Marbling Concrete Pots

I love how you never know what the outcome is going to be with this process.

Marbling concrete pots.

Start with a guess at how much concrete you ll need but don t worry you can always mix up some more. This will make the paint marbling permanent. Because adding too much water can weaken the structure of the concrete begin by pouring in less than you think you ll need. The terracotta pots do soak up a lot of spray paint so be prepared for this.

Still haven t subscribed to tee. I did this the day before and let them dry overnight. Mix four parts acrylic white paint with one part water into a container big enough to accommodate the pot. Let the excess paint drip and then apply a later of sealer or clear finishing spray.

Get free shipping on qualified large concrete planters or buy online pick up in store today in the outdoors department. Thoroughly mix the concrete and water together until you achieve a uniform consistency similar to peanut butter. Wearing gloves mix the concrete with water in a bucket. Concrete large planters garden center the home depot store finder.

Using a shovel add the concrete mix and water to a bucket using a ratio of 4 parts concrete to 1 part water. Once the paint is set take it outside and give it a coat of krylon triple thick gloss glaze. Second fill shallow plastic tub halfway with water then spray your first color in water. Once the spray paint is dry your planters are ready to use.

Roll the sides of the pot through the paint. Keep spraying different colors until the surface of the water is mostly covered with paint. Every time you dip you get a new look. Next roll the pot with a stick inserted to hold it on the surface of the water.

Spray paint water before you begin i spray painted my terra cotta pots with a white gloss spray paint with primer built in. Add more water or concrete mix if necessary. Third spray the next color into the first color.