Terracotta Pots

Good morning,

I am planning on buying some plain and cheap bog standard terracotta pots and then painting them with stone paint.

Has anyone done this before and does it work? I want black stone pots but they are so expensive I thought the best way would be to paint them.

Thanks

GP :D

 

Hi Gillypetunia, I have spray painted plastic pots before but not sure about terracotta, you can get black glazed pots, any colour infact! :confused:

 

Hi Gillypetunia,

You can paint them but you need to coat the pot first with a PVA glue water mix to seal the pot like you would fresh plaster. Otherwise the paint doesn't bond very well and won't weather.

:D

[ 29. March 2007, 12:13 PM: Message edited by: Banana Man ]

 

I imagine that any paint for exterior would work well on a terracotta pot, because after all it is similar to stone, although I have bought paint especially for terracotta in the past.

 

PVA glue is water soluable so it might not be the best thing to use.

I have painted terracota with acrylic on indoor pots and it's been find, but not sure it would work well outdoors. Terracotta is pourous so use a heavy-duty exterior primer under maisonry paint.

 

You might be right sparkle? I used it and it worked which is all I can go on. I used PVA in mortar to cover my belfast sink and then painted it with the PVA water mix to seal it then used masonry paint over the top. The cheap bog standard terracotta pots I found when painted unsealed, bled through the paint, the paint eventually peeled. You can get other mansory products that will seal stone/masonry to make it stable for painting, which if you are unsure would be a safe bet.

 

Thanks everyone for the excellent suggestions / advice!

What I have done however, is buy some black maisonary paint and painted them with that and so far, so good! My mum suggested that I use that and it worked out cheap as the pots were only 99p each from Focus and I bought a tester of paint for �£3.99 and voila! I have some trendy looking pots and if the paint does not last then, so what. It was in-expensive and non-timeconsuming!

GillyP :D

 

Hi GP,
Main problem I would think would be the frost if left outdoor to winter. Unless like BM says is to seal them first , keeps water out and prevents cracking in frost.
Cheers,
John

 

I also want terrecota pots but not to paint them I want to put them on our new decking with lavendar and geraniums in them.