Garden Update with Rust-Oleum

GARDEN UPDATE: DIY spray painted tin watering can and color-blocked planters with Rust-Oleum

Throughout the course of several years in the strong Georgia sun, our watering can faded from a bright red to a dirty pink, so last year I painted the watering can white. There were several problems with this, mainly the fact that white shows dirt very easily and had not been applied very consistently (it was still pink in some spots) so I was surprised and excited to find that Rust-Oleum carries textured metal spray-paints in their line of Universal paints (paint and primer combined, for use on almost any surface!) including a nice dark silver “Antique Pewter” finish that provided the perfect new skin for the watering can.

Materials

Rust-Oleum Universal Hammered Metal Spray Paint

– An aluminum metal watering can

Instructions

1. Set the watering can on a protected surface in a ventilated area.

2. Shake Rust-Oleum spray paint for one minute (make sure the ball rattles inside).

3. Spray evenly across the watering can, including as much of the inside and you can get and the undersides of all the pieces of the can. Avoid over-spraying as this will lead to drips.

Now It looks like a galvanized tin or aluminum can, thanks to the subtle texture of the paint that provides a convincingly-metal finish!

GARDEN UPDATE: DIY spray painted tin watering can and color-blocked planters with Rust-Oleum

Besides a little makeover for our watering can, I decided to paint some terracotta pots we had lying around to experiment with color blocking with some green and white spray paint.

GARDEN UPDATE: DIY spray painted tin watering can and color-blocked planters with Rust-Oleum

Materials

– multi-sized terracotta pots

– tape (painters or masking tape)

Rust-Oleum Ultra Cover spray paint

Directions

1. Turn pot upside down on a protected surface in a ventilated area.

2. Shake Rust-Oleum spray paint for one minute (make sure the ball rattles inside).

3. Tape off any areas you would like to remain terracotta, and spray paint evenly, using more than one layer if necessary to completely cover.

4. Wait 24 hours for paint to dry before taping off stripes or another design on top of base coat (this is to prevent paint from peeling up when you pull up the tape). Once paint is dry, tape off and spray next layer. Wait another 24 hours to dry.

GARDEN UPDATE: DIY spray painted tin watering can and color-blocked planters with Rust-Oleum

GARDEN UPDATE: DIY spray painted tin watering can and color-blocked planters with Rust-Oleum

GARDEN UPDATE: DIY spray painted tin watering can and color-blocked planters with Rust-Oleum

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Rust-Oleum ® Universal® Spray Paints offer a variety of on-trend colors and unique finishes, and boast the first-of-its-kind 360 degree any-angle delivery system that allows DIYers to tackle those hard to reach areas, even upside down.

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