birdbath repair suggestions
I have a birdbath -- definitely not concrete or fiberglass, probably
some kind of plaster. Apparently there was some sort of coating on the inside of the bowl and after a freezing night or two the coating spalled and the bowl developed some fine cracks and now leaks. I'm looking for some sort of coating I can use inside the bowl to stop the leaking. One of the local hardware stores recommended the water-based latex form of Drylok masonry waterproofer -- I wish it was available in less than a gallon-sized can. Someone else recommended some kind of bitumen paint -- but didn't know the brand or where it was available. Obviously I don't want anything that'd be toxic for the birds. Anyone had experience with sealing a birdbath, fountain or, perhaps, something like a small koi pond? Thanks in advance! Northe Green Valley, AZ |
birdbath repair suggestions
Northe wrote: I have a birdbath -- definitely not concrete or fiberglass, probably some kind of plaster. Apparently there was some sort of coating on the inside of the bowl and after a freezing night or two the coating spalled and the bowl developed some fine cracks and now leaks. I'm looking for some sort of coating I can use inside the bowl to stop the leaking. One of the local hardware stores recommended the water-based latex form of Drylok masonry waterproofer -- I wish it was available in less than a gallon-sized can. Someone else recommended some kind of bitumen paint -- but didn't know the brand or where it was available. Obviously I don't want anything that'd be toxic for the birds. Anyone had experience with sealing a birdbath, fountain or, perhaps, something like a small koi pond? Thanks in advance! Northe This is not a creative use for your time. Head for a garden shop and buy a more robust birdbath, or search the web for many of the online choices. Good luck. Joe Green Valley, AZ |
birdbath repair suggestions
On Sat, 01 Mar 2008 07:19:37 -0700, Northe wrote:
I have a birdbath -- definitely not concrete or fiberglass, probably some kind of plaster. Apparently there was some sort of coating on the inside of the bowl and after a freezing night or two the coating spalled and the bowl developed some fine cracks and now leaks. I'm looking for some sort of coating I can use inside the bowl to stop the leaking. One of the local hardware stores recommended the water-based latex form of Drylok masonry waterproofer -- I wish it was available in less than a gallon-sized can. Someone else recommended some kind of bitumen paint -- but didn't know the brand or where it was available. Obviously I don't want anything that'd be toxic for the birds. Anyone had experience with sealing a birdbath, fountain or, perhaps, something like a small koi pond? Thanks in advance! Northe Green Valley, AZ Any of the clear aquarium sealers might work (look at a pet/aquarium shop). The area to be sealed must be very clean and absolutely dry. If that fails, it probably a good time to think about replacing the birdbath. A freezing/thawing cycle will certainly make the smallest of all cracks worse. |
birdbath repair suggestions
Northe wrote:
I have a birdbath -- definitely not concrete or fiberglass, probably some kind of plaster. Apparently there was some sort of coating on the inside of the bowl and after a freezing night or two the coating spalled and the bowl developed some fine cracks and now leaks. I'm looking for some sort of coating I can use inside the bowl to stop the leaking. One of the local hardware stores recommended the water-based latex form of Drylok masonry waterproofer -- I wish it was available in less than a gallon-sized can. Someone else recommended some kind of bitumen paint -- but didn't know the brand or where it was available. Obviously I don't want anything that'd be toxic for the birds. Don't use any thing with bitumenous material...bye, bye birdie. If the cracks are truly fine an acrylic sealer such as Seal-Krete should work pretty well assuming the material is porous. http://www.sealkrete.com/original.htm If it leaks a LOT, epoxy would fix it. Seal-Krete would be cheaper (MUCH), it costs around $12/gallon. I would think a cementacious paint might work too. As would an elastometric paint. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
birdbath repair suggestions
I've had good luck with epoxy appliance paint in a spray can. Bigger cracks
get filled with bondo. Don't use bath tub sealants as they contain toxic mildew-acides "dadiOH" wrote in message news:h4jyj.8145$C1.855@trnddc07... Northe wrote: I have a birdbath -- definitely not concrete or fiberglass, probably some kind of plaster. Apparently there was some sort of coating on the inside of the bowl and after a freezing night or two the coating spalled and the bowl developed some fine cracks and now leaks. I'm looking for some sort of coating I can use inside the bowl to stop the leaking. One of the local hardware stores recommended the water-based latex form of Drylok masonry waterproofer -- I wish it was available in less than a gallon-sized can. Someone else recommended some kind of bitumen paint -- but didn't know the brand or where it was available. Obviously I don't want anything that'd be toxic for the birds. Don't use any thing with bitumenous material...bye, bye birdie. If the cracks are truly fine an acrylic sealer such as Seal-Krete should work pretty well assuming the material is porous. http://www.sealkrete.com/original.htm If it leaks a LOT, epoxy would fix it. Seal-Krete would be cheaper (MUCH), it costs around $12/gallon. I would think a cementacious paint might work too. As would an elastometric paint. -- dadiOH ____________________________ dadiOH's dandies v3.06... ...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that. Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico |
birdbath repair suggestions
Thanks for some good ideas. I'll check on Seal-Krete and epoxy paint. The only aquarium sealers I've seen are the relatively thick material in tubes, and I'm intending to seal the entire surface -- I'm not rejecting the idea out of hand, though. Northe |
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