Friday, December 9, 2011

Old Nativity Restored

Here is my old plaster nativity restored. I had to coat each figure in plaster to fill the holes. Then wash each one with a brush to remove excess plaster. After sanding each figure, I repainted each one over the last month. I coated the paint with a clear coat to protect the porous surfaces. I was able to match metallic paints by mixing several colors with new metallic acrylics. With careful packing these figures should last another 50 years.

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  1. (commenting almost four years later)
    What an excellent job of restoration. I just googled images of large 40's nativity set images, and these pics came up. My family's old set is the same style, but I believe a bit smaller. (kneeling Mary is about 4" tall) Dad got them for Mom in 1947.
    I have found a youtube video on how to repair them, I just hope I can do half as good a job as you did on the paint/coloring.

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