December 12, 2013
Chalkboard Paint
Chalk board paint is a type of paint that turns almost any surface into a chalkboard – ready for writing. This paint contains extremely hard pigments and as a result, scratch marks won’t be seen on the surface. It is usable on most surfaces, including metal, wood, glass, plastic, paperboard, hardboard, concrete walls etc.
Chalkboard paint is great for not only children projects, but also for note boards in the kitchen, in the workplace or if you just feel like doing ‘something different’ in your home. If you have a wall painted with chalkboard paint in your home, you do not have to worry about repainting a wall after your child got a little creative on the wall, simply wipe with a damp cloth. More and more people tend to follow a trend of making a cupboard door or a wall a focus point in their homes by using it to write notes, grocery lists, recipes or just messages to their loved ones.
Chalkboard paint dries quickly, making it usable after just 30 minutes after re-application. If you are applying it for the first time though, you will need to wait a few days for it to settle. It is an extremely durable, washable and easily cleaned paint. It is sold at most hardware stores and it tends to be a bit more expensive than regular paints. Chalkboard paints comes in various forms, from regular paint in black to a small variety of colour chalkboard paint, to aerosol spray paint. Read more about magnetic chalkboard paint in another article.
If you do not feel like spending too much money on buying this paint, it can easily be made at home. This means that you have a larger scope of colours to make your chalkboard paint from, not just the usual colours. For every 237 milliliters of paint, add 2 tablespoons of powdered tile grout and stir well. It is recommended that you paint a layer of primer before you apply the chalkboard paint.
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