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how does it hold up outdoors? Have you tried using flexi point compound in the mixture to stop cracking? Not sure if it's compatible with the acrylic cement.. but it's just a though

Outdoors it should hold up the same as acrylic cement rendered walls, which is 7 to 15 years without major maintenance. Mind you, I've seen rendered walls on new houses crack quickly but I assume it's problems will the structure moving or poor application.

It's possible additives may help but I'm trying to be as simple as possible.

I have made some small pieces for testing about 12 month ago and so far they are holding up OK exposed outside. This is the first large, complex piece I have made which involves different materials and adhesives.

This women uses cement for garden sculptures (not premixed render) and is where I got the idea from to try the premixed render:

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She does interesting things with fabrics. I have tried the same by diluting the acrylic render a bit and soaking the fabric in it. These are under testing but I have already noticed a problem with the material colours starting to leach out over time.