refrigerator + chalkboard paint

[nootay]

Hey guys,

Ive seen where a few of you with regular refrigerators have chalkboard painted painted on your fridges. The fridge i picked up has a textured service on the front. Ive sanded all the paint up, but the metal underneath is still textured. My current plan is to paint it with sandable primer and paint a thick layer, then sand it smooth. Once smooth ill put the chalkboard paint on.

I called krylon about how to use the chalkboard paint, they told me it needs to be a smooth surface, which is why im going through all the work. did anyone else go through all this work? just wondering if the chalkboard paint is thick enough to to fill up the cracks itself.

Adam

 

[arturo7]

Interested to see how this turns out. My fridge has the same type of texture.

 

[brewnickbrew]

Just my experience from past "paint jobs" it will never be thick enough to get rid of the texture. -okay, 100 spray paint cans later, but still doubt it.
Anyway, I plan on doing this too. Great idea.

Maybe buy a small 2'x4' section of smooth plywood cut the size you need and permanently affix it to the fridge with construction adhesive. Paint the plywood with the chalk board paint for a nice smooth surface.
I plan on doing it this way.

 

[demonrichie]

how bout a little drywall putty or bondo in the area you plan to have it. if you do it right it would look good

 

[KYB]

My fridge was textured, and I was feeling lazy and didn't want to sand it, so I just applied a bunch of coats. It really didn't use much of the can. I used the quart container, not the spray can. There's no more texture from the fridge.

Can't really see from the picture, but here it is anyway.

 

[brewnickbrew]

My fridge was textured, and I was feeling lazy and didn't want to sand it, so I just applied a bunch of coats. It really didn't use much of the can. I used the quart container, not the spray can. There's no more texture from the fridge.

Can't really see from the picture, but here it is anyway.

Better Yet. I like this as I am lazy too and didn't want to really go through with building something else. I will get a quart of it and roll it on with a sponge roller.

 

[nootay]

sweet, so you just painted on the textured surface? ive already sanded all the paint off and put 3 coats of primer on it. i was planning on sanding it today to try to even out some of the texture, but if you just hand painted yours on and its smooth, thats what ill do!

krylon said make sure it was smooth so that chalk doesnt get stuck in the textures, making it difficult to erase. maybe that was just for one coat of paint? im fine with rolling multiple coats. The instructions say wait 24 hours between coats, did you do this as well?

 

[Atl300zx]

i would just use some bondo body filler...its easy to work with and will bond nicely on the metal.

 

[KYB]

Some coats longer than others, but I just waited until it was dry to the look and touch. I applied probably 10 or more coats, however they were with a paintbrush. It only used 1/4 of the can max, probably not even that. There are horizontal lines from the paintbrush, although they're not bad, probably due to my poor painting skills (maybe not waiting long enough in between coats as well, not sure). I would have liked to have had a roller, oh well. I figured it was a latex paint, it would fill the texture. Seemed to work.

 

[Oktober]

i would just use some bondo body filler...its easy to work with and will bond nicely on the metal.

I agree - its certainly the way I would go. Trying to overcome the texture with layers and layers of paint seems like you might be setting yourself up for cracks, buckles, or delamination down the road after its been used a bit. However, bondo or other tough fillers can take the beating.

-Okt

 

[KYB]

Yea I'm not saying filling textures with a bunch of coats the the way to go, I'm just saying I was lazy and decided to see what happened, and so far so good. If you want to do it right, sand it and use a filler.

 

[slakwhere]

i put texture on my whole fridge and then decided i wanted chalkboard. i put a couple rattle can coats over the texture and there's no ill effect i've noticed. gives the chalk lines a cool texture of their own =)

 

[demonrichie]

how hards that to wipe off cuz the 'design' in the letters is awesome

 

[nootay]

i would think the chalk would get stuck in the dimples and be hard to erase, no?

 

[nootay]

btw, i sanded mine, primed, sanded a bit. still didnt get all the texture out but some. applied two coats of chalkboard paint so far. theres still a little bit of texture, but it seems to be getting better. anyone know if you can sand chalkboard paint? i have a mark on mine id like to get out

 

[nootay]

after a little bit of search, it appears a lot of people that have trouble getting it smooth use fine sand paper between coats. ill try that today

 

[slakwhere]

i use a wet cloth to remove the chalk because i don't change it very often. it definitely comes right off. wipe, dry, write. =)

 

[randyisrad]

Here's mine....I framed mine

 

[boogyman]

I just spray painted the chalkboard stuff directly on my textured fridge as well. No issues here. Just get a wet paper towel, wipe it off, and it's good to go.

 

[arturo7]

Here's mine....I framed mine [/IMG]

Dude, I like the baseball.