Hi everyone, someone that used to rent one of our houses has left a large cage behind. It is about 130cm high, 90cm wide and 90cm thick and was wondering, as it is losing paint, if I could spray it over with epoxy gloss enamel?? I would be able to leave it for as long needed to reduce the fumes as I do not need it, merely want it Also if I can not use it is there any other paints I could use??

Not sure about that paint as I'm not familiar with it, but I do know you can use rustoleum. There is one that is safe for children etc... and has been used to re-coat small animal cages before. The trick is to make sure you get off all the peeling paint so the new paint will stick. It is also recommended you let it cure for 2 weeks before using it for your animals.

Is that just the cheap cans of paint that you can buy from Bunnings or Super Cheap, if so I have used them on my wire fronts and I haven't lost a bird. Plus I have show cages in my aviaries that are painted with full gloss black enamel paint and all is fine.

But saying that you are better off using a water base paint if possible, much safer for birds that chew everything in site.

Personally I dont believe in painting cages...for all the effort you have to go to you are far better off selling it and putting it and the money you would have used buying paint to a better cage.

The only way to safely recoat a cage is by having it powder coated.....to powdercoat a cage it cant have rust.

The very nature of birds, ...budgies and parrots, and the way they use a cage will always remove paint from the cage.....beaking the bars as they climb about, and gripping with claws etc.

 

I wouldnt do it...my opinion only.

Kaz , now there is talk that the powder coated show cage fronts could be harmful to our birds too. There is talk of changing them back to the stainless steel.

At least powdercoating sticks better than paint