Each batch I mixed was enough to coat one piece of the background. Mix this second coat thicker, no brushing here, its time to get dirty! I tried a latex glove but ended up discarding it and using my hands, worked much better..Mix this coat to the consistance of heavy mud, if its hard to work, add a little water, no soap in this batch..I found that if I wet the piece with a spray mister it helped in the coating process..

Simply start spreading the cement over the whole thing, sides and all but not the back, put a good coat, it should be around a quarter inch thick, I found that I could spread it much better using the palm of my hand kinda like a trowel..After you get a good coat on the piece let it dry for a few minutes, it will look pretty rough but you are fixing to fix that!

After about ten minutes or so, take your old paint brush and dip it in water, sling out the excess and start brushing the cement, brush in one direction when you can, experiment with more or less water on the brush, when you finish, you should have a nice smooth piece of rock!