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Whats the best material for a chalk board?
Whats the best material for a chalk board?
Been asked to make a series of chalkboards for a cafe. Some interior and some exterior.
Most suppliers seem either very expensive or restricted in the sizes available. These need to be specific sizes to fit where they are needed.
Thinking of using Chalkboard vinyl flooded onto a board. What board material is best?
MDF, Exterior Ply, ACM or Foam Board?
Could I use all of these?I guess some may be better than others depending on wall mounted, free hanging. inside or outside.
Grateful for any tips.
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The first thing I thought was foam, but on reflection, a bit of heavyhanded use and I reckon i’t show a mass of dents and scores. Guess it’s good old ply wood or some dibond.
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material called HPL or otherwise called Chalkboard
available from amari etc
john
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we normally make dry-wipe boards from composite sheet and dry-wipe vinyl applied. done same with chalkboard vinyl but not one we do often.
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As someone who is a chalkboard signwriter i find the best material to write on is actually MDF board which has been well painted. i.e undercoated, sanded, matt black paint, sanded, matt black paint.
With regard to them being able to wipe off what they`ve wrote for daily specials etc i have found it best to use ZIG POSTERMAN WET-WIPE pens and remove with green Mr Muscle. This really does work if the board is well prepared and been allowed to dry completetly before writing on it for the first time.
With regard to chalkboard vinyl i have personally found it not very good and the pens always leaving a "ghosting" behind.
hope this helps.
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Hi Chris
no disrespect mate but…trouble with MDF though mate is weight and life expectancy.
i know you can get medite exterior grade but still has to be 100% prepped and sealed properly to avoid pulping if moisture gets in. its also a much more long winded method of creating same.when you say the chalkboard vinyl leaves a "ghosting" do you mean with those Zigg-Zagg pens?
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Hi,
no disrespect taken.
Regarding the ghosting it seems to be with any chalk pen which the shops/pubs/cafes seem to have. Some of these wipe clean pens do not do what they say on the tin!
Internal use i would say mdf all the way (if weight is not an issue), with regard to exterior as long as edges are properly sealed then i have not come across any issue. However, if the front gets damaged (kicked, blown over etc) and gets scuffed then yes the pulping will eventually occur.
Like i say, just a personal preference and what to write on. I find that writing on say composite covered with vinyl it is harder to control the pens as there is no natural resistance and sometimes its like writing with oil on water and the pen does not adhere.
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Thanks for the input.
Especially the difference in the signwriters requirement against the signmakers priorities.
As for ghosting on cleaning; anyone have experience of this product over Mr Muscle cleaner which is often mentioned.http://www.bhma.co.uk/eazikleen-chalkboard-pen-cleaner-p-1392.html[/url]
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i have tried it, not as good in my opinion. Works quite well on Zig wipe clean pens but not on any other brand of wipecleans that ive come across.
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John is the Amari Chalkboard stiff enough to make a free hanging sign?
Sounds like good stuff, 3mm thick black all the way through so can be cut to size without framing if neccessary.
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yep no probs – comes in 5mm aswell. Be carefull when cutting cus it will splinter
john
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Amari Only do 3mm thick.
Looking for 5 or 6mm thick. Anyone know a supplier?
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