Paint on raised food bowl stand?
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> I just built a raised food bowl stand out of wood. Its the kind with > holes cut in the top to drop the bowls down into. I painted it with a > water based latex paint and even though its dry the bowls stick to it. > Does anybody know what would be the best paint to repaint it with that > would be the safest for my dogs as well as not stick?
Why does your dog need a raised food bowl stand? d.
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I have truthfully never seen a painted stand; usually, the wood is natural with, perhaps, varnish. How about removing the paint and using a stain instead? Or, remove the paint, leave it natural, and paint "doggy pictures" (bones, bowls, tress & fire hydrants if the dog is male). Dorothy, owned by C.C., a very spoiled dachshund
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The reason for the dog stand is my female greyhound has a hard time eating from a bowl on the floor, so i raise the bowl. Whether l use stain or paint l am dealing with the same issues. l am looking for what is the safest and what wont stick.
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Hi Lola. If you are lazy as I am, try something other than repainting. Besides, paint strippers are more dangerous than most paints out there, and you probably don’t want to sand the whole thing down. I’m guessing some kind of adhesive contact paper around the holes would do the trick. Aren’t raised stands great? Boyfriend just built one for our dog and stained it. jdoee – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > I just built a raised food bowl stand out of wood. Its the kind with > holes cut in the top to drop the bowls down into. I painted it with a > water based latex paint and even though its dry the bowls stick to it. > Does anybody know what would be the best paint to repaint it with that > would be the safest for my dogs as well as not stick?
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I built a couple for my two dogs. I heard that elevated bowls reduce the amout of air that is taken in with the food. I looked in quite a few places but couldn’t find single elevated bowls, only doubles. After trying several different ideas I found a great solution. At Lowe’s (a hardware store chain) I got a couple standard 3 gallon plastic buckets (the type the fit the standard 5 gal bucket lids, they’re just shorter). I trimed the top ‘lid lip’ off each bucket with a hack saw and took the buckets to the pet store they had some heavy plastic bowls that fit perfectly over the bucket. The inside of the indentation around the bottom of the bowl is the exact diameter of the outside of the top of the bucket with the lip cut off. I did have to to a little trimming with a utility knife to get the bowl to sit perfectly snugly and securely, but not much. I fill the buckets half full of water for stability, and when we travel they hold the food and other stuff. It really works out great … cheap, simple, quick, and easy to clean. It’s super easy to take the bowl off for filling or washing. Easy to move as the handle of the bucket swings up over the bowl for lifting. No air space under the bowl for dust and crud to accumulate. BTW, I have a lab and a husky.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Hi Lola. If you are lazy as I am, try something other than repainting. > Besides, paint strippers are more dangerous than most paints out there, and > you probably don’t want to sand the whole thing down. I’m guessing some kind > of adhesive contact paper around the holes would do the trick. Aren’t > raised stands great? Boyfriend just built one for our dog and stained it. > jdoee > I just built a raised food bowl stand out of wood. Its the kind with > holes cut in the top to drop the bowls down into. I painted it with a > water based latex paint and even though its dry the bowls stick to it. > Does anybody know what would be the best paint to repaint it with that > would be the safest for my dogs as well as not stick?
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<snipped some great ideas> Why don’t you just wait? I’ve found that type of paint to be a little tacky for a short time even after it’s dry. Eventually that tackiness will go away. While we’re sharing raised bowl ideas, I’ll relate mine. I haven’t got a closet or large enough cupboard to store my dog foods (two different types!), so I have to leave it on the kitchen floor. A 40 lb bag of Eukanuba fits nicely into one mid-sized Rubbermaid storage container, and that keeps it pretty fresh. I just put the dog’s bowls right on top of the containers. The lid makes a nice drip tray for catching doggy water dribbles too! I clean the lids off every day, and clean out the bin whenever it empties. It works out really well for us. Jenn
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I just built a raised food bowl stand out of wood. Its the kind with holes cut in the top to drop the bowls down into. I painted it with a water based latex paint and even though its dry the bowls stick to it. Does anybody know what would be the best paint to repaint it with that would be the safest for my dogs as well as not stick?
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