After some convincing, Husband was on board to paint our door that leaves to the garage with chalkboard paint. And since our Montana likes to scratch at the door when we come through the garage, the door was needing some TLC anyway.
We decided on Rust-oleum in Latte from Home Depot. I taped around the deadbolt lock and door handle with masking tape, wiped the door down with a little dish soap and warm water.
The directions recommended rolling the paint on with a foam roller, and I used a short-handled angled paint brush to cut-in.
The door required three thin coats, letting it dry for four hours in between each one.
This was our doggy-proofing device: baby gate plus a chair. The directions said to let the paint cure for 72 hours...which we did. At that point you take a piece of chalk and rub it over the entire surface of the door and then erase it. Now the surface is ready to be a fully functioning chalkboard.
Now I put our schedule for the week on the door (cause Husband has a tendency to forget things). It took a few tries to figure out the best chalk to use. I wanted colored chalk initially, thinking it would show up best on the door. Blue, purple, green and red all looked horrible. You could only see it if you were right up on the door. So far yellow, orange and white show up the best. I'm completely perplexed by the idea, but whatever.
Oh, I almost forgot to tell you about the added bonus to our little painting project! Montana no longer scratches at the door when we are in the garage! I guess humans aren't the only ones who don't like the sound of nails on a chalkboard! Haha! Bonus!
Cool! Didn't know they have different colors!
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