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Painting a bird bath

gazipadmangazipadman Posts: 4
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Hi all I was wondering what paint to use it was blackimage

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  • gazipadmangazipadman Posts: 4

    Sorry it's concrete I Believe 

  • BobTheGardenerBobTheGardener Posts: 11,384

    Masonry paint would be ok but don't paint the inside of the bowl as they release toxins into water. I prefer the weathered look of garden ornaments myself but that's just personal taste of course.

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  • Ladybird4Ladybird4 Posts: 37,905

    I agree with BTG. I prefer the weathered look too.

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  • gazipadmangazipadman Posts: 4

    Thanks for the advice every one I think it was all black at one point I thought if I painted it like it was when new it would hold water longer but I'll leave it as it is I think

  • gazipadmangazipadman Posts: 4
    Doghouse Riley says:

    Leave it as it is. It looks fine, just give the interior of the bowl a clean now and again, I do ours with a Scotch pad.

    You can pay "big money" to get a "weathered look."

    There's no way that I would clean up this concrete Japanese lamp I made, it looks as if it's been there for centuries.

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     Yeah it really looks geat as if it's been there long time

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