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[quote BigGuynRusty][quote guitarist]Remember to mud the wall smooth first (remember, drywall is textured, not an easy surface to write on) or sand the texture off before applying the chalkboard paint. Mudding is recommended, for a smooth surface.
Drywall is textured??
It is smoother than a baby's butt!
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You know what I mean. During installation, drywall is mounted, then texturing is applied before primer and paint is introduced. Homeowners rarely leave their walls completely smooth. Anyone here have baby butt smooth walls? And do you have a baby on hand, to compare it to, for accuracy? lol. Check your walls, you'll see the bumpy surface. Not ideal for chalk writing.
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. . .what about a baby with diaper rash. . .
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[quote guitarist]During installation, drywall is mounted, then texturing is applied before primer and paint is introduced. Homeowners rarely leave their walls completely smooth. Anyone here have baby butt smooth walls? And do you have a baby on hand, to compare it to, for accuracy? lol. Check your walls, you'll see the bumpy surface. Not ideal for chalk writing.
The texturing/orange peel finish is a regional thing. Many/most parts of the U.S. drywall is smooth before/during & after painting.
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Works well. I masked off a 48" x 48" area and primed it with black paint. Put on 2 coats of the chalkboard paint (thought I would have to put on another) and it has lasted 6 months. I can see where this would have to be periodically re-applied over time. My 12 and 13 year old's use this as a "reminder" board...not for art...so it's fairly static. It is a nice product and does what it claims.
FYI...if this is for a kid's (small) room I would suggest a wooden border...otherwise you will get bleedover (?)..er...chalkover onto the painted walls.
I only bought a quart and still have half left....priming saved me some extra paint.
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making a huge whiteboard instead would make for less dust in the room...
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[quote papercup] The texturing/orange peel finish is a regional thing. Many/most parts of the U.S. drywall is smooth before/during & after painting.
Point taken. But that's questionable. Not sure we're qualified to know what most regions do, unless we travel around the U.S. and inspect the interior of people's homes. Or see what construction trends are in different regions. I'm inclined to think that in modern home construction texturing is the rule not the exception. Drywall is an art, not a science. A perfectly smooth wall is far from perfect, or smooth, revealing the imperfections in even the best drywall installation. Texturing is recommended, but it can be declined by the homeowner, if he or she wants smooth walls. I'm inclined to think most, or at least, many, homeowners elect the textured, not the untextured walls. But then, I don't know what people in different regions of the U.S. do. Smooth walls are the norm in many regions? Perhaps so, now that I think of it, I recall living in homes over the years that have one or the other. It's the homeowners choice. And, as your comments suggest, subject to local customs.
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[quote graylocks]making a huge whiteboard instead would make for less dust in the room...
Whiteboard? But..how cool is that? Blackboard is cooler!
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[quote guitarist][quote BigGuynRusty][quote guitarist]Remember to mud the wall smooth first (remember, drywall is textured, not an easy surface to write on) or sand the texture off before applying the chalkboard paint. Mudding is recommended, for a smooth surface.
Drywall is textured??
It is smoother than a baby's butt!
BGnR
You know what I mean. During installation, drywall is mounted, then texturing is applied before primer and paint is introduced. Homeowners rarely leave their walls completely smooth. Anyone here have baby butt smooth walls? And do you have a baby on hand, to compare it to, for accuracy? lol. Check your walls, you'll see the bumpy surface. Not ideal for chalk writing.
Sorry, never seen that texture in California/New Mexico/Arizona.
Also, the Chalkboard Paint provides its own texture/toothiness so the chalk grips.
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[quote graylocks]making a huge whiteboard instead would make for less dust in the room...
More of the fumes from the markers!!
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"Sorry, never seen that texture in California/New Mexico/Arizona."
I'm also from the American Southwest, too. Family in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, etc. And I can't remember if our walls were smooth. And I lived in So Cal last year, and don't remember if the walls were smooth there, either. Though the baby's butts certainly are, I recall. As well as the bottoms of the adult young women, who's features and characteristics I paid closer personal attention to than the walls. I might have been looking at the ceiling instead. Which, as I recall, was untextured.
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