How Much Time Does It Really Take To Paint Your Wall?

This is a pretty common question - most people first think that it won't take any longer than regular painting (which is true) but then starting to think more about it and for some reason they start to convince themselves that there must be some secret step that adds time and complications to the whole process! However, there really isn't anything time consuming or hard about putting whiteboard paint on your walls.

What part of painting your walls takes the longest? Just like a regular paint you will spend the most time waiting for the paint to dry and cure. For whiteboard paint you let the paint cure for several days before using it - this isn't really something that "regular" paint has listed as a step since you wouldn't be trying to do something like write on it.

Setup for painting your walls is fairly simple. If your walls are clean you can skip to outlining the area with painters tape to give it a sharp border, if desired. If your walls are dirty you want to give them at least a wipe down with a damp rag to get dust, dirt, and other junk off of the paint. This will help the whiteboard paint adhere and last longer. After wiping down your wall you want to give it a day or so to fully dry.

When you are ready to paint, mix the components together well and then let it sit to ensure all of the bubbles are out of the paint mixture. This is a great time to take care of the other details prior to painting.

After your walls are wiped down and ready to go, tape off the area you want to paint - be sure to use extra wide tape or put a couple of strips down; most people will have a hard time not crossing a 1 inch tape outline at least once while painting!

Putting down a drop cloth (or old newspapers) doesn't take more than a minute, and then you are ready to start painting.

Now that you are ready, go ahead and paint. After the first coat give the paint time to dry (about 1 hour) and then follow up with a second coat. After this you can peel your tape off, take away the drop cloth, and do any other general cleanup.

Time from start to finish? Depending on your skill as a painter it should take between 2 and 4 hours. An afternoon or an evening is easily enough time for the task. It's a small amount of time for the end result - a huge whiteboard on your wall.

This article was first posted on Thought Formula.