Bird table paint

[Gaina]

My Dad has made me a bird table out of a thick branch with a white plastic tray on top.

It blew down on Wednesday night, as it was just driven into the ground and I said we should go to the local garden centre and get this really nice plastic on I'd seen, which is more sturdy. But dad (no doubt anticipating a sharp pain in his wallet ) said 'no need, I'll just paint it'.

So, my question is: which paints should be avoided when building a bird table?

Thanks

[redragon]

As long as you use paint that is used on garden fences you should be fine. But let the paint dry out before using the bird table.

[Gaina]

Originally Posted by redragon

As long as you use paint that is used on garden fences you should be fine. But let the paint dry out before using the bird table.

Thanks for the help .

[nightshade]

Why have you got to paint it?
There are a lot of water based paints on the market,if you are going
to paint plastic it needs keying first if the paint is to have a fighting chance
of staying on but a purpose made plastic paint would be better they should be non-toxic

[Gaina]

Originally Posted by nightshade

Why have you got to paint it?

Good, question....its made of a cypress log with a plastic tray on top so I guess the log will rot. If it was me, I'd just get the bird table from the garden centre as you can take it apart and wash it which I would think is more hygenic.

There are a lot of water based paints on the market,if you are going
to paint plastic it needs keying first if the paint is to have a fighting chance
of staying on but a purpose made plastic paint would be better they should be non-toxic

I think Dad would just be painting the wood as the birds don't seem to mind the white tray and it's easy to clean.