Birdcage needs to be painted

[babycakes122972]

I was thinking about buying a new cage(a used one). It looks like it needs to be scraped down and painted......my question is would it be worth buying it and doing it myself, would it be safe, and what kind of paint should I use....... do I have to get all the old paint off or just ruff it up and paint it? ty for any help

[scooter254]

What kind of bird do you have? if he/she is a big chewer than you should probably get a new cage, the best option to repaint is to powder coat, powder coating involves paint baked onto the metal and is extremely durable, any type of wet or spray on paint will chip and flake off if your bird chews on the bars. To succesfully powder coat you have to get the meatal fully prepped and stripped of all paint other wise the areas with the original paint will flake off. Best bet is to ge out the phone book or google and find your local powder coater, tell them what you have and how big it is and if it comes apart. and ask what they would charge to sandblast and paint. If teh cage comes apart than painting over teh contact areas may cause interfearence when tring to put it back together.

[huntress]

I restore and repaint allot of cages. One thing to remember is that once the powder coat wears and you repaint - you will need to repaint every few years as paint is thinner and scratches off sooner. Use only child safe paint, and word from the wise: Don't change the color. I once painted (and still have) a large cage that was originally white, i painted it green. Now, every scratch reAAlllyy shows up.

[babycakes122972]

thank you for your replies.........I think I will stick with getting a new one.......I dont know howto powder coat myself and area people want tooooooo much.......... txs alot