Mitch Haley <m...@voyager.net> wrote: >Max wrote: >> Peter Frederick <psf...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >>> There are coloring agents available for concrete, do a web search. >> >> >> Web search reveals a bewildering array of info. I'm hoping someone >has experience. > >I've seen beige concrete block that looks a lot like sandstone. >I wonder if you could buy a 'natural finish' block and sandblast >kitty's name in >the face like the monument companies do with polished marble? (they >hand cut a >rubber stencil, attach it to the block, and blast out the letters) > >http://www.menards.com/main/building-materials/concrete-cement-masonry/blocks/4w-x-8h-x-16l-solid-split-face-corner/p-1713022-c-5647.htm > >Or, better yet, could you get a broken off chunk of milled and polished >monument >marble from the local monument guy and make a miniature headstone from >it? > >Mitch. > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com >For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com >To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Thanks for the ideas. I'd really like to try a mosaic rather than cutting/carving. A mosaic cat figure and appropriate words seems like a novel, personal, enduring and fitting way to memorialize. A piece of art, if you will. Maybe I'll start a new trend. -- Max Dillon Charleston SC '95 E300, '87 300TD _______________________ _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
