How Do You Build A Form For A Decorative Concrete Wall?
Have you ever wanted to make a retaining wall like the ones you see alongside the highway/? You know the ones – they have reliefs of mountain ranges, trees, buildings, animals such as bears, dinosaurs, Buffalo, etc. The only problem I can see is that the concrete will stick to the wood. If I ever get around to it I would use a router for my reliefs or probably cut them out of plywood and screw them on to the original form base. Then I would seal the plywood with some good paint or probably use fiberglass resin. I would use the “Gel coat” type – it has wax in it. If you are adventurous you can buy the gel coat without the wax pre mixed and add your own. I know fiberglass guys who do this (they work on boats not molds). They claim it is better – you can build up a couple of coats and then add wax for the final coat. This way you get a stronger layer of protection. The thing here is if you use the wax type you can’t paint more gel coat on top – it won’t stick. Make sure that there are no
