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The City of Cartagena, in collaboration with a specialized Cehegín has recently undertaken the restoration of the two figures give entrance to the fairgrounds of Carthaginians and Romans.
According to the Councillor of Celebration, Florentina Garcia, the two statues of about 5 meters high, located on columns of five feet, had achieved a significant degree of deterioration, even threatening its integrity.
The two statues made ​​of polyester in the late 90s of last century, were placed in the first enclosure festive, moving later to the present, along Cartagonova Stadium.
The company Dereineco Ibérica SL based in Cehegín offered to assist in its restoration, applying a discount of 50 percent at its usual rate, in order to promote a new product called a anti applied to any surface that is simulated metal, in this case copper, which also oxidizes over time, giving a greater realism.
With a budget of 6,000 euros, has proceeded to clean up the figures, filling all holes and chopped carried by birds and even the reconstruction of the elements, such as fingers, folds and hair, which had also disappeared per share poultry by applying and molding polyurethane foam and fiberglass.
Finally, treatment has been applied with a anti Copper and accelerated oxidation thereof to create you the greenish patina.
The product is a binder metal consisting of copper loads combined with natural resins crushed which has the same metal as the ornamental appearance but with the particularity that the internal copper particles are protected from deterioration by the resins.
It is waterproof, does not suffer alterations to atmospheric changes such as acid rain or chemicals, is not affected by moisture or marine environment and does not require maintenance or short, or medium or long term.
The company has guaranteed this treatment for about 15 years.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena
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