GENERAL: Stone is a natural product and is very porous. This means stone absorbs liquids. The absorption of liquids can be good or detrimental to the stone.

On receipt of the outdoor stone sculpture and deciding where it will be placed proceed as follows:



(i) Make sure that the surface of the plinth on which the sculpture is to be placed is dry, clean and level.



(ii) Make sure either silicon or builders cement is available to seal the gap between the sculpture and the mounting surface of the plinth. This is very important because sculpture will absorb moisture through its base. The moisture being rain or water for watering the garden etc, etc.



(iii) Place the sculpture on the plinth and mark out the shape of its base on the plinth.



(iv) Lift the sculpture and squeeze out a bead of silicon over the line or lay a mixture of pure builders cement mixed with water over the line on the marked plinth.



(v) Lower the sculpture onto the moist silicon or cement mixture.



(vi) Using your finger or a suitable tool, smooth down the excess silicon or cement mixture to give a through seal around the base of the sculpture.



(vii) Using a cloth soaked with paraffin/kerosene to remove any excess silicon that might have inadvertently found its way onto polished surfaces of the sculpture. To remove the cement mixture use a damp cloth.



(viii)Allow at least 48 hours for the silicon or cement to dry before polishing the sculpture using a natural clear wax or bees wax. Follow the steps for (a) above.