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 There's an art to mixing concrete. Ken tells you how much
sand, how much cement and how much water to use. Then he shows you the
proper way to pull the cement through the mix. This is all information you
need to produce excellent concrete castings.
You actually get to see what a proper mix looks like. After a
lifetime in the concrete business, Ken Hoobler shares his secrets on his
methods of concrete mixing.
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 You need to
know how to fill a mold with your mixed concrete. Do you fill the mold all
at once? Do you fill it half way? Ken shows you the proper method.
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In this section, Ken shows you how to take the molds apart and
proper care of your latex molds.
Pulling the latex rubber mold off of your concrete casting is
simple when Ken shows you how to do it. |
 Painting makes your concrete statuary come alive! Elone
Hoobler shows you two easy methods to decorate large numbers of concrete
statuary items in a hurry. She is shown here applying a wash to one of
their concrete cats. The technique is quick and easy and the customers
love it.
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 Ken
Hoobler shows how to prepare the model before the mold making procedure
begins, then leads you through the steps of brushing on latex rubber. The
video is worth it just for this section alone. |
 Fiberglass shell making for latex molds is
explained in full. The mixing of resin and applying it to sheets of
fiberglass and placing it on you rubber mold is shown in great detail.
This is a process not well covered in books and other sources. You get to
see it here in action! |
Ken and Elone Hoobler's 
What about air
bubbles? Ken Hoobler shows you how to take care of the problem. Watch the
master at work. You'll see how easy it is to solve this plague of the
concrete industry.
Dry brushing
is a method of decorating concrete figures that really brings out the
detail. Elone shows you how easy it is to make expensive looking statuary
in only minutes.