I have resin in my garden for a good while and,
like Marlene, the only problem is color fading.

I have some resin garden critters and they do fine outdoors all summer and fall. However I live in northern New England, zone 4 (I think some of our colder days are more like zone 3) so I bring my resin items in for the winter. They would be covered in snow during the colder months anyways.

Like others, I find that the original paint fades quickly on most of my statues, but I use craft paint to touch them up and this paint lasts almost indefinitely. I don't varnish or poly over the paint, but if I want a shiny texture I use gloss craft paint. I suspect that craft paint falls into the category of artist paint, and thus is exempt from the prohibition against heavy metal pigment, thus it doesn't fade when exposed to sunlight.

I like your buddha statue and have thought about adding one to my gardens sometime. It adds a nice serene look.

I prefer cement or wrought iron ...but I've had resin (& still do)in my gardens for many yrs ...as those above said, the only problem is 'fading' of pain ...which I don't mind ...but I did just repaint a small angel birdbath recently w/Rusteoleum Hammered paint. Good luck! Sounds like you're joining us GJer's after all...you building a 'surround' for your Buddha! Jeanne S.

Whoops...forgot the pic ...this resin old angel birdbath repainted a few wks ago...been outside over 12 yrs (yr round most of the time). Jeanne S.

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Thanks, I just bought a small St. Francis with a bird feeder and bird for my gazebo garden and was wondering what to use that is exactly the look I want

There is UV protection in paint and spray paints at Home Depot by Rusteolum. A must in California

I love Rustoleum's 3X paint. Sprays at any angle, works on plastic, great coverage. We used it for our garden chairs and discovered that the deep blue and turquoise stayed bright, but the lime green has faded a lot (in 6 months in the tropics). Still pretty, though, and hasn't chipped or anything.