How to make Your Garden Pets

Directions to fill molds ***Mixing chart below

1) Dip rubber mold into water to get inside wet to allow mix to fill all areas.

2) Place plastic retainer around rubber mold. Then set into foam backer.

3) Mix cement or approved filler to manufacturers specifications. (see our recomendations)

4) After mixing throughly pour into mold.  DO NOT OVER FILL MOLD !

5) Use sticks provided to remove air pockets from small areas like legs,tails and heads etc.

6) Let dry completely befor attempting to remove. Should not be able to dent the mix with finger nail.

7) After mix is dry loosen the rubber around the open end of the mold.

8) Start removing the mold from the smallest end first slowly. Do not over stretch the mold.

9) Continue to work the mold off to the biggest end, usually the head.

10) Once the piece is out clean the mold with water and return it to complete natural shape.

OUR RECOMMENDATIONS

We recommend using a fast drying cement patcher. Not only does it dry faster the smaller parts will be

stronger and less likely to break. Other benefits drying time greatly reduced to about 3 hours.

The fast dry patching cement can be mixed thinner to lessen air bubbles.

The cost is about .50 to .60 cent per piece. Cement and sand are cheaper if you have the time to wait.

** Mixing instructions for fast drying cement patcher measurments by volume

Alligator                            fast set  12 oz                water   4 oz

Tree frog                           fast set  11 oz               water  3.5 oz

Toad                                  fast set   22oz                 water  6 oz

Snail                                  fast set 12oz                   water 4 oz

frog                                   fast set 12 oz                   water 4 oz

Welcome sun or moon    fast set  11 oz                  water 3.5oz

Turtle                              fast set 19 oz                     water 5 oz

Mixing instructions for portland and sand mix measurments by volume

Alligator                 portland  4 oz     sand 8oz            water 4 oz

Tree frog               portland 3 oz      sand 6 oz           water 3 oz

Toad                      portland 8 oz      sand 14 oz         water 8 oz

Snail                      portland 4 oz      sand 4 oz           water 4 oz

Frog                      portland 4 oz       sand 8 oz           water 4 oz

Welcome both       portland 3 oz       sand 6 oz           water 3 oz

Turtle                    portland 7 oz       sand 13 oz        water 76.5oz

WHEN USING GANG MOLDS DO NOT MOVE WITH MOLDS FILLED

THE EXTRA WEIGHT WILL CAUSE THEM TO BREAK

DO NOT POUR CEMENT UNDER 40 DEGREES TEMPERATURE

YOU CAN ALSO USE PLASTER OF PARIS AND RESIN AS FILLERS