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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;verybrad, post: 2126752, member: 37&quot;]Picked up this Ozark tourist birdbath last Fall from an estate I picked.&nbsp; Was told it sat in the garden for over 60 years.&nbsp;&nbsp; These can go for a lot of money but this one is in pretty bad shape.&nbsp; Hope to try to stabilize/restore it enough to use.&nbsp; Any ideas/tips?</p><p><br /></p><p>These are really not pottery.&nbsp; Made of concrete with some kind of slip coating.&nbsp; This is pretty badly faded but more color comes out when wet.&nbsp; Thinking if I get some kind of finish on this after stabilizing, it will help the look.&nbsp; Ideas what to use?</p><p>[ATTACH=full]251010[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]251011[/ATTACH] </p><p>Someone has recoated the interior with concrete at some point.&nbsp; It is chipping out some but is mostly stable.&nbsp; There are layers of paint under the added concrete.&nbsp; Some can be seen at edge. I have since removed all visible paint chips and any loose concrete.&nbsp; Lastly, as you can see, it is badly cracked. I actually think the added concrete in the interior is holding it together, though it does leak.&nbsp; Ideas on stabilization?&nbsp; What to do with the interior?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]251012[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]251013[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]251014[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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