How To Prepare Sheet Metal For Chalkboard Paint

Using fine grit sandpaper gently sand down the surface.

How to prepare sheet metal for chalkboard 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. Using 2 inch masking tape mask off a 2 inch border. To begin the process of chalk painting on metal i will water down my paint if i need to. You will apply it just the same as you would if you didn t water down the paint.

Cut a piece of galvanized sheet metal to fit masonite board using tin snips or an exacto knife. The disposable clean sheets are a. Cut a total of four pieces of pine planks with a 45 degree angles. Then using a paintbrush apply an.

To create a patina on the metal first rub coarse steel wool across the surface. Part 2 of three parts on prepping fresh sheetmetal for paint. Two should measure 22 and the other two 24. Once the paint has been given enough time to dry further prepare it by rubbing chalk over the entire surface.

Allow this chalk to stay for a few seconds and then erase it. Prepare the board paint your galvanized sheet metal with chalkboard paint with a paint roller. When preparing metal for paint checking for rust is important to make sure that the paint will adhere properly to the surface. Cut a piece of masonite board to the size you need this one measured 22 x 24.

To restore lightly rusted metal surfaces to their original state use a brush to clean off loose rust sand the area and apply a high quality rust inhibitive primer e g. 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. See all 28 photos. So if you are chalk painting on a metal desk or on metal outdoor furniture i would water down the paint.

Chalkboard paint is not as thick as acrylic latex house paint and lacks the ability to fill in and compensate for surface problems. Steps using a utility knife score a sheet of galvanized metal and cut it to size. The ratio will be 1 cup of chalk paint to a 1 4 cup of water. Read the details on your paint can for the timing specific to your paint.

Prime the metal with a latex primer made. Evercoat metal glaze gets smeared into these scratches. Do take a piece of fine steel wool and gently rub the surface of the chalkboard paint once it is dry. Once you have finished this process the chalkboard paint is ready to be used.

So you need to bring the surface to the condition that you expect to see after the chalkboard paint has cured. As always carefully read the paint s label for any other.