Trash to Treasure: "coconut" planter

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Author Content iluvcatz Westerly, RI July 11, 2009 05:45 PM Post #6807674 Well I decided to make a planter out of a coconut shell. Any Ideas of what I can use to help presurve it? sammut western sydney nsw Australia July 11, 2009 06:10 PM Post #6807756 Hi , The hardest part of coconut art is cleaning all the fiber of use a wire brush but it takes a lot of time then gentle sand paper and polish with oil .-------------Sammut Click the image for an enlarged view. plantladylin East Central, FL (Zone 9b) July 11, 2009 06:22 PM Post #6807827 I don't think you really need to do anything to preserve coconut shells. They last a long time but do get weathered and gray in color over time. I guess you could spray it with a clear sealant if you wanted to, or even spray paint it to keep it from looking faded. I have a "woodpecker" carved coconut planter that a neighbor brought me back from their travels about 5 years ago. It's been hanging out in a tree in the backyard all this time, with wind, rain and our humidity and it's still fine. I will go take a picture of it .. be right back. iluvcatz Westerly, RI July 11, 2009 06:27 PM Post #6807850 I have already gotten the meat out. I want it to look natural, like a hanging coconut. I dont want it to rot over time with regular waterings plantladylin East Central, FL (Zone 9b) July 11, 2009 06:33 PM Post #6807867 Here's my woodpecker coconut planter, maybe I should take the bromeliad out and paint it with bright colors ... it would look a lot better. Click the image for an enlarged view. iluvcatz Westerly, RI July 11, 2009 06:38 PM Post #6807882 I'd leave it natural, maby stain it. I plan on putting a clear stain on mine iluvcatz Westerly, RI July 12, 2009 10:07 AM Post #6809708 wow getting all this husk off is proving harder than I thought

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