Can i use magnetic paint on glass

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About Clarus Glassboards: Clarus is the leading manufacturer and innovator of glass whiteboards and glass visual display products. For more information about clear dry erase boards and our other glass architectural systems, please call or visit www. Magnetic spray paint refers to magnetic paint in a spray can form. Magnetic paint is composed of regular paint materials and iron bits to make it magnetic. At least three to four coats of it must be applied for full effectiveness.

Magnetic paint works well on walls, chalkboards, whiteboards, or any surface where regular paint Believe it or not, there is actually a paint out there that has a use besides just looking pretty on the wall.

Magnet paint can look just as pretty as regular paint and has the power to attract regular refrigerator magnets. When the product fails is mostly because the metal is in the bottom of the can and not thoroughly mixed into the paint. To help with this for a home user grab a cordless drill and a whip from a mixer.

Use a sturdy wood paint stick or like item to ensure you have the compacted material in the bottom of the can loose. Once you have it thoroughly mixed, a paint stick stirring the product in the can after that will mix it plenty. Just left the store and all they had was the spray paint… Bought it knowing it would suck and make a mess… Hopefully I can save my project with your method.

Do you think the regular chalkboard paint in black is not good to use? Or will it be fine in my application? Thanks for your help! You can usually find it anywhere they sell tiles or local hardware stores. I just used , and lightly, lightly sanded. But it seems to have taken off some of the paint in spots.

I had given it two good coats and still I have some spots wearing through. Now I will have to touch up several spots and then re-sand before I condition with chalk.

Not sure the homemade stuff is that great for large surfaces. I have used the Benjamin Moore chalkboard paint numerous times. Very well. This is a roll on product. The most recent project was an easel for my daughter.

The chalkboard wipes clean with a damp paper towel. I always use a WhizzFlock google it roller cover to apply these products. They are water based and as someone else mentioned, you have to stir the magnetic paint to evenly distribute the iron that is in it.

And stir periodically throughout the job. You can paint over the magnetic paint with any regular paint and the black color is not a problem at all if you are using a high quality paint. I use Benjamin Moore Aura. I am a professional painting and decorating contractor. These are high quality products that I use. Remember, most things that are cheap, are cheap for a reason.

Top quality materials will yield a top quality job. Chris, I am doing a few researches from school and it would be really helpfull to me if I have the chance to talk to you.

Thanks for the tips! I want to create a magnetic wall somewhere in the kitchen so we can post her artworks there. Yet, the only wall space available is narrow. I am now heading over to Home Depot to get a galvanized sheet! You probably have been long done with your project, but I just got 2 custom pieces of sheet metal for a very specific area galvanized for a magnet board at a sheet metal fabricator in town. These guys usually are making gutters or roofing things, but some are happy to cut custom sheets.

I have a question- I just bought some picture frames at a garage sale that I was planning to paint with chalkboard paint. I spray painted the frames black, but wanted to paint the inner part chalkboard. If not, what do you suggested that I do instead? Thank you! Hello, I was wandering if you would please tell me what kind of paint to use for the chalkboard paint. Acrylic craft paint or interior wall paint if wall paint would I buy flat? I have an idea of a craft I want to start making for kids so I need to know off this method is kid friendly?

Thanks in advance for your help, Kim. And if so, what is the best way to make it stay in tact? For those of you who have done the chalkboard paint, has the mess been an issue? Trying to convince husband to do it in daughters room but he is determined it will cause a big mess when writing.

Go to home depot and get a gutter that you would put on your house with endcaps and put underneath the chalkboard paint. It serves as a holder for the chalk and it will collect the chalkdust without it going on the floor. Like most of you, I tried to create a Magnetic Chalk board prior to reading this post. Again, the chalk board work great but the magnetic effect was a waste of effort.

Very Reasonable price. Good tip to take a magnet to make sure it is magnetic. I am looking forward to making a large Magnetic Chalk Board for my kitchen. I loved my stainless steel kitchen appliances…until I tried to post my daughters wonderful artwork. Live and learn.. Stainless steel is beautiful but unless it is cheap stainless steel, made with less nickel than the more expensive stainless, magnets will not stick. I make a material I call Magna-Mount that has self adhesive on the back and a clean smooth write and wipe surface on the front.

