How To Prepare Sheet Metal For Chalkboard Paint

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.

How to prepare sheet metal for chalkboard paint.

Step 7 prepare with chalk. 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. Prime the metal with a latex primer made. You will apply it just the same as you would if you didn t water down the paint.

The ratio will be 1 cup of chalk paint to a 1 4 cup of water. Then using a paintbrush apply an. When preparing metal for paint checking for rust is important to make sure that the paint will adhere properly to the surface. So if you are chalk painting on a metal desk or on metal outdoor furniture i would water down the paint.

Cut a total of four pieces of pine planks with a 45 degree angles. Prepare the board paint your galvanized sheet metal with chalkboard paint with a paint roller. 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. Chalkboard paint is not as thick as acrylic latex house paint and lacks the ability to fill in and compensate for surface problems.

Once the paint has been given enough time to dry further prepare it by rubbing chalk over the entire surface. Do take a piece of fine steel wool and gently rub the surface of the chalkboard paint once it is dry. Using fine grit sandpaper gently sand down the surface. To begin the process of chalk painting on metal i will water down my paint if i need to.

While the paint only takes a few hours to dry you will need to let it cure for at least 3 days. Using 2 inch masking tape mask off a 2 inch border. Cut a piece of masonite board to the size you need this one measured 22 x 24. Evercoat metal glaze gets smeared into these scratches.

So you need to bring the surface to the condition that you expect to see after the chalkboard paint has cured. Part 2 of three parts on prepping fresh sheetmetal for paint. Once you have finished this process the chalkboard paint is ready to be used. Allow this chalk to stay for a few seconds and then erase it.

See all 28 photos. Two should measure 22 and the other two 24. Read the details on your paint can for the timing specific to your paint. As always carefully read the paint s label for any other.

Steps using a utility knife score a sheet of galvanized metal and cut it to size. To create a patina on the metal first rub coarse steel wool across the surface.