How To Repaint Glazed Ceramic Pots

Glazed planters and pots have a glass like finish to them even when dulled with weather exposure and age.

How to repaint glazed ceramic pots.

Painting the pots a new color clean the ceramic pots with a 50 50 mixture of distilled white vinegar and water applied with a sponge. How should you prep before painting a glazed or ceramic item. When you want to repaint the planter this finish requires a special paint so that it adheres to the surface because not all paints will. Apply enough pressure to remove some of the sheen but not too hard that you make deep scratch marks.

Paint cannot stick to smooth glazed coating. Ceramic pots are usually fired again with a glaze and those are they type you usually purchase in a garden center. Step 1 the first step is to clean off the glazed ceramic pots planters really well then make sure they are totally dry. Ceramic glazes preserve your pottery and tile s coloring and also adds a layer of protection from small scratches.

As time goes on however you may need to repaint your ceramics to return them to their original luster. To prep the surface for spray paint on a glazed or a ceramic item first go over the entire surface of the item with 100 grit sandpaper. How to spray paint glazed or ceramic items. The steps below explain how to paint both glazed pots you have on hand that you want to spruce up and unglazed ceramic flower pots.

Unglazed pots are available at craft stores. We are going to be spray painting ceramic pots today.