Garden gnomes

[lodmoor]

How do I paint a cement garden gnome I've tried a few ways and paint keeps coming off thanks

 

[geraldthehamster]

How do I paint a cement garden gnome I've tried a few ways and paint keeps coming off thanks

What paint are you using and how soon is it coming off?

Cheers
Richard

 

[lodmoor]

I've been on a Web site which said use emulsion . 1st of all I used it for undercoat 2 coats then painted colours 2 coats all emulsion then used Valspar sealer gloss 2 coats which is a spray . I've tried painting it with a concrete consolidation sealer , valspar primer spray 2 coats of emulsion then valspar sealer top coat gloss . The last one I did lasted about 3 weeks , this week we had frost then heavy rain it made the paint bubble thanks for replying

 

[geraldthehamster]

I've been on a Web site which said use emulsion . 1st of all I used it for undercoat 2 coats then painted colours 2 coats all emulsion then used Valspar sealer gloss 2 coats which is a spray . I've tried painting it with a concrete consolidation sealer , valspar primer spray 2 coats of emulsion then valspar sealer top coat gloss . The last one I did lasted about 3 weeks , this week we had frost then heavy rain it made the paint bubble thanks for replying

Was your gnome thoughly dry before you painted it?

I've painted gnomes with emulsion: white as an undercoat, then colours on top. I did it with tester pots and spare paint from my house decoration, so it was mostly posh paint of one kind and another, not that that should make a difference. I've found it fades gradually in the garden over a few years, rather than peeling off. The only time I ever used gloss paint on a gnome, that peeled off.

Gnomes are masonry, so masonry paint ought to work

Cheers
Richard

 

[lodmoor]

That's what I used . What did u use as a top coat . Did u leave the gnome outside during winter months

 

[geraldthehamster]

That's what I used . What did u use as a top coat . Did u leave the gnome outside during winter months

I didn't use anything as a top coat. I have several gnomes outside painted thus, as does my neighbour. All have been out for all seasons; the only one that faded quickly was left in long grass over the winter.

Cheers
Richard

 

[lodmoor]

Did u use vinyl silk cheers

 

[kbdiy]

Use oil-based gloss. My mum's been doing it for years!

 

[lodmoor]

I did a sample of oil based gloss with primer underneath it's been outside for 2 weeks looks like it's starting to cracking . Do your mum's so signs of this thanks

 

[geraldthehamster]

Did u use vinyl silk cheers

No, I used matt.

I think anything that forms a hard film on top is going to be liable to crack. That's what happened when I used gloss.

Cheers
Richard

 

[blightymam]

If it helps, I used clear acrylic spray when I painted terracotta pots with acrylic artist paints and it's lasted a year so far without even a hit of bubbling or lifting off. I wonder if that would help you? I was also given a zombie gnome for a joke which I also sprayed with a couple of clear coats on because it didn't feel like the paint would last - that's been fine too.

 

[lodmoor]

Thank you blighty man can u remember the name of the spray

 

[blightymam]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0086V45JW?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o01_s00

Just went through my orders at Amazon. Guess can buy similar in Halfords? Cheers!

 

[lodmoor]

Thank u