The magnetic paint isn't very strong, even using rare earth magnets. And yes I did use a number of coats. For me it works ok with letter size prints, but it doesn't work well with much bigger ones.
On Mon, Apr 28, 2014 at 9:29 AM, mrjimbo2 <mrjimbo2@...> wrote:
I just saw something in my neighbors sons room that may be of interest here.. They painted one wall in his bedroom with magnetic paint.. I didn't know their was such a thing.. They got it from Home Depot.. Hanging prints this way would be a no brainer. Simply use magnets or the magnetic strips.. and yes it looks like it'll hold some weight.. subject to one's choice of magnets I'm sure.. They had a roll of magnetic strip that was about 1/8 think and maybe 1/2 wide.. this stuff looked pretty clean and visually non obtrusive to look at.. Might be worth looking at..jimbo----- Original Message -----From: Harry LockwoodSent: Monday, April 28, 2014 7:40 AMSubject: Re: [Digital BW] Digest Number 7491
John,I’m interested is doing something similar, but I’m afraid your description is unclear. Perhaps you could try again? Also, I know from personal experience that thumb tacks are very unreliable when used in sheetrock because they make a larger hole that the diameter of the pin. They will then dislodge easily.HarryFrom: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>;
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Subject: [Digital BW] Digest Number 74911 MessageDigest #74911aRe: Suggestions for displaying matted prints by jprovidenzaMessageSun Apr 27, 2014 7:34 pm (PDT) . Posted by: jprovidenzaOK - I'm the original poster - here's what I did...
I ended up making a simple wooden "shelf" that I stained black. It's made
from a one*two piece of (scrap) wood that has a smaller piece nailed to the front
to make a lip to hold pictures in. I'll be using simple straight pins (ie sewing)
to hold in my 16*20 matts. If they are portrait, a pin will be at one height,
landscape, a different height. The pins are small, non-obvious, when I
change a place from portrait<->landscape, I can take out the pin and simply
move it up or down to a pre-existing (tiny) hole. I should mention the wall
is sheet-rock, so I can stick a pin into it (this wouldn't work so well on
a concrete wall).
This was simple to make, it looks clean, and it has the flexibility I want.
I also used up some scrap wood from my stash in the garage. A win-win
result.
I hope this sparks ideas for other looking into this type of problem!
John PNo virus found in this message.
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