boralyl
Well-Known Member
Some more updates. First of all the tape solution above did not work. Instead I was fortunate enough to have 5 old hard drives laying around I could take apart. I took the magnets out of each one and screwed them to the back of the mounting L-bracket. These things are strong! It easily holds up the wood frame and drip tray.
The 2nd modification I made was to create a chalkboard above the taps. I wanted something angled. I was fortunate that my dad had some spare wood lying around so he created a wood frame that matches the collar. The piece of wood in the center was sanded smooth and then I put 2 coats of primer on.
After the primer I did some light sanding and applied 3 coats of chalkboard paint, waiting 24 hours in between each coat. It's complete, but I need to touch up the sides a bit where the tape pulled away some of the paint. I'm going to use a smaller brush to touch up those areas, so you can't see the white primer beneath.
The 2nd modification I made was to create a chalkboard above the taps. I wanted something angled. I was fortunate that my dad had some spare wood lying around so he created a wood frame that matches the collar. The piece of wood in the center was sanded smooth and then I put 2 coats of primer on.
After the primer I did some light sanding and applied 3 coats of chalkboard paint, waiting 24 hours in between each coat. It's complete, but I need to touch up the sides a bit where the tape pulled away some of the paint. I'm going to use a smaller brush to touch up those areas, so you can't see the white primer beneath.
