To save you the drive and possibly cut the repair bill, Harper suggested taking the statue to a ... Wait a month for the concrete to cure thoroughly before you seal or paint.

To repair the statues, she scrubs them with a steel brush to remove debris, washes them with water, files down chipped paint, fills chips with concrete, and then repaints them. More from Real ...

PUNTA GORDA -- Artist Peter Wolf Toth is working day and night -- sometimes until 2 a.m. -- to repair ... concrete in the next week or so. To feel more at home while he chips away at the statue ...