USING MY WHITEBOARD PAINT

Today we finally used our whiteboard.

Pros:
We really enjoyed it. It was convenient for writing down a word that someone needed spelling. It was great for demos on a subject that needed a bit more explanation before doing a work sheet. It was fun and entertaining for Indy without using up half my printer paper :)

I loved the wall and the table and would recommend doing the table to any homeschool family thinking of using whiteboard (or dry erase paint). I took a picture of the wall but pictures of white walls don't show so great - hmm wonder why? :)

Cons:
What I wasn't thrilled about was the wipe down. We have a dry erase eraser. It wiped it down but I could still see a trace of the marker let behind.

Solution:
HOWEVER it did wipe down completely with a damp cloth. If you use a whiteboard then you know that you can't write on a wet whiteboard.
SO...
We wiped down with the eraser during a lesson, and with a damp cloth between lessons. This worked well.

Cost Breakdown:
Can of Rustoleum Dry Erase paint to cover 7ft X 7ft area from Lowes $31 CND
Our table is about 4ft X 6ft and our wall is a little over 5 ft X 6ft
2 foam rollers from the dollar store $2 CND
1 set of 3 replacement rollers $1.25 CND
paint tray $1 CND
total: $35.25 CND

This whiteboard is almost as big as mine (minus the table) it costs $569.99
The quality may be a bit better, but $534 worth? No Way!

WE GOT SOME WHITEBOARD PAINT

I went to Lowes and although I didn't find idea paint I did find Rustoleum Dry Erase Paint. ($31 for a 7X7 area). Then we picked up our paint tools from Dollarama.



We brought them home and got started. First we had to sand down the table and wall. We only had enough for one wall but we will get more later. After sanding we wiped down with a dry lint free cloth.



Next we mixed can A with can B and rolled on the paint with a foam roller. After we let dry for one hour but only one cuz the paint has to be used within 2 hours of being activated.


After the one hour we rolled on coat #2 and then kept Indy from it.



It has to cure for two days so we won't know until Thursday how it turned out. The wall feels glossy like a whiteboard though. I suspect our table may need an additional coat when we do the other wall.

We are excited to see how it turns out! The wall area we did is 5'6" (H) X 6'1" (L). So it will be so much bigger then our old white board. I also think having the table done will be a great asset and fun too.




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