How to keep paint from chipping off of hand-painted flower pots?
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Judy Dove
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I use acrylic paint on terra cotta. Is there a better paint to use?
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Seal the paint with an exterior polyurethane.
Agree with above the porous terra cotta clay pot is a permeable membrane that needs to be sealed before a decorative finish is applied. Alternatively you could decoratively paint on a metal or plastic pot and place the terra cotta pot inside.
Maybe seal the pots before painting?
Wow - these are great! Thank you! I hadn't thought of sealing before painting!
any time pots are painted for exterior use they must be sealed with a exterior marine varnish