Advice needed on waterproofing

Hi
I recently bought a large terracotta pot, glazed on the outside but
not the inside, to use as a water feature. It looks great but sadly it
is "sweating" water through the glaze. It is not losing a large amount
of water but I'd like it to stop.
What is the best way to achieve this, keeping in mind that if I have
to apply some kind of water-proofer to the unglazed inside of the pot,
it needs to be non-toxic as I'm worried about killing the fish I want
to put in there.
Thanks in advance for your help.

rec.ponds can answer your question. I have seen what you can use mentioned
there but can't remember what it is....

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"Bhangra Muffin" wrote in message
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Hi
I recently bought a large terracotta pot, glazed on the outside but
not the inside, to use as a water feature. It looks great but sadly it
is "sweating" water through the glaze. It is not losing a large amount
of water but I'd like it to stop.
What is the best way to achieve this, keeping in mind that if I have
to apply some kind of water-proofer to the unglazed inside of the pot,
it needs to be non-toxic as I'm worried about killing the fish I want
to put in there.
Thanks in advance for your help.

Thanks. I hope someone in rec.ponds can help me.
I'm in Australia by the way, so if anyone can give me the name of a
product that's available here I'll be very grateful.


"dkat" wrote in message et...
rec.ponds can answer your question. I have seen what you can use mentioned
there but can't remember what it is....

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"Bhangra Muffin" wrote in message
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Hi
I recently bought a large terracotta pot, glazed on the outside but
not the inside, to use as a water feature. It looks great but sadly it
is "sweating" water through the glaze. It is not losing a large amount
of water but I'd like it to stop.
What is the best way to achieve this, keeping in mind that if I have
to apply some kind of water-proofer to the unglazed inside of the pot,
it needs to be non-toxic as I'm worried about killing the fish I want
to put in there.
Thanks in advance for your help.

(Bhangra Muffin) wrote in message . com...
Hi
I recently bought a large terracotta pot, glazed on the outside but
not the inside, to use as a water feature. It looks great but sadly it
is "sweating" water through the glaze. It is not losing a large amount
of water but I'd like it to stop.
What is the best way to achieve this, keeping in mind that if I have
to apply some kind of water-proofer to the unglazed inside of the pot,
it needs to be non-toxic as I'm worried about killing the fish I want
to put in there.
Thanks in advance for your help.




I have used a product called "Drylok". It works great on pourus
surfaces. It might work in yoour case. You can get it in the States at
home Depot, im sure its somewhere around there.

Good Luck

Bhangra Muffin wrote:

Hi
I recently bought a large terracotta pot, glazed on the outside but
not the inside, to use as a water feature. It looks great but sadly it
is "sweating" water through the glaze. It is not losing a large amount
of water but I'd like it to stop.
What is the best way to achieve this, keeping in mind that if I have
to apply some kind of water-proofer to the unglazed inside of the pot,
it needs to be non-toxic as I'm worried about killing the fish I want
to put in there.
Thanks in advance for your help.


How about melted parrafin, peinted generously over the whole surface. I
had some mexican pottery which wasn't waterproof, put a few candles in
in, put the entire thing in the oven to melt, poured out the remaining
parrafin and let it cool. Wouldn't hurt the fish, would it?

Monika

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Bhangra Muffin wrote:

Hi
I recently bought a large terracotta pot, glazed on the outside but
not the inside, to use as a water feature. It looks great but sadly it
is "sweating" water through the glaze. It is not losing a large amount
of water but I'd like it to stop.
What is the best way to achieve this, keeping in mind that if I have
to apply some kind of water-proofer to the unglazed inside of the pot,
it needs to be non-toxic as I'm worried about killing the fish I want
to put in there.
Thanks in advance for your help.


How about melted parrafin, peinted generously over the whole surface. I
had some mexican pottery which wasn't waterproof, put a few candles in
in, put the entire thing in the oven to melt, poured out the remaining
parrafin and let it cool. Wouldn't hurt the fish, would it?

Monika

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Monika Schleidt

www.schleidt.org/mskeramik
(If you wish to send me a mail, please leave out the number after my
name!)