Thread: Quick Q for you tombstone folks...

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Tombstones aren't 'my thing'. But, watching all yall carving them up and slapping that drylok on them has given me some ideas, and I find myself playing with styrofoam...

My Q is how much coverage do you get from a gallon of Drylok?

I currently have 5 2x4 sheets of styrofoam. Do I need 2 gallons? more? less?

I just looked at my Dry-Lok can. To use it for its intended purpose it says to apply 2 coats at 75-100 sq. ft. coverage per gallon. So I would think you would only need 1 coat and that the square foot coverage per gallon would be doubled. I would just get one gallon.

For years, all we've used is a wash coat of cement with a little sand thrown in. They look realistic as can be. This year my daughter suggested that we toss a little of that "Glitter Dust" on the wet surface. That gives it them eerie glistening effect, like they have a little frost on them. Very nice.

Originally Posted by Wolfman

For years, all we've used is a wash coat of cement with a little sand thrown in. They look realistic as can be. This year my daughter suggested that we toss a little of that "Glitter Dust" on the wet surface. That gives it them eerie glistening effect, like they have a little frost on them. Very nice.

How dare you tell about this cool Idea and don't include any pictures!!!! WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?????

Originally Posted by Wolfman

For years, all we've used is a wash coat of cement with a little sand thrown in. They look realistic as can be. This year my daughter suggested that we toss a little of that "Glitter Dust" on the wet surface. That gives it them eerie glistening effect, like they have a little frost on them. Very nice.

That would look great, but I'm not entirely sure if it would suit my purpose.

I'm not making TOMBSTONES, per se, but rather, re-building some slabs that busted on me last year. Shooting for more of a sandstone or slate rock look. Was thinking of white dryloc/sand as a sealer coat on the styrofoam, then staining it for the desired color.

I was able to do 16 tombstones each with a double coat with 1 gallon of dryloc. The tombstones were cut from 2 sheets of 4' x 8' foam. There were scraps leftover from cutting out the tombstones but not much