How to upcycle old pots and planters

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If your garden pots are looking a little tired, we have some wonderful ideas for giving them a pick me up! The Dulux Duramax spray paint range is a wonderful mix of fun and bold colours that will inspire everyone to get outdoors and jazz up their garden.

Beginner Intermediate Advanced

2 hrs

How To Upcycle in your Garden with Dulux Duramax:

What you need:

Drop sheet
Sandpaper
Dulux Duramax Plastic Primer
Dulux High Performance Enamel
Dulux Duramax Marble Effect
Dulux Duramax Gloss Clearcoat
Safety Glasses
Face Mask
Latex Gloves
A pot

Step by step to upcycling your pot:

Clean and sand your pot.
Put on your gloves and apply Dulux Duramax Plastic Primer, leave to dry for 30 minutes.
Apply Dulux High Performance Enamel in Gloss Go Go Blue, leave to dry then re-apply.
Once dry, apply Dulux Duramax Marble Effect in White using quick hand movements from multiple directions. Leave to dry for 30 minutes.
Once dry, apply Dulux Duramax Gloss Clearcoat. Leave to dry for 30 minutes.

Now it's time to pot: