Diy Sheet Metal Magnetic Whiteboard Spray Enamel

Cover flat cabinet doors or walls with aluminum sheet for a dry erase board or steel sheet for a magnetic board.

Diy sheet metal magnetic whiteboard spray enamel.

Be sure to use wide sweeping strokes to prevent the primer from pooling and dripping. I liked the spray paint because it goes on super smooth and you don t have to worry about brush lines. I then measured from the x to the right and the left 12 inches which is half of 24 the width of the tin and. Hang your diy magnetic makeup board.

Paints designed for use on metal will resist rust and will be more durable than a traditional wall or craft paint. Before i went on to step 3 i allowed the metal sheets to completely dry all night so i wouldn t scratch them attaching to the wall. Another fun diy metal project. Fabric covered magnet board tutorial.

I know you are shocked that i found. I love this spray primer from rustoleum that s formulated especially for metal kilz has an all purpose spray primer that s great for metal too but it goes on a little thicker. Choose an acrylic latex semi gloss a gloss enamel spray paint or an oil based semi gloss paint. Chalkboard paint use a spray chalkboard paint to cover your metal sheet to make it writable erasable and magnetic.

Be sure to thoroughly coat the entire metal object with primer. This fun idea using dry erase paint and fabric is a great alternative to using a cork board. My message board is 4 x 7 so i used 1 x 4 boards. Spray a thin coat of primer onto the object.

Good bye cork board and hello magnetic board. Wood for your frame depending on the size of your diy magnetic bulletin board you will want to purchase appropriately sized wood boards to frame it. 3 with a pencil i measured the wall space side to side and top to bottom and i found the center point and marked an x with a pencil. No pins to worry about getting lost on the floor.

I found a frame at goodwill a few months ago and have been wayyy undecided about how to use it. I am working on painting sheet metal with appliance paint and finding out if i can create a decent magnetic whiteboard for my class room wall. Use lightweight aluminum sheet and bend it into rectangles with a metal hand brake see below and glue sections together with epoxy. Magnetic dry erase sheet 5 pack dry erase boards for refrigerator and metal surfaces fridge whiteboard sheet white medium 9 x 12 inches 4 4 out of 5 stars 93 12 99 12.

Spray paint comes out fast so you may wish to practice your spray technique on a piece of cardboard first. All of these specialty products are so pricey and my test piece is doing well 10 for a 2 x 3 piece of metal and maybe a dollar s worth of appliance paint successful so far. Build a robot costume for your child or yourself. It helps the dry erase white board paint to stick if you use a good primer on the sheet metal first.