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    Repainting a headstone in a churchyard

    Work done and looks fine, will try the fishbone cleaning next time I'm there as the travel distances meant I had to finish in the day so cutting of had to be done after 3 hours.... thank again. Seymour
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    Repainting a headstone in a churchyard

    :D Got the answer to my problem of repainting the lettering on a churchyard headstone, Clean off and dry then use a primer.... a rust-oleum combiPrimer and a combicolor top coat colour.(I will be using gloss white) The trick is to start painting on the primer and a test dab on a lid or...
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    Repainting a headstone in a churchyard

    Many thanks for that, I was intending to tackle it that way. I will check with a local stone mason and see if they are willing to pass on any secrets about what paint to use. I was in the building industry for over 45 years mostly as a Building Inspector. I learnt a long time ago that knowing...
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    Repainting a headstone in a churchyard

    I have been given permission to repaint the lettering an my relations dark marble headstone (30/40 years old) which has white lettering. Some has been totally removed by weathering but some still remains. should I remove the remaining lettering and start again or leave it? Is there a suitable...
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