How To Cover A Mirror With Chalkboard Paint

Chalkboard paint provides a clever design touch to your kitchen family room or the kids rooms.

How to cover a mirror with chalkboard paint.

But children often outgrow that decor as they reach their teenage years which means that it s time to cover the chalkboard with a more attractive color of paint. Use french linen to apply a wash over the white coat. Once you have finished this process the chalkboard paint is ready to be used. I m getting ready to paint chalkboard paint on a mirror very similar to this.

Just cover the whole chalkboard with a magnetic paint or tape off sections and spray different colored shapes. Word on the street is you need to use super strong magnets for the best results so you may want to just paint a strip at the top where little hands can t reach. Though i loved the way the gold and green played off of each other the combination ended up being a bit more bold than i had anticipated so i decided to tone the gold down a bit by applying a charcoal coloured glaze around the. As instructed by rebecca i first primed my mirror since i was using a thicker chalkboard paint.

Chalkboard paint and a magnetic primer glazed over a mirror yields a dual functional message board. Chalkboard paint can be used on glass cabinets clay pots and other accessories around the house. Once the coats dry even with a couple layers of chalkboard paint strong magnets hold securely to the mirror. Paint it with magnetic paint.

Please excuse the fact that i didn t take a picture of my mirror first i was just too excited. 30 minutes is the approximate time for each light coat to dry. For added durability we recommend doing two coats of the chalkboard paint. Is there a reason why you removed the mirror other than the weight of it.

Prepare the mirror with glass cleaner similar to preparing it for a picture and add two or three layers of magnetic primer. I did the inside first because i figured it would be easier to cover up this part while spraying the frame. Unfortunately you can t simply apply an ordinary paint over your chalkboard surface. I wanted a very layered final look so in this step i watered down the french linen to approximately 50.

Once both coats are complete remove the painter s tape and let it dry completely. This turned out fabulous. I was just going to prime the actual mirror and paint the chalkboard paint on it. Then i used the same technique to add a couple of coats of this green chalkboard paint to cover the primed mirror.

Chalk paint drys very quickly. After the primer dried i sprayed two coats of chalkboard paint on the mirror. Using the chalkboard spray paint cover the glass surface completely with the same spraying technique that you used with the primer. As always carefully read the paint s label for any other instructions that come with the product to make clean up use and removal as easy as possible.