Waterproofing interior of ceramic pots

12 years ago

I envy those of you who actually have a pond for your water gardening but I have to make do with large ceramic pots with 2-3 plants in them. I am hoping that others here have experience with container water gardening!

I have one large pot that was glazed on the outside but the interior needed to be waterproofed. I think I used DryLok latex masonry paint the last time I did this, about 3 or 4 years ago, and it has lasted until now but I need to re-apply some sort of waterproofing because I noticed the paint has some cracks in it on the bottom of the pot.

Is there a recommended product for this that is better than the DryLok or should I just scrape off the peeling bits and reapply the DryLok?

Holly

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sleeplessinftwayne
12 years ago
Epoxy resins give pretty good results. The big problem is getting it in small quantities.
oakiris
Original Author
12 years ago
sleepless - thank you for your response. Do you have a product name for the epoxy resins that you recommend? I can't seem to find anything that says it is for adhering to and sealing/waterproofing ceramics.

Holly
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oakiris
Original Author
12 years ago
Perhaps I should have posted this in the container gardening forum; oh well!

I ended up getting another quart of Drylok masonry waterproofer; if it worked for about 4 years I guess it will work for another 4 or so.

My plants are now in my water garden pots and all is well. If only the sun would return...

Holly
sleeplessinftwayne
12 years ago
Sorry, I haven't been reading much this week. For others who might be interested, there are lots of products available. They might be listed as water proofing for basements or other masonry construction and are usually found at suppliers for builders. They are often sold for problems with leaks that are under pressure.