What do I need to set up a successful concrete mold business and make huge profits?

Therefore, you may have started looking for a way to generate additional income. You want to earn a lot of money and be your own boss.

How about starting your own decorative concrete mold business?

What do I need to start?

Well, most of these items may already be in your home or store. Therefore, setting up and starting your own business can be inexpensive and the profits are huge.

1. Molds
Probably one of the most important pieces needed. If you have poorly made, low-quality molds, your finished products will look like this too. There are many varieties of molds on the market. Aluminum, single-use plastic, rubber, fiberglass, wood, and even nature itself.

But if you want the best and most reliable molds that give you the fewest complaints, your answer is a good latex rubber mold with a fiberglass casing to support the rubber. Sure you can buy cheaper molds that you need to sit in some sand and pack around, but you can’t always get it right. Those molds can be frustrating to use and reduce your profits because of all the fiddling you’ll have to do. How do you vibrate air bubbles if the item is buried in your litter box? With molds that have self-supporting boxes, everything is self-contained and easy to use. You can pour directly into the mold, shake off any bubbles, and set the mold aside to dry.

Also when you have a quality rubber mold, it allows you to get the detail of a professional sculptor.

So quality molds produce quality garden art, which puts more money in your pocket for your effort.

2. Cement and Sand and Stone and Water
Cement: Portland cement in bags from any hardware or building supply store. Yes, you can use QuickCrete mix if you want, but then you are paying for sand and stone at retail prices. I recommend getting a white Portland cement. It may cost a bit more, but it produces an item with a nice color.
Sand: dry, clean and washed river sand.
Stone: A gravel works well. It is not necessary for smaller molds but it gives strength to the cement. The stone will not show up on your finished item.
Water – fresh, clean, cold water

3. Mix
Your mixer can be a simple wheelbarrow or a small electric mixer. Most people have a wheelbarrow lying around, so using it doesn’t add to the start-up costs. Using the wheelbarrow, you must manually turn the mixture of cement, stone, sand and water until you get the right consistency. With a mixer, simply add your sand/stone/cement/water and let the mixer spin while you do other tasks. They can be purchased for around $500 and use a simple household electrical plug.

4.Tools
Shovel: to collect sand and stone
Bucket: to move mixed cement and pour it into your mold
Rasp/File: to clean any edge of the finished cement garden art
Screwdriver, hammer and pliers: always at hand to have at hand

5. Release Agent
Release agent is an oil or wax-based product that is applied to the forms before the concrete is poured. Creates a barrier between the mold and the cement so they don’t stick and come off easily when they dry. Release agents also help extend the life of molds by keeping them smooth and preventing cement from dislodging from the mold. Different molds take different release agents, so it’s best to ask the mold maker. Some latex rubber molds require a non-petroleum based oil so as not to destroy the rubber and cause it to soften and melt. You can mix your own release agent with castor oil and menthol liqueurs or buy a pre-made mix. Release agents are usually hand rubbed or lightly sprayed onto the molds.

6. table
Just a simple spot that allows you to work on finishing your dry artwork at eye level instead of working on the floor.

7. Brush and paint
How are you going to finish your dry concrete garden art? You can leave them in plain white or gray concrete, but by adding color you can add more value and charge more for them. A good quality exterior paint works best. Remember to leave the bases unpainted so that the cement can breathe.

8. Rags
OK, a pretty basic cleanup tool!

9. Vibrating table
This is an optional accessory. A vibrating table is a metal platform mounted on springs or rubber with a vibrating motor attached. The vibration shakes out trapped air bubbles and sets the concrete for a nice clean finish. They cost from $500 and up. For smaller molds, a simple rubber hammer and hand shake will work just as well.

Start making beautiful concrete garden ornaments and benefit from low cost and huge profit margins.