Let’s Repair & Protect the Outdoor Fountain & Statues!

Well, I recently learned something new that I wanted to share with you. Although I am very aware that Mother Nature can have devastating effects on SO many of the things we use outdoors – for instance our deck, planters, furniture, etc, I did not know that the water fountain & statues would also start to deteriorate SO quickly! Yes, I should have been more aware, especially since I leave them outside year-round. But since I wasn’t, it came as quite a shock and I rushed to fix them!

Here are pics of the water fountain & statues before Mother Nature weathered them:

When did THIS happen?

I bought the 3 statues in the Summer of 2019 & the water fountain in 2021. The lion is concrete, the fountain & two angels are not concrete. I’m not sure if they are resin, fiberglass, or plaster. As I mentioned above, all of them sit out in the weather year-round. It never dawned on me to bring the statues indoors to protect them during the winter, but I do place a cover over the water fountain.

When we were getting the yard ready this Spring, hubby noticed that the fountain had some cracks in the large basin and a few pieces in the lower basin had chipped off! Since the fountain is only 2 years old, we were both really surprised! After seeing that damage, I looked at our statues and was shocked that pieces of the angels were falling off! Per usual, I didn’t take many pics of the damage before diving into the repair process. It’s a bit hard to see in the picture on the left, but there is a chunk of the angel’s lower wing that I sat on top of the left wing. If you look closely, you can also see that the top of her shoulder is missing. The picture on the right is the base of the lion showing the cracked concrete.

Step 1: Repair

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This product looks like frosting and is very thick! I used both a putty knife and gloved fingers to apply the product to the areas that were damaged. When I had a piece that had broken off, I used the product to glue it back in place. Once the area had cured, I covered it with more product to allow give it additional protection. While I was working on the angel statues, I decided to add a brick base to each of them. I used the Gorilla Glue product to attach the brick to the bottom of each one.

Step 2: Paint

After I made the repairs, I decided to paint the items. Applying paint would do two things, cover the repairs and provide protection against future damage to the surfaces. For the fountain, I applied 2 coats of Rust-oleum 2X spray paint in black stain. For the three statues, I applied a coat of Rust-oleum 2X paint & primer in flat white & then applied 2 coats of water-based white exterior paint using a paintbrush.

Step 3: Add some pizzaz!

After painting everything, I added a little color to the angel wings. I used craft paint and a small paintbrush to apply it to the wings. When the paint was dry, I sprayed a coat of Rust-oleum 2X clear coat in satin to protect the craft paint.

Finished fountain & statues

I’m so glad hubby noticed the wear and tear on the fountain when he did! Although this project was not on my list of things to do this Summer, I feel so much better knowing that the fountain and statues are now protected against the weather. Now that I know what type of damage they can sustain, I plan to add a UV clear coat each year. A bonus is that we both love the new look of all of the pieces!

How to prevent deterioration

Before & Afters

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