This stuff is never very smooth and never looks very clean.
I would recommend calling a glazier and mounting a sheet of tempered glass on the wall with small stainless standoffs. See http://picasaweb.google.com/spolsky/FogCreekSNewOffice#52853... for a picture. Looks great, not expensive, and cleans easily without ever leaving permanent smudges
I once bought a can of it to create a home made dry-erase board and it didn't work that well...
Smears remained, and you can't clean it of the way you clean of a regular whiteboard.
In addition, the paint I had wasn't magnetic, which is a drawback as well, but there is magnetic paint, so you would have to think about two layers...
You can buy 8x4 white panelboard at Lowes or Home Depot for about $15 a panel. The surface can get burned off if you use some caustic cleaners but it's cheap to replace.
Nice hack, but, if renting, the landlord may not appreciate this part:
"""
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Q: Can the Dry Erase coating be used over a previous Dry Erase surface?
A: Not over an aged surface. Since this product dries to a very hard and glossy surface, the previous coating must be thoroughly sanded to remove the gloss
"""
A better idea is to use 4'x8' white melamine coated masonite. Glue or screw it to the walls. It also works great as a table top with fine tip dry erase markers.
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This stuff is never very smooth and never looks very clean.
I would recommend calling a glazier and mounting a sheet of tempered glass on the wall with small stainless standoffs. See http://picasaweb.google.com/spolsky/FogCreekSNewOffice#52853... for a picture. Looks great, not expensive, and cleans easily without ever leaving permanent smudges
Can you give an idea of how not expensive it is ? :)
I once bought a can of it to create a home made dry-erase board and it didn't work that well... Smears remained, and you can't clean it of the way you clean of a regular whiteboard.
In addition, the paint I had wasn't magnetic, which is a drawback as well, but there is magnetic paint, so you would have to think about two layers...
My local home depot has it as $21.50 for 50 sq ft.
A more expensive version can be purchased through Behance: http://www.creativesoutfitter.com/Products/IdeaPaint/16?utm_... ($200 for 50 sq ft.)
You can buy 8x4 white panelboard at Lowes or Home Depot for about $15 a panel. The surface can get burned off if you use some caustic cleaners but it's cheap to replace.
http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&prod...
Nice hack, but, if renting, the landlord may not appreciate this part:
""" FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:
Q: Can the Dry Erase coating be used over a previous Dry Erase surface?
A: Not over an aged surface. Since this product dries to a very hard and glossy surface, the previous coating must be thoroughly sanded to remove the gloss """
We have this at our office. It works reasonably well. A picture of the wall in use (from a party): http://www.flickr.com/photos/ojbyrne/3221346015/
As Louise's comment suggests, it's a little more difficult to erase.
See also the advice on Cool Tools:
http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/000679.php
I'm thinking of just using melamine on a wall. I might consider upgrading to Ceramisteel when I win the lottery, though. That stuff sounds amazing.
A better idea is to use 4'x8' white melamine coated masonite. Glue or screw it to the walls. It also works great as a table top with fine tip dry erase markers.
if bored, try this on your dry-erase boards http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_tYPY0vVBA