For a quick and easy way to paint clay pots give them a spin! Here’s how to go about it:

• Before you begin, you’ll need to cut a wooden disk with a hole saw.
• Place a carriage bolt in a drill (one with a speed adjustment knob works best) and attach the wooden disk on top of the bolt.
• Position the drill in a vice so that the carriage bolt and disc are upright.
• In order to make the pot fit snugly over the wooden disk we filled the pot with a couple pieces of bubble wrap.
• Situate the clay pot on the wooden disc by lightly tapping into place.
• Turn on the drill and the pot will spin (you may have to adjust the speed so that its not spinning too fast).
• Apply a small amount of paint to your paintbrush so that the paint doesn’t spin off, and hold the paintbrush against the pot.

The spinning motion will distribute the paint, giving you a quick and cleaner way to get a nice even coat all the way around and down to the rim of the pot.

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1. Home Blog / Taking it Outside: Outfit Your Outdoors DIY by COLOURlovers :: COLOURlovers Says:
   August 23rd, 2010 at 10:56 am

   [...] got some for $8.) If you need to paint a LOT of pots, here's an interesting resource for that from dannylipford.com – Painting Clay Pots. Here's one using a water sealant as well as paint by CasaCullen. A very classy, indoor [...]

2. Taking it Outside: Outfit Your Outdoors DIY | iTrendStyle Says:
   August 31st, 2010 at 12:09 am

   [...] for $8.) If you need to paint a LOT of pots, here’s an interesting resource for that from dannylipford.com – Painting Clay Pots. Here’s one using a water sealant as well as paint by CasaCullen. A very classy, indoor [...]

3. PJ Says:
   June 20th, 2011 at 9:52 am

   Just have to say that I think that is awesome!!

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   Joe T. Says:
   June 20th, 2011 at 10:23 am

   Thanks, PJ. Glad you liked the tip on painting clay pots. I love coming up with time-saving ideas, especially if they involve some sort of mechanical device. Thanks for writing, and good luck.–Joe T.

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