How many coats do I have to apply to the wall? We have 3 coats on now, and not all the marker colors are erasing off. Does anyone know why???
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We used 3 coats, on 3 separate doors, and then let it cure for a week, and they all work fine. I will say that certain brands of marker did not work, while others worked great. The Office Depot brand markers didn't work, but the Expo ones have worked perfectly. I have read that if the product is old, it doesn't work. But if you have certain colors working and others not working, I would check the brands?
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Unfortunately i dont think it matters....i did 5 and it never worked. the whole idea sounds good on paper but they desperately need to go back to their research and development team .. good luck but i ended up buying a huge dry erase board and mounting it where i wanted it..works like a charm..wish i hadnt wasted the $$ on the product to begin with :(
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You have to use more than it recommends. I was doing about a 3 feet by 3 feet on 4 closet doors and I had to use 2 boxes. I am wondering what you are using to erase the colors off. When the grandkids use them I usually have to go back and erase them better. Amazon does sell dry erase spray that works good. I find the kids sometimes use a wipe which also works good. Maybe you should try one of these ideas before you put another coat on.
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I think it's the nature of the product. I don't think a paint will ever fully replicate an actual dry erase board. However, ours cleans up fine. I have found that Windex takes off color residue. The residue can be darker if you don't use low odor markers or leave the writing up for a very long time (months). Windex takes off everything, though. The Expo cleaner isn't bad either but it's more expensive. You can also use one of those Mr. Clean white miracle sponges.
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I used 3-4 coats on the tables. However, if the product is old, (sitting in the store too long), it will not work.
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I painted my fireplace surround with a foam brush and it didn't streak. It needed at least two coats.
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I used them on lightly textures walls, and did fairly well. The big tree was a huge pain and could have used two people to apply. The trick to getting them to stick was washing the wall really well first. I used rubbing alcohol. They're still up and still look great, but I think they'd have been 100% great (instead of 90% great) on an untextured wall.
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There is one sticker. I measured and made plus signs on the wall then lleveled those marks. There is a backer sheet that you take off which is thicker and then you use the other sheet to line it up and level before adheribg to the wall. An old credit card is handy to press and rub on the letters before removing the backer sheet slowly. Wipe you wall down with alcohol first so the letters will stick better. Good luck.
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I did a wall without sanding on my slightly textured wall and hated the result. I ended up sanding and repainting. Try writing on your wall with chalk now and see how you like it. It will be even more textured with a few coats of chalkboard paint.
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Hello, Gwynny's Mommy, what a great idea! I have not had any concerns/problems removing any of the RoomMates decals. The paint remained on the wall, it did not peel off and the colour of the paint was not affected. The only thing I have noticed, sometimes a sticky substance is left on the wall after removing the decal; however, with dish soap, water and a little "elbow grease", the sticky substance comes off. This has only occurred when the decal was on the wall for an extended period of time (4 years). If you are just putting it up for a birthday party, you should be okay. :) I hope this helps. Have a great birthday celebration! Take care, Sandra
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Like anything stuck to paint. Start at a corner and get a good edge to work with. Be extremely careful not to chip or dig into the paint. Work across to get a full edge started. Could us a soapy water solution to loosen. Pull along the wall and not back away from the wall. It is all going to depend on type and quality of paint and primer. Also your patience level will be a factor. Good luck.
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Omg girl! It took forever and I had a cramped hand when I was done. But in the end it was totally worth it. I cut up the decor to place it how & where I wanted it. I took a plastic spatula and started rubbing the decor on the wall slowly lifting the paper up to make sure it was stuck on properly. If it wasn't I'd put the paper back on the wall and kept rubbing it until it was. Hope it helped & good luck!
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I just put three of them up on textured walls and they keep falling down. I lined the edges with painters tape as others have recommended and that keeps coming off with the whiteboard. Im thinking i may just have to use masking tape on the edges or something else more sticky.
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Hello Toni,Well I used such as stickers but for a painted wall could be but I not sure about the quality of the paper and after a long time depends of the inks that you use could lost a little of color, but at the end is a good paper. Is just maybe to try with something small and then see what happen.
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Yep, the came off my painted walls just fine. I would make sure to try to do it when you have some extra sets of hands around. Just pull it off slowly and evenly though, otherwise the vinyl will stretch.
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I think it depends on what kind of paint is on the wall. I put mine on a bathroom wall which has a kind of a latex finish. I repositioned a small piece and some of the paint came off. Maybe the wall was not all it should be from the start because I had paint to come off around the shower head all by itself. Other walls in my house have a flat finish, I do not think it would have happened on those walls. Yes it is easy to peal off. I am very pleased with my sticker, everyone loves it. I have no regrets and will be buying another.
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In all honesty, I think the edges of the decals may peel away from your wall. I've had that happen to a couple of the decals on my smooth walls, but I think, or at least am hoping, it's due to the high humidity we're experiencing right now. Today I moved them around in my kitchen and have had no issues yet with edges peeling away. If your textured wall is the small sand-like texture, I would say no, they won't work. If it's bigger swirls, you may get enough of the decal on the smooth part to make it work. Not sure if this was of any help to you. Good luck!
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I have had no problem just pulling it off but imagine if it won't pull off you could use a putty knife. Mine did not stain my very light paint but it was only up there for a short while. I think the type of wall covering/paint would determine how to remove any stain if there was one.
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I only just started putting things on my walls.......but i reapplied it to move it over a little and it peeled off easy.......then i pressed hard. Its like stickers should not be a problem.
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Very easy, it will depend on the paint finish.... My paint was satin finish so a gloss helped. Some of then fell off at first but 95% of them stayed on. I LOVED them!!! I just moved and plan to put them up in my new room.
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Hi I have just started using these paints and I let them dry for 30 min between layers I have never used medium with my top coat.Then I leave for 3 days to dry because I was having problems with the paint coming off when I handled the head to root the hair. I wasn't sure if it was because my coat's weren't thin enough or that It wasn't drying all the way so the 3 days helped a lot. I haven't had that problem again if you have more questions I will help if I can.