Whiteboard paint
Blackboard paint has been around for awhile. But now there’s…..
Whiteboard paint!
Lots of companies are making it – including Idea Paint and RustOleum.
Use it in a laundry room to note your stain-removal cocktails. Kid’s room? My favorite idea is to use it on furniture and accessories. Create personalized gifts – a flower vase with a message all your own.
What’s in your idea wallet?
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Posted by Nikki on April 30th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
!!
I’ve never been fond of the chalkboard idea because of the chalk dust… and I was JUST wondering the other day if they made something like this!
This is a really wonderful concept. Thank you for posting it.
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Posted by Kathy on June 2nd, 2009 at 4:38 pm
I guess it was just a matter of time! Nice alternative to the chalkboard paint.
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Posted by abh on June 18th, 2009 at 8:18 am
The problem is that Ideapaint is 4$/sq ft. 50sqft *4 = 200 a batch. why is it so expensive? The rustoleum version of it is several times cheaper. Does anyone know if it works as well?
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Posted by Jennifer on June 18th, 2009 at 8:24 am
I’ve heard that the Rustoleum doesn’t work at all. You can’t really erase it. But i haven’t tried it myself. If you’re interested in covering a large space, you might consider using a wallpaper white board product called Memerase. I’ve used that and it’s terrific – comes in a bunch of colors, too.
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Posted by Tried It on June 23rd, 2009 at 9:59 pm
I just recently tried the Rustoleum white board paint – $30 to cover a 7 x 7 area (mine was 5 x 5 though). It did NOT work. Sorry to say. It does not erase fully. Now I have a bunch of green smudges on the white wall. Ho-hum.
Also, it took a lot of time to paint, dry between coats, wait two days for it to cure. After all of that….disappointment.
BUT on the package it says “call customer service for a full refund if not satisfied”. So I did, …we’ll see if I really do get that refund…
I heard that shower board from the hardware store works just like whiteboard but much cheaper.
Has anyone tried that?
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Posted by Christoph Sullivan on June 28th, 2010 at 1:27 pm
It’s a little late, but I just tried the shower board. It comes in 4×8 at Home Depot and it was $10.98 for the thing here. That’s the only size. It says to leave it in the room (my bedroom, in this case) for a day before actually using it. Well, my room smells really bad. It makes my eyes burn. It smells like a normal whiteboard, but much stronger! It’s unbearable. There is is thing called IdeaPaint which I’ve heard is good, but it’s expensive. It’s $60 for 20 sq. ft.
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Posted by Jennifer on June 29th, 2010 at 7:10 pm
Then there’s Memerase, which is white board wall paper.
Oh cool!