I think you started right by sealing your paver with paint prior to
painting the design. Sometimes certain colors will not cover well,
such as yellow and red, which require several coats. Can you share a
photo? Put it in the Progress album, so we can take a look.
Kathleen
"thetattoolady34" <thetattoolady34@...> wrote:
>
> After lurking here for quite awhile in amazement of everyone's
work, I
> finally got the nerve to try painting a paver. The only painting
> experience I have is with birdhouses, lawn ornaments, etc. and
always
> using acrylic paint in the little bottles. I wanted to get off to
the
> right start and not make any mistakes, so went to Michael's and
bought
> the Patio Paints as recommended in Lin's books. Well, I am having
the
> darnest time getting them to cover sufficiently, sometimes having
to
> put on five coats. I'm going crazy and about to throw my paver in
the
> garbage and start all over with acrylics. Did I make a mistake by
> sealing the paver first with white primer? Maybe the paint would
work
> better if it was a porous surface. I would appreciate your
comments
> about the Patio Paints and the primer because I am off to a
terrible
> start and totally frustrated. Thanks so much! Sue in McHenry IL
>
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