How To Prepare Sheet Metal For Chalkboard Paint

Part 2 of three parts on prepping fresh sheetmetal for paint.

How to prepare sheet metal for chalkboard paint.

You will apply it just the same as you would if you didn t water down the paint. So you need to bring the surface to the condition that you expect to see after the chalkboard paint has cured. Once you have finished this process the chalkboard paint is ready to be used. Using 2 inch masking tape mask off a 2 inch border.

Allow this chalk to stay for a few seconds and then erase it. When preparing metal for paint checking for rust is important to make sure that the paint will adhere properly to the surface. Two should measure 22 and the other two 24. While the paint only takes a few hours to dry you will need to let it cure for at least 3 days.

Cut a total of four pieces of pine planks with a 45 degree angles. Prime the metal with a latex primer made. Chalkboard paint is not as thick as acrylic latex house paint and lacks the ability to fill in and compensate for surface problems. As always carefully read the paint s label for any other.

Step 7 prepare with chalk. Cut a piece of masonite board to the size you need this one measured 22 x 24. To create a patina on the metal first rub coarse steel wool across the surface. While the chalky finish paint is drying on your sheet metal start working on the chalk board s trim.

Do take a piece of fine steel wool and gently rub the surface of the chalkboard paint once it is dry. This helps get the roller marks out and also helps the chalk to stick better sorry no picture of this do prime your chalkboard with a piece of chalk laying on it s side rub the entire board in chalk. Once the paint has been given enough time to dry further prepare it by rubbing chalk over the entire surface. Steps using a utility knife score a sheet of galvanized metal and cut it to size.

Prepare the board paint your galvanized sheet metal with chalkboard paint with a paint roller. Using fine grit sandpaper gently sand down the surface. Evercoat metal glaze gets smeared into these scratches. So if you are chalk painting on a metal desk or on metal outdoor furniture i would water down the paint.

Lay down a drop cloth to protect your floors hubby almost killed me when he first caught me painting without one apply two coats of black chalky finish paint to the sheet metal waiting an hour between coats. Cut a piece of galvanized sheet metal to fit masonite board using tin snips or an exacto knife. See all 28 photos. To begin the process of chalk painting on metal i will water down my paint if i need to.

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