I have an old statue of St Francis in my garden. He had that sort of greenish-blue color you see often in outdoor statuary. He is losing some of that and looks like concrete? underneath? My daughter gave him to me years ago so he is special in many ways - I am also an animal lover.
What paint would you use for touching up? Thanks in advance!

Ginni in warm, SUNNY Wisconsin

I don't have any suggestions but hopefully someone will come along soon with a good idea

Boo might have a suggestion. I'm thinking a mottled faux finish would look better than just a solid color. I haven't painted anything like that recently. Long ago I sponge painted a lot of furniture!

Welcome from me too!

If you'd like the same pretty oxidized look of the "aqua" paint the statue a reddish brown (Burnt Sienna) first. Then a couple of days later, paint it the "aqua" and a couple of days later take a very fine grit sandpaper and rub off some of the aqua. The brown will show through in places to give it the pretty old look, but concrete won't show through anymore.

You can use acrylic patio paint or ANY outdoor paint. They sell small sizes as samples at the paint stores.

What a great technique Becky

The iguana was done in 1999
He is fashioned after the colors my son's iguana when he was younger

The happy Buddha was done in 2007
Both were done with craft paints from Walmart
They are concrete
They have some spots of concrete exposed and believe it or not the snails took the paint off.
They taken the finish of of other things too
Looking forward to seeing your St. Francis

They're all beautiful, Jolana! That's funny that snails can take off the paint!

Very beautiful - love the color

Thank you, can't wait till things settle so I can finish other things,

I just went out and took another photo of their handy work






See the white spots

Aww - that is so cute

Epoxy for masonry works best on outdoor concrete but you may want to acid wash the bare concrete first to get a good bond.

If it were me I'd probably acid wash the entire statue (though I can't see it) and then start over with epoxy or even an acid stain if you get the paint off.

A touch up with outdoor craft paint won't last long. You'll be retouching it almost every year. 🌺

Good luck!!

Always use epoxy. You can mix your own shades.

Very pretty

Boopaints said:Welcome from me too!

If you'd like the same pretty oxidized look of the "aqua" paint the statue a reddish brown (Burnt Sienna) first. Then a couple of days later, paint it the "aqua" and a couple of days later take a very fine grit sandpaper and rub off some of the aqua. The brown will show through in places to give it the pretty old look, but concrete won't show through anymore.

You can use acrylic patio paint or ANY outdoor paint. They sell small sizes as samples at the paint stores.

Would this work with other surfaces such as wood, plastic, and metal?

I have done it with wood furniture years ago. It worked perfectly. I imagine it would also work well for plastic and metal. Just give it a try and I think you'll be pleased.

with Karen - go for it

I bought two wood rocking chairs a couple of years ago that I 'may' try this on. I starred the page so I can remember when I get the time. Thank you.