Painting Pots

We painted some plastic ones with a matt paint for a conservatory, it was ok but a bit delicate, pronr to chipping off.
it would need doing every year and not last outside longer than the summer but possibly you could use matchpots to give you a good colour range without too much expense

DIY/Garden stores used to sell a spray paint for doing just this I expect they still do try B&Q Waddy. - Just looked it up and found 'Painters Touch - Rustoleum' spray paint for indoor and outdoor use.

Hi Waddy ..

Take a look at this by GoY member Donnah...
If you would like the decorative touch !

... might give you some ideas :o)

http://www.growsonyou.com/donnah/blog/18606-pot-painting

Thanks again Terra...looks like I've got another challenge to tackle over the winter...I'll let you know how I get on :)

Good luck ... please let us see your achievements.
Hopefully take photos as you go along of work in progress :o)

I bought some terracotta coloured paint this summer and painted all my plastic planters to make sure they all toned in with each other. It was really effective and I was mightily proud of myself. I used stone paint - the sort of things we'd use for the concrete surrounds to doors and windows, and except where the plastic of the pots was particularly smooth and shiny, it hasn't chipped, flaked or washed off at all. Good luck!

I would use any paint I find in the shed, if it comes off just do them again Waddy, I have one done with masonry paint, it worked well....

A few years ago I painted three plastic window boxes with white gloss paint. I've got them on my shed. They are still as good as the day I painted them :o)

Plus if you are anything like us then there is always paint left over already in the shed, lol.....

lol same here Sue :D

LOL....

I would try sanding the pots lightly with some sandpaper, the paint would adhere to it better I think.

Thank you so much everyone for all your tips. I'll keep you posted with blogs and pics on my progress.

Sounds like a plan Waddy - looking forward to seeing your results :)

Just to add to what as already been suggested the Beatrix Potter characters I painted last winter I used both Gloss and Acrylic And finished it all with a coat of Marine quality clear varnish .So far so good.