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.
Advice needed on waterproofing
May 10, 2004
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rec.ponds can answer your question. I have seen what you can use mentioned there but can't remember what it is....
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.
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
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
in Australia.... use bondcrete
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