Beautiful bird bath

I bought this piece months ago off my buddy Stanley. The peeling paint and rust came free but I kind of thought I have loads of time between now and Christmas to strip and re-do. Me being me I started it on Sunday 18th Dec.......last minute .com as usual

First job involved a lot of scraping and a good deal of a wire brush. On number one sons advice I decided to treat with a rust stabiliser 

This one from hammerite is a really easy process, just paint it on. It turns a blue/Black and can be painted after 3 hours.

I really would have loved to have kept this finish but it wouldn't last in the garden

First coat was an undercoat, followed by 2 coats high gloss metal paint, branch and beak in gold. 
This piece has a bit of weight to it and so will be perfectly suited to its final destination. Donegal coastal gardens.......Everything can and does take off in the wind

Definitely not wrapping this Christmas present but can't wait to give.

A simple paint job

A simple paint job

sanding this piece was time consuming to say the least. I removed the hardware and the glass from the doors, undercoated the entire thing and finished off with two coats of eggshell paint.

VOILA