Topic: Painting black plastic buckets

[caroline7758]

I've painted three black plastic buckets (the Morrisons flower buckets) with ordinary emulsion paint. Just wondering whether I should put some kind of varnish on or whether they will last a couple of seasons without. Hasanyone else done this?

[posie]

Last time I varnished emulsion paint it discoloured, but it may depend on the type of varnish you use.

[caroline7758]

Now I think about it, gloss paont would probably have been better, but I've only got white gloss and lots of nice bright emulsions, and the idea is not to spend any money!

[Mr Smith]

Caroline,
                I've just paint sprayed one of my water butts, but I have found that plastic needs to have a base or primer before you add the top coat because in some cases the paint will not adhere to the plastic :)

[caroline7758]

I rubbed the buckets down with sandpaper first.

[Hyacinth]

 ;D ;D ;D

Caroline, you gotta be Superwoman!...time on your hands enough to rub down Black Bukkits? g'won...share your secret ;)

....anyway, what a smashing idea 8) Can you post an update on how the paint lasts please? I'm pretty sure I'm not going to have time this year ::), but what a great project for the winter :D

[Mr Smith]

I love it when you girls start to get your hands dirty ;) ;) ;) :)

[Hyacinth]

Mr.S, I never get my hands dirty :P, thanks to latex gloves from the Pound Shop. Took me a while to get used to them but 4 years on I can garden all day and have clean hands to hold me beer in the pub in the evenings 8) ;D

[twinkletoes]

What about that tinned spray polyurathane stuff?  Would that work?
twinkletoes

[manicscousers]

maybe we should have a competition for the best painted buckit  ;D

[Mr Smith]

Alishka,
          You talk my language mines a pint of Bass or Pedigree through a straw ;D ;D

[Pumper]

No need to paint bookays... just go round the various DIY stores and get their own brand;
Orange from B&Q
Blue from Jewson
green from Focus.....

[caroline7758]

Wouldn't you have to pay full price for those, though, rather than around 10 for a quid?

[legendaryone]

Here is an earlier thread Pumper about the black buckits

http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,29544.0.html

[Pumper]

Here is an earlier thread Pumper about the black buckits

http://www.allotments4all.co.uk/smf/index.php/topic,29544.0.html

Ah, I missed that one. Will have to visit our local Asda/Morrisons