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Office Walls = Dry-Erase Board

11 points by ieatpaste 17y ago

ieatpaste 17y ago
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_source=Triggermail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Idea%20Paint http://www.creativesoutfitter.com/Products/IdeaPaint/16?utm_... ($200 for 50 sq ft.)
mkuhn 17y ago
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...
ableal 17y ago
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 """
ojbyrne 17y ago
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/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ojbyrne/3221346015/ As Louise's comment suggests, it's a little more difficult to erase.
mechanical_fish 17y ago
See also the advice on Cool Tools: http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/000679.php 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.
noor420 17y ago
if bored, try this on your dry-erase boards http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_tYPY0vVBA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_tYPY0vVBA
spolsky 17y ago
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#5285319604805018674 http://picasaweb.google.com/spolsky/FogCreekSNewOffice#52853... for a picture. Looks great, not expensive, and cleans easily without ever leaving permanent smudges
- huhtenberg 17y ago
  Can you give an idea of how not expensive it is ? :)
dugmartin 17y ago
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.
PaulMorgan 17y ago
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&productId=16605-46498-300 http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&prod...

11 points by ieatpaste 17y ago

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_source=Triggermail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Idea%20Paint http://www.creativesoutfitter.com/Products/IdeaPaint/16?utm_... ($200 for 50 sq ft.)

mkuhn 17y ago

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...

ableal 17y ago

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 """

ojbyrne 17y ago

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/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/ojbyrne/3221346015/ As Louise's comment suggests, it's a little more difficult to erase.

mechanical_fish 17y ago

See also the advice on Cool Tools: http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/000679.php 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.

noor420 17y ago

if bored, try this on your dry-erase boards http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_tYPY0vVBA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_tYPY0vVBA

spolsky 17y ago

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#5285319604805018674 http://picasaweb.google.com/spolsky/FogCreekSNewOffice#52853... for a picture. Looks great, not expensive, and cleans easily without ever leaving permanent smudges

huhtenberg 17y ago
Can you give an idea of how not expensive it is ? :)

dugmartin 17y ago

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.

PaulMorgan 17y ago

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&productId=16605-46498-300 http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&prod...