tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271511474458616887.post3335173249763720965..comments2024-01-21T22:02:48.275-07:00Comments on Designer Garden: Chalkboard paintSommerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10126770663361207060noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271511474458616887.post-18058810065245026322010-08-12T18:55:49.162-06:002010-08-12T18:55:49.162-06:00Hi Jessica. Are you priming your chalk surface be...Hi Jessica. Are you priming your chalk surface before you write on it? Once the paint has dried for 24 hours you should rub a piece of chalk on it's side, over the entire paint surface to "prime" it. Then rub it in with a rag or your fingers really good. Then I take a damp cloth and wipe it clean. This prevents your chalk from leaving a permenant mark and then can easily be erased =) I do sometime have problem spots where there is a crevis from the brush strokes. You can also remedy this by running over the surface with some 220 or 320 grit sand paper to smooth it out. Hope that helps!Sommerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10126770663361207060noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1271511474458616887.post-89042913655226153942010-08-12T18:15:44.367-06:002010-08-12T18:15:44.367-06:00Love your projects - they even have chalkboard pai...Love your projects - they even have chalkboard paint in designer colours now!<br />I was wondering though - do you find it hard to get it back to the first black sheen before you ever put chalk on it? I chalkboard painted something and it looked all shiny black, wrote something on it in chalk, erased it... and it never really erased.... jgabriel@shaw.cajessica gabrielhttp://nothingnewnothingwasted.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com