Outdoor Living & Lifestyles - painting plastic and teracotta planters

Hi all!
I have a plastic planter and a teracotta planter. i want to paint them a copper color (preferably with spray-that i cannot find in plastic spray paint) for the plastic how would i get the paint to stick without peeling? and also do i have to seal the teracotta planter before i prime and paint??
how do i come up with such brilliant ideas? lol.. any help would be wonderful

There shouldn't be any problems with painting unsealed terracotta although I've never used a spray can on it. Teracotta may require a primer to seal it enough for the spray paint to cover. Wiping the plastic with a deglosser should allow most spray can paint to adhere.

Can i find the deglosser at the big box store? because i went on their websites and searched under deglosser and nothing came up. :confused:

I don't know for sure [I've always bought mine at a paint store] but they probably have it. More than likely it will be near the paint thinnners. I've always bought in gallon size but it should be available in pints or quarts.

Liquid Sandpaper is one brand name that may not have the term 'deglosser' in big print.

ok, thank you.. i'll check during my travels this weekend. i have to pass all 2 big box stores and the local hardware store.. i tried searching under liquid sandpaper but it found nothing.
thank you for the advice.

Heres a note from my experience. We painted some plain terracotta pots w/o any sealing, they looked great for one season. The moisture wicking thru from the inside made the paint peel and flake the next year. We used a quality spray paint. I think we should have sealed the inside of the planters somehow. I'd check at a good garden center if I was going to do it again. I'm sure they make something specifically for sealing the inside.

Good point Vic!!! I'm well aware of how futile it is to paint one side of a block wall when moisture can seep thru from the other side, didn't dawn on me that the same could happen with a plant pot :o I don't know if the terracotta pot would need a liner or some type of sealant but for the paint to last, moisture can't seep thru to the underside of the paint.