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Painting Terracotta Pots??
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Posted by cadence 8b (My Page) on Mon, Aug 1, 05 at 13:40
| On my balcony I have a very large terracotta pot and it looks really ugly with all that white salt streaked on the outside of it. I scrubbed and scrubbed it and still can't get it looking nice. I would like to paint the outside of the pot but wasn't sure if it would be a good thing to do. Is there a special kind of paint I should use? Any ideas please? |
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RE: Painting Terracotta Pots??
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| I've painted my terra cotta pots before. They sell special paint in the craft stores for this, but it's somewhat more expensive than craft paint. So I just use regular acrylic paint and a paint sealer/clear coat. You might want to use a primer first to keep the paint from absorbing in the pot. Or they also make a terra cotta sealer which you could spray on first and then paint over that. Tracy |
RE: Painting Terracotta Pots??
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| Tracy - Thx very much for this information. I imagine I can get this at Michaels? I am really happy to know that they can be painted. I'll be sure to use a sealer. |
RE: Painting Terracotta Pots??
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| Sure, I've seen this stuff at the Michaels by me. If not, try JoAnn Fabrics or AC Moore. Tracy |
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