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This is a really really bad idea. I have one. They do not work well. It is extremely difficult to erase. If you're looking for something different, they sell p

by maratd 14y ago

This is a really really bad idea. I have one. They do not work well. It is extremely difficult to erase. If you're looking for something different, they sell paint that can turn any wall into a chalkboard/whiteboard.

iamdave 14y ago
Article mentions they do not want to think whiteboards are hideous, so that's out. I do like the suggestion below to use glass, my previous office had that. It was a very nice touch aesthetically, even when not in use.
quesera 14y ago
Did you make it yourself with the same whiteboard repair fluid that the author used? That seems to be the key, though I've never tried nor seen the product. I've used glass over (x), but it's heavy and expensive in large sizes. The cheapest portable whiteboard option is the laminated MDF sheets they sell at Lowes. $15 for a 4x8 foot sheet. The whiteboard paint is merely OK...it's difficult to erase, unless your wall is glass smooth. Chalkboards are beautiful but create way too much dust for use near computers.
- maratd 14y ago
  > Did you make it yourself with the same whiteboard repair fluid that the author used? No, it was an expensive thing off of Amazon. This thing: http://www.amazon.com/Three-Seattle-Channel-Inches-Bamboo/dp/B0038LKA2G/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1340985739&sr=8-3&keywords=bamboo+whiteboard http://www.amazon.com/Three-Seattle-Channel-Inches-Bamboo/dp... I'll probably leave a shitty review when the thing pisses me off again.
  - estel 14y ago
    Isn't this a completely different product from the OP? I don't see why its erasing properties would be at all related.
    - maratd 14y ago
      Well, they're both bamboo. If the OP's coating works better than whatever is on my thing, that's great. Just sharing my experience.
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      - Anm 14y ago
        'cept, now that we get down to it, your experience was not "I have one"
  - zithtar 14y ago
    Aside from being a totally unrelated product with no bearing on the quality of OP's, that magnet setup holding the business card seems cool.
- toddmorey 14y ago
  Rackspace grew up on the laminated MDF sheets. They are not easy to erase, either, especially if the marker has set in. The top coat and the markers used really matter.
  - quesera 14y ago
    Yes, that's true. The brand of marker, and even the color of marker makes a big difference. Expo blue and green seem safest, with red distinctly unsafe. And burn in is real, though you can often get stuff clean with a decent vinegar based solution...but who wants to do that? That's why the whiteboard repair fluid stuff sounds interesting. The only good options I've found for eraseability are a good expensive whiteboard (and even then you takes your chances) or glass (which you can paint the flip side of or put over wood, etc for aesthetics -- but it gets heavy and expensive, and I guess sort of dangerous, at large sizes).

by maratd 14y ago

iamdave 14y ago

Article mentions they do not want to think whiteboards are hideous, so that's out. I do like the suggestion below to use glass, my previous office had that. It was a very nice touch aesthetically, even when not in use.

quesera 14y ago

Did you make it yourself with the same whiteboard repair fluid that the author used? That seems to be the key, though I've never tried nor seen the product. I've used glass over (x), but it's heavy and expensive in large sizes. The cheapest portable whiteboard option is the laminated MDF sheets they sell at Lowes. $15 for a 4x8 foot sheet. The whiteboard paint is merely OK...it's difficult to erase, unless your wall is glass smooth. Chalkboards are beautiful but create way too much dust for use near computers.

maratd 14y ago
> Did you make it yourself with the same whiteboard repair fluid that the author used? No, it was an expensive thing off of Amazon. This thing: http://www.amazon.com/Three-Seattle-Channel-Inches-Bamboo/dp/B0038LKA2G/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1340985739&sr=8-3&keywords=bamboo+whiteboard http://www.amazon.com/Three-Seattle-Channel-Inches-Bamboo/dp... I'll probably leave a shitty review when the thing pisses me off again.
- estel 14y ago
  Isn't this a completely different product from the OP? I don't see why its erasing properties would be at all related.
  - maratd 14y ago
    Well, they're both bamboo. If the OP's coating works better than whatever is on my thing, that's great. Just sharing my experience.
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    - Anm 14y ago
      'cept, now that we get down to it, your experience was not "I have one"
- zithtar 14y ago
  Aside from being a totally unrelated product with no bearing on the quality of OP's, that magnet setup holding the business card seems cool.
toddmorey 14y ago
Rackspace grew up on the laminated MDF sheets. They are not easy to erase, either, especially if the marker has set in. The top coat and the markers used really matter.
- quesera 14y ago
  Yes, that's true. The brand of marker, and even the color of marker makes a big difference. Expo blue and green seem safest, with red distinctly unsafe. And burn in is real, though you can often get stuff clean with a decent vinegar based solution...but who wants to do that? That's why the whiteboard repair fluid stuff sounds interesting. The only good options I've found for eraseability are a good expensive whiteboard (and even then you takes your chances) or glass (which you can paint the flip side of or put over wood, etc for aesthetics -- but it gets heavy and expensive, and I guess sort of dangerous, at large sizes).