE STEPS. THAT'S IT! I TRACE THE STATUE BOTTOM ONTO A CARDBOARD OR HEAVY PAPER FOR YOUR PATTERN IN ORDER TO CUT OUT OF WHITE FELT A PIECE FOR THE BOTTOM OF THE STATUTE, IT SHOULD BE JUST ALITTLE SMALLER THAN ACTUAL SIZE OF THE BOTTOM-AND GLUE IT ON. ITS JUST A NICE FINISH TO YOUR PROJECT. I HAVE SUPPLIES AVAILABLE: WHITE PAINT-$1.50 A BOTTLE FINISHING SPRAY-$4.50 A CAN (TWO KINDS OF SPRAY: GLOSS-SHINNY FINISH MATTE-DULLER FINISH BOTH ARE BEAUTIFUL-JUST DEPENDS ON WHAT LOOK YOU WANT. ALSO THE BRUSHES RUN FROM $3. ON UP-THE SIZE THAT FITS MOST OF THE STATUTES RUN AROUND $3.50. IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS-PLEASE EMAIL ME.