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    Question Magnetic/whiteboard

    Where would I purchase a piece of magnetic board and whiteboard. Originally I was going to have a corkboard, but I thought half and half magnetic/whiteboard maybe a better option. Finished size 36' x'23".

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    I don't believe you will buy "a piece of magnetic white board". Most of the companies that supply magnetic white boards are cradle to grave operations & will cheerfully sell you the finished product.
    The best price on these hings is from the companies that supply schools with whiteboards & projector screens & the like.
    The good ones are steel sheet with white ceramic coating.
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    Non magnetic white board is easy.
    Good quality gloss laminate works just fine.
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    Curiously enough, one can now buy a magnetic paint :eek: so you can paint a whole wall with the stuff and magnets will stick to it.

    Good luck!

    P

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    Buy a piece of "Car magnetic sign material" from a sign shop. Roll this out over your whiteboard, it will adhere to a steel frame, or if the backing is wood or MDF type, glue it on with contact adhesive. Usually it is covered in white vinyl, so if you cover the whole surface of the board with this stuff , you can write anywhere on it with white board markers or stick metal objects to it.

    It comes in 0.6 mm for fridge magnets and 0.8 mm for car magnetic signs.

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    What Gatiep said. Friend's workshop has a 'magnetic whiteboard' made from a 600x900 piece of magnetic sign stock, which is stuck to the side of a large (1200x1200x2400) safe.

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    Nice suggestion gatiep. I was on the hunt for something like this for my daughter. Its getting harder to keep marker of the fridge of late
    J!

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    Quote Originally Posted by bitingmidge
    Curiously enough, one can now buy a magnetic paint :eek: so you can paint a whole wall with the stuff and magnets will stick to it.

    Good luck!

    P
    Alot of cars I share the road with seem to have that magnetic paint on them...seems to be on alot of the trees and lamposts around Adelaide.
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    Coming in a bit late on this one, but cut the side out of a throwout washing machine, fridge, or whatever - the white enamelled sheetmetal should be the ducks guts.


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    Quote Originally Posted by scooter
    Coming in a bit late on this one, but cut the side out of a throwout washing machine, fridge, or whatever - the white enamelled sheetmetal should be the ducks guts.


    Cheers...............Sean
    Or you could just buy some "sign white" colourbond

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    Quote Originally Posted by bitingmidge
    Curiously enough, one can now buy a magnetic paint :eek: so you can paint a whole wall with the stuff and magnets will stick to it.


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    Hi Midge,

    Just a note, my wife (who is a school teacher) wanted me to make her a "white board" using this magnetic paint about 12 months ago. We found out (after a lot of stuffing around) that it wasn't being made anymore

    Note that we were looking for the Dulux Wonder Walls stuff. It may be being made again too :confused:

    Krunchy.

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    Yes I read about that myself.
    I finished up doing the corkboard. Used some cork tiles with some camping mat foam underneath.
    It's goin' great so far.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Krunchy
    Hi Midge,

    Just a note, my wife (who is a school teacher) wanted me to make her a "white board" using this magnetic paint about 12 months ago. We found out (after a lot of stuffing around) that it wasn't being made anymore

    Note that we were looking for the Dulux Wonder Walls stuff. It may be being made again too :confused:

    Krunchy.
    They may not be making it because it didnt work very well. Friends painted their daughters wall with the stuff and after nine (expensive) coats, magnets nearly stuck to it.
    It's only a mistake if you don't learn from it.

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    Check out the second hand shops. I bought mine several years ago from Absoe's in Brisbane. They have lots of second hand stuff from educational institutes

    Cann't rember the price but it was reasonable and without measuring is approx 6 X 3

    Sam

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