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Painting a bronze pool fountain
What kind of paint and "How to" do I need for painting a bronze pool fountain and will the chlorine from the pool affect the paint or bronze fountain.
Cris Valdez Adesigner - Weslaco, Texas
2004
2004
Hello,
I would stick with an acrylic solvent based paint, formulated for use on bronze. Nothing will last when subjected to constant water flow and chlorine, so you'll be refinishing the fountain often. An acrylic is a heck of a lot easier to strip and redo than a polyurethane or epoxy.
Jake KochG. J. Nikolas &Co.,Inc.
Bellwood, Illinois
Hello,
My name is Mirna. I bought a bronze statue on line. It looks very pretty. I installed the statue in the shallow area of my pool.
In a month or so I stated seeing rust on the statue.
I am reading on line many articles to find out if bronze can rust. It's an alloy and my understanding is that it's made from copper and tin. None of the two elements will rust. Can it be that the chemicals in the pool caused the rust? The owner of the place where I bought the statue insists it's bronze and wants me to buy patina from Michaels and reapply it where the rust is showing. He thinks it normal maintenance that I should do every quarter.
What is your opinion? Please advice.
Mirna - Riverside, California
September 24, 2008
A client who owns a high end jewelry store has asked me to paint, then faux finish, the brass frames around all of his exterior display windows; his store is near the ocean and the frames have oxidized. I am at a loss as to what kind of primer to use and how to prep the brass. I don't want my paint to peel or chip. Any suggestions?
Ariel Sepulvedaartist - Orange, California
July 12, 2011
I was in Barry Jays Marine in the city today picking up some Marine Tex Putty for glass bedding guns and I dropped your question to the Crazed Boat People behind the counter. I asked them what people used for the brass, stainless and aluminum fixtures on boats that they wanted to keep in their original color and polish. They all gave me the bovine stare and said (oh my, well clear powder coat of course). They said that in high handling areas like hand rails it has to be redone every year or three because of general wear but as long as the surface is prepped, degreased and powder coated properly and then NOT HANDLED it will last for 5 to 10 years in marine environments. Hell I didn't even know they had clear powder coat. Go figure !
Rod Henrickson
gunsmith - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
July 15, 2011
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