It looks like a white vinyl sheet and magnets stick to it like they stick to steel. Just cut the material to the right size for your fridge door, peel off the protective paper backing, stick the sheet on your fridge door and you have a beautiful write and wipe magnetic mounting surface.

Here is a link. I found this article while looking into making a magnetic chalkboard. Benjamin Moore just came out with a chalboard paint product that can be tinted to any Benjamin Moore color except for the Color Stories Collection. Thank you for all this info! I will use your galvanized-steel trick instead. Can the magnetic additive be added directly to chalkboard paint rather than painting the magnetic surface and painting the chalkboard over it? You are sanding to knock off any little high spots of texture from the magnetic paint, not to sand it smooth.

Then paint the magnetic paint. If you mix the magnetic additive with the chalkboard paint, the resulting texture may be too rough for your needs. Would it work if I painted the magnetic galvanized steel with chalkboard paint?

I'm looking for a two in one combo for my daughters' playroom. Do they sell the steel at Lowe's you think? We tried painting magnetic paint under our chalkboard paint on a big piece of wood. The magnetic paint works only a little bit which I would have found out earlier had I actually researched it.

So we have the chalkboard paint over top. It is working well as a chalkboard, but the surface is rough because of the magnetic paint. Do you have any suggestions as to how to smooth it out now that the whole thing is already finished? I didn't know if sanding it down and then painting a little more chalkboard paint on would work or ruin it? We did the same thing, Bodle. Definitely not a fan of the magnetic primer and really wish I would have researched it beforehand.

We had the same problem you did and I knew we couldn't leave it that rough, so we took sandpaper pretty sure most any will do, but the finer the better and went ahead and sanded it afterwards and it is MUCH better now. The original result of the magnetic primer is still the same and everything is nice and smooth. We added a coat of chalkboard paint again afterwards, just in case. But fair warning, it's a messy job. Since your project is mobile I'd take it outside, otherwise there'll be a layer of black dust on everything.

I'd also recommend a face mask or something, even outside. For people who want to know more about magnetic primer: it's messy — we did a whole playroom wall and it's thick and goopy and splatters everywhere; the cleanup is similar to oil based products — mineral spirits or similar; and in the end you're left with a surface that isn't very magnetic at all and is very rough, even if you follow the application directions.

In case you couldn't tell.. I don't recommend it. Hi, when you said when you add they regular paint, did you mean that your adding the regular paint to the chalkboard paint or are you making your own chalkboard paint??

I really found this very informational I just found that that part very confusing, so if you or anybody can define what that text means, I would be very, very grateful. Kristie, I just saw this post, although clearly it was written a long time ago. Thanks for the tip, since I'm working on a mambo chalkboard, and how I rethinking how I will make it.

Maybe a sheet of metal would work well, since I could use magnets and chalk. I already bought the blackboard paint, but I guess I will use it, but I will keep this in mind for future projects. For what I read, one of the biggest concerns of using a paint for chalkboards is that you cannot choose colors. What about if you have the chance of buying paint for chalkboards having different colors to choose?

I have a question that I hope you can help with. I have used the commercial brand of chalkboard paint twice, following the directions to the T. Is there a top coat that needs to be put on to make it smoother or should I just re do both projects one is a wall, so I am leary! What type of paint have you found works best on the galvanized steel sheets? Unfortunately, I found your post after have invested time and money in the magnetic paint. Thanks for any tips you can give me!

I loved your project, and was thinking about doing it on a wall in my soon-to-be home. I voiced it to my boyfriend and his only concern was the magnetizing aspect messing up other appliances in home. So, does it? Have you, or anyone seen a large magnetic sheet of steel covered in chalkboard paint present polarity problems with other appliances?

I have a question. Can you paint the galvanized metal? Can dry erase markers be used on galvanized metal? Do you have to mix the unsanded grout with water before mixing with the paint? I am having some difficulty removing lumps from the mix! Please help. Does anyone have any photos to share of their multi colored chalkboard project? I wonder does the magnetic work with the black chalkboard can i use a magnetic stuff on my wall after i pain it with the black chalkboard paint?

Hi, I painted my fridge with black matt laquer and after it dried i used the charkoal. When I tried to wipe it, with a damp cloth I saw it didnt wiped it all. I didnt however, rob the entire thing with chark. Magnetic primer works like a charm.

Roll it on what ever surface first. The more coats the more magnetic it is.