[Aquanet] Aquanet Digest, Vol 71, Issue 5

paulettesart at charter.net paulettesart at charter.net
Mon Jul 16 10:53:25 EDT 2007


Hi, I am an on looker here but I think I have an answer for this question.
There is a paint I think by delta and it is specifically for terra cotta pots.
you can find it in Micheal Stores ore something similar, it is called patio paint.
good luck.
Paulette




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>    1. painting on terra cotta pots? (Leslie Brasher)
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> Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:22:31 -0500
> From: "Leslie Brasher" <leslie at brashermedia.com>
> Subject: [Aquanet] painting on terra cotta pots?
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> Hi, here I am with yet another question. this is probably off-topic, but I
> don't know who else to go to!
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> I have been asked by a friend to paint some things on some terra cotta pots,
> and I have no idea what the best medium would be to use for this. Acrylic?
> Tempera? Craft paint? Does anyone have any ideas? Thank you!!
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> Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 17:44:51 -0500
> From: "Leslie Brasher" <leslie at brashermedia.com>
> Subject: Re: [Aquanet] painting on terra cotta pots?
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> Okay, that's great. What did you spray it with to start with?
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> I've done that before with VBS kids and acrylic seemed to hold up fine.  I
> did spray the surface to be painted on first.  Not sure it was needed, but
> did it anyway.  Didn't want their handiwork to peel off.
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> On Jul 15, 2007, at 5:22 PM, Leslie Brasher wrote:
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> Hi, here I am with yet another question. this is probably off-topic, but I
> don't know who else to go to!
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> I have been asked by a friend to paint some things on some terra cotta pots,
> and I have no idea what the best medium would be to use for this. Acrylic?
> Tempera? Craft paint? Does anyone have any ideas? Thank you!!
> 
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> Leslie
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> From: "Jack Russell" <jackonline at charter.net>
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> Leslie,
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> Although they weren't specifically terra cotta, I've painted tiles of
> different kinds with acrylic paint. Although I was dubious about the
> acrylics adhering to the tiles, once the paint dried, it was permanent. With
> glazed tiles, I cleaned them with dish soap, rinsed them in clean water and
> then applied a clear primer before painting. I don't think you'll need the
> primer with the terra cotta pots. For what it's worth, I applied the acrylic
> paint with hand-made rubber stamps and synthetic sponges with good results.
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> Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 21:31:08 -0500
> From: "Leslie Brasher" <leslie at brashermedia.com>
> Subject: [Aquanet] thank you!
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> Thank you all for your wonderfully helpful responses!!! I think I can go
> forward on this one with confidence. :-)
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