How To Cover A Mirror With Chalkboard Paint

Is there a reason why you removed the mirror other than the weight of it.

How to cover a mirror with chalkboard paint.

Paint entire mirror frame 2 3 coats of white chalk paint allowing dry time between coats. Use french linen to apply a wash over the white coat. Once the coats dry even with a couple layers of chalkboard paint strong magnets hold securely to the mirror. Once both coats are complete remove the painter s tape and let it dry completely.

Chalkboard paint and a magnetic primer glazed over a mirror yields a dual functional message board. Next i primed the frame of the mirror and painted the first coat of chalkboard paint on the mirror. Chalkboard paint provides a clever design touch to your kitchen family room or the kids rooms. 30 minutes is the approximate time for each light coat to dry.

Prepare the mirror with glass cleaner similar to preparing it for a picture and add two or three layers of magnetic primer. It didn t really matter i still have touch ups to do i used newspaper and green frog tape to cover the chalkboard paint while spraying the. After the primer dried i sprayed two coats of chalkboard paint on the mirror. Chalk paint drys very quickly.

I did the inside first because i figured it would be easier to cover up this part while spraying the frame. 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. This turned out fabulous.

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. For added durability we recommend doing two coats of the chalkboard paint. Using the chalkboard spray paint cover the glass surface completely with the same spraying technique that you used with the primer. I was just going to prime the actual mirror and paint the chalkboard paint on it.

Chalkboard paint can be used on glass cabinets clay pots and other accessories around the house. Please excuse the fact that i didn t take a picture of my mirror first i was just too excited. 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.

Then i used the same technique to add a couple of coats of this green chalkboard paint to cover the primed mirror. As instructed by rebecca i first primed my mirror since i was using a thicker chalkboard paint. 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.