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Tips for Summer Statue Maintenance

The Metal Zoo takes pride in our high quality, cast aluminum statues which are built to withstand the elements of every season. However, buildup can still occur, which can dull the appearance of your statue. The clear skies and warm temperatures of summer make for the perfect time to shine up your cast aluminum statues from The Metal Zoo!  These preventative steps can go a long way and keep your cast-aluminum statue looking brand new! If your statue has severe

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How to Repair a Damaged Metal Statue

So, your favorite metal piece has suffered some damage—maybe it’s fallen off a stand or faced a few too many bad weather days in the garden. What do you do? When it comes to cracks, chips, and dents, don’t despair! Repairing your statue is easy with a few common tools and materials. This article will teach you how to repair a damaged metal statue using polyester automotive body filler. Before You Start Before you get to fixing your statue, there

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Grizzly Bear Statue on Rock

Bear vs. Bull Battle History and Statues

California’s Bear vs. Bull Battles and Statues Competitions between powerful bulls and fierce bears were a popular form of entertainment for Californians of all ages during the 1800s. The animal blood sport was originally brought to American shores by Spanish adventurers who came to settle in the New World. Bears were already hunted to protect livestock and satisfy trophy hunters—but they additionally suffered in the effort to populate the battles.Bears of California and BeyondSome of the largest bears known are

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Great Statues for a Western or Midwest Feel

Are you looking for the perfect landscaping, garden and yard ideas for your Midwest home? The large variety of landscaping and garden styles, and beautiful garden statues, means you’ll find the ideal look for your Midwest home if you invest a little effort. Statue Ideas for Your Midwest Yard and Garden Statues make amazing additions to property because they come in so many varieties of material, finish, color, style and themes—not to mention the many sizes. Animals are a popular

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Tortoise Turtle Statues | Poor Man's Bronze Recycled Yard Art

Metal Outdoor Desert Statues

Desert Statues for Your Yard & Outdoor Spaces With outdoor statues, you can create a multitude of landscapes in your yard, such as desertscapes full of succulents and other plants in addition to your statues of coyotes, wild horses, mountain lions, cactus and more. There’s so much possible with statues now, in terms of subject matter, style, theme, material and more that you’ll likely find whatever you need to design the yard of your dreams. Desert-themed yard statues are a popular

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Metal Deer Yard Statues

Classic American Country Yard Statues

Outdoor statues can transform an ordinary yard or garden of almost any size into a wonderland, an oasis, or a retreat. This simple ornamentation creates a room outside, like an extension of your home. There are many kinds of statues that are popular among statue enthusiasts, varying in style, theme, size, material and more. By selecting the classic American country yard statues you like, and placing them in ways that please you, being careful not to overcrowd the space, you

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Why The Best Metal Statues Are Made From Cast Recycled Aluminum

Cast Recycled Aluminum is the best choice among the materials you can use to make statues. While other materials, such as concrete and cement, stone, bronze, wood and resin are popular for statues, cast recycled aluminum offers multiple benefits that make it a superior material.In addition to being rust proof and environmentally friendly, cast recycled aluminum can be cast like bronze, which means you can have your beautiful statues for a fraction of the cost. The benefits of aluminum over

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How to Repaint and Restore Your Metal Statue

If you’ve invested in a metal statue for your indoor decor or to place as home and garden art, you might want to repaint, or restore, it. Repainting your metal statue will maintain it’s beautiful appearance and protect it against age and the elements (ideally, you’ll have purchased a metal statue with a warranty of craftsmanship, that’s weatherproof with non-corrosive construction, and that will last you for many years).You might have a statue that’s made of cast-aluminum and painted to

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