chalked up another 5 stars (Wilko Quick Dry Blackboard Paint)

Member Name: rosaliecullen

Product:	Wilko Quick Dry Blackboard Paint
Date:	24/09/09 (85 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: quick drying, good coverage

Disadvantages: none

I had seen this type of paint and found it hard to source cheaply and then found it on the Wilko's site! This is indeed exactly what it says on the tin - blackboard paint! I wanted to paint the inside of a cupboard door in my study so that I had a noticeboard but so that it was hidden. This paint, as I have said comes from Wilko's and costs around £4.99 for a 500ml tin. This is reasonable compared to other places - including eBay. You can order it from the website for delivery to your nearest store for free which is also good.

The tin is exactly what you would expect from a paint tin - it is metal and holds paint! A 500ml tin is about the height of a coke can and about as wide as 2 coke cans next to each other.

The paint goes on very well, I used a sponger roller to cover the door, and it worked very well, very nice and even. I didn't use an undercoat or primer so needed 2 coats as a minimum - but ended up giving it 6 coats to make sure it was nice and thick as the door was quite heavily woodgrained. If you used a flat surface, I'm positive 2 coats would suffice.

The paint dried as it says on the tin - in 30mins or less - and it really did dry fast and you can see when it has dried which is really handy.

Once dry, I ran a finger over the paint and it left a smear mark which would be annoying if it was going to be used on a wall (Which it can be and which I have seen on The Home Show on Ch4). It can be used on metal or wood or any surface really - Nothing in my house is going to be safe with this stuff around as I really like the matt effect and I just heart chalk boards!

The chalk wipes of easily with a board duster/dry cloth no problem.

Giving the door 6 coats I used about a tenth of the tin - so there is PLENTY of paint in 500ml. Watch out plant pots!

Definitely something different to try! Very useful for making chalk boards for kids or for projjects for brownies I would say too!

Summary: a great, cheap blackboard paint!