Painting clay pots
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Julie S
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What kind of paint does one use on clay pots? Is it possible to paint an old, used clay pot? Can I use outdoor house paint?
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I've seen many pots painted with plain ol latex paint. Exterior based would be best.
KMS Woodworks
on Apr 14, 2013
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@Julie S there have been a number of posts on here about painting/decorating clay pots. @Beth at Unskinny Boppy has a great post here https://www.google.ca/#hl=en&sclient=psy-ab&q=canvas+femce&oq=canvas+femce&gs_l=serp.3..0i13l2j0i13i30j0i13i5i30.78428570.78439451.0.78444196.18.10.6.2.2.0.328.1339.1j8j0j1.10.0...0.0...1c.1.9.psy-ab.mUBBhyPt1Pk&pbx=1&bav=on.2,or.r_cp.r_qf.&fp=c75ea38d1859b04d&biw=1310&bih=589 and I am sure she would be more than happy to answer your questions. You can search the site for more ideas and the poster could answer your questions. Thanks for posting and do update us with pics of what you do - love to see the before and after posts.
Gail Salminen
on Apr 14, 2013
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I have used the acrylic paint from Michaels. It was okay as I didn't need it to remain crisply detailed. A friends class used paint to do paint base and handprints on top of the base paint but after several years it faded away. I believe it is because clay does hold hold moisture and then dries out. But if the project is for a season, any paint, even spray paint, will do....I'd research by googling it if the project is very special.
Gwen
on Apr 14, 2013
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After Painting I always seal the exterior and the interior. Water seeps thru and will pop the paint off, so inside and outside need to be sealed...Any way this works for me...
Micki B
on Oct 28, 2013
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i use acrylic paint and then seal with a poly
Kat Davis-Moran
on Nov 03, 2013
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I did some last summer with aerosol red primer that I got at the Habitat ReStore. They've been outdoors all winter and held up nicely. All I did was scrub them first with soap and water and let them fully dry.
Stormy
on Mar 29, 2015
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