Short of making my own chalkboard (which I know how to do) is there any other way to accomplish this? It is to be plotted to a shape. I tried Dry Erase vinyl and then discoverd that it is for indoor use only. I could paint MDO but it would look better if it did not protrude much. Thanks.
Posted by Doug Allan (Member # 2247) on :
what would you be sticking the vinyl to? I have used vinyl mask to stencil a shape of blackboard with blackboard spray paint.
Posted by Gail & Dave Beattie (Member # 572) on :
i'm not familiar with the term 'dry ease vinyl' but we get blackboard vinyl here in Oz.... is that the same stuff?
it works really well , especially when you need to cut it to shape and the consistant 'key' accross the area is a delight when using oil and chalk pastels
I have also masked and sprayed areas for chalkart but find the vinyl sooo much easier when your on-site somewhere (spray cans of blackboard paint are a blessing too)
an interesting point about exterior and interior vinyl if it's blackboard stuff, chalk doesn't look real good in the rain so i'd be guessing that the place you would want to use blackboard vinyl would have to be fairly well protected?
cheers gail
Posted by FairyPainter (Member # 1559) on :
Gail, are you talking about a black or white vinyl? My Avery vinyl that is called "Dry-Erase" is a very thick white. After I bought and put it on the sandwich board, I found out that it was not for exterior use and that the sun etched the marker image into the vinyl. This particular material does not look to me like it would accept chalk or pastels. Do you have a brand that you use? I have looked and cannot locate anything like what I think you describe.
Posted by Gail & Dave Beattie (Member # 572) on :
the blackboard vinyl that we get in Oz is black in colour for all intents and purposes it looks just like blackboard paint only better the surface is rough and grabs the chalk beautifuly the best one came from spandex but i can't recall the manufacturer, so i have a call in to a supplier to find out who makes it for you
one of the things i love about it is that it goes on anything... glass, board, perspex, metal which means that with a little thinking you can come up with amazing blackboards in most every situation
i used to buy a white temporary vinyl that was kinda thick, with a matt finish. sorta sounds linke the stuff your talking about we used it for window spashes when the weather made a white background impossible... it was cheap as chips and really, really colour receptive and the window clean up was a snap
but was really only good for a short time
i will let you know what i find out
cheers gail
Posted by David O'Hanlon (Member # 2754) on :
Howdy Folks,
Dry Erase and Chalkboard vinyls should be two different things intended for different mediums. Dry Erase should be shiny and white and is designed to be written on with those nifty spirit based markers that whack you out of your skull after prolonged usage. Chalkboard will be a matte black or darkgreen and is made for, surprise surprise, chalk or pastels.
Posted by Jon Butterworth (Member # 227) on :
3M make "blackboard" and "window splash" vinyls
Avery make "Dry Ease" white board vinyl and we use heaps of their "window splash" paint receptive removable vinyl.As Gail says, it's as cheap as chips and sure beats waiting around on site for paint to dry. Clean up is a breeze. Customer just peels it off the window ... no messy scraping paint!
Posted by FairyPainter (Member # 1559) on :
3M discontinued the chalkboard vinyl in 2002.
Posted by Gail & Dave Beattie (Member # 572) on :
i am still waiting for the supplier to get back to me with the brand of the chalkboard vinyl i like, he did email that he would find out for me today
devo can't remember which brand spandex sold either
but i do know that i have used some shocking stuff i got from gamart one time and so i really want to make sure its good stuff i recomend
one of the things i hate about getting older is that my brain is like a seive and the holes just keep getting bigger!
cheers gail
Posted by Stephen Deveau (Member # 1305) on :
Now I have never tried this.
But am thinking on the idea. Take 3-M Enamel reciptive vinyl, and soft scrub it with Scotch pad. Apply it to surface then mask outline area. Now paint! (Roller) with Poster Black or Green.
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