I just received this easel and was surprised that the paint was on the chalk side. How do you make your paper stay down and flat?
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Good point! We haven't painted yet on it.. Maybe use chip clips? Lemme know if that works:)
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I use chalk all different colors. Use damp paper towel to erase, looks new all the time. I like it.
987026
it is two-sided. white board on one side, chalk board on the other. It is very nice!!!
1279629
We have never had a problem writing with chalk on the chalkboard side. We received ours as a Christmas gift in 2011.
875584
I've never used chalk paint; however, if it dries like any other type of paint I'd expect the gel stain to cover. Suggest that you make up a test coupon and paint that as you would your project and try the gel stain to see if it adheres properly.
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Water and a paper towel worked for me. I have only used it on chalk board labels though.
965960
Nope. I mounted it on a medium sized easel that had a chalkboard backing and it turned out great. Biggest issue may be air bubbles, but it should be okay if you mount it carefully.
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we have been happy with our easel. We have a 1 yr old and he likes to "draw" with chalk (with supervision of course!) so we have it on the lowest setting. As he grows we'll raise it up but low its pretty sturdy. I can see potential for it to be a little wobbly on the highest setting, but my husband is handy and will come up with a way to make it more sturdy. Hope thats helpful!
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Ya, just make sure you let it dry.I takes a long time. I am not a huge fan of dippy pens but I have a set and if youre after a certain line it works. Im drawing "illuminated" letters w this ink. I did a calligraphy wall plaque too.its a hoot.Drives ppl nuts."Why do you have a blank paper on the wall?"
367612
There ought to be rounded plastic rods that look like glue sticks for hot glue guns inside. As they drop down, they press against your paper to give it some grab. Yours sounds like defective.
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I used a chalk marker and it didn't come off so I had to repaint it. But regular chalk comes off fine
965614
I thought of putting plastic wrap on those boards but I forgot to do before we painting the first time. We did get paint in both dry erase and chalk but it wiped up easy, even after dried.
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Hi Richard! I say use regular stick chalk. Remember to treat the board first by lightly chalking over the whole board kind of like an etch-sketch.....using chalk lengthwise. This breaks the board surface in. Wipe that off and you're ready to go. Wet your chalk by placing it in water for a short time before you use. Hairspray lightly sprayed over your final demo will preserve it so it doesn't smudge. Hope that helps. Amy K.
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I didn't use anything special but I found I liked the wider/flat/somewhat firm bristled paint brushes I had in my stash - they were part of a paint brush variety pack I had purchased at some point, nothing special. I tried using one of those sponge brushes and it introduced too many air bubbles into the chalkboard surface.
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I don't think that it did. I tried it before I gave it to my granddaughter and I wasn't very impressed. Our little Rose is more into drawing and painting so it didn't really matter. Before I bought this one, I searched everywhere for a good chalk board but I just couldn't find one so I decided on this easel. Everything else about this easel was fine.
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I used a glue stick, which worked okay. I did not feel like it was reliable though, so I usually put some tape on the edges as well. I would not use elmer's unless you have a way to spread it thinly, since it could make the paper wet and wrinkly.
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Mine is on canvas, and since it came folded there are creases and wrinkles in it. I steamed the back of it and then used clamps to tighten it and get the wrinkles out. I plan on rolling it up to avoid the wrinkles in the future.