What is marker paint for drawing on the walls and rules of application
You can draw or write with a marker on the wall painted with marker paint. This is a special type of paints and varnishes that allows you to create a coating that is resistant to abrasion and wet cleaning. All surface is painted with marker paint. For example, the walls of residential, school and office premises, as well as furniture, individual boards, objects. It is allowed to write on the painted surface, to draw with any marker and to delete text, to draw with a sponge or cleaning liquids.
Description and characteristics of marker paint
There is an ideal paint to create a smooth finish on the wall that allows you to write and draw with colored markers. At any time, the text or design can be erased and no marks or stains will remain on the surface. This paint and varnish material is called marker paint.
Paints and varnishes that create the basis for drawing with markers can be found in any building supermarket. The composition of the marker is an order of magnitude more expensive compared to conventional enamel or dispersion.
As a rule, two-component marker paints are sold in hardware stores. Before use, two semi-finished products must be connected to each other. It is recommended to apply the resulting mixture to the wall within an hour. A coat of paint applied to the surface dries in a few hours. True, you can use a painted wall, that is, draw on it with markers, only after 7-10 days.
Main varieties
In construction supermarkets, only two-component polyurethane paint materials are sold, but from different manufacturers. Paints for drawing with markers differ from each other in price and properties (drying time).
Varieties:
- white (paint on the wall in snow-white color);
- transparent (keep the original color of the wall).
Each type of paint material has its own advantages and disadvantages. The white composition allows you to create a perfectly snow-white gloss or matte finish on a plastered wall. But with the help of transparent paint, you can preserve the original appearance of the surface.Such a composition will create an invisible film on the board or wall, on which you can draw with multi-colored markers.
Apps
Marker paint is used to paint:
- nursery, kitchen, school, office walls;
- a school or administrative board, including an old slate;
- facade of office or children's furniture;
- walls in medical and kindergarten institutions;
- billboards in cafes, convenience stores;
- walls for announcements near entrances;
- billboards in industrial facilities.
Marker type paint materials can be applied to:
- a wall painted with polyurethane, alkyd, latex, acrylic paint;
- any base previously treated with a primer;
- concrete, plaster, wood;
- surface of any color, size and shape;
- dark base (transparent type of LMB) for drawing with neon markers;
- a white or clear base for drawing with colored markers.
Choice criteria
Most marker paints sold in building supermarkets contain polyurethane components and consist of two semi-finished products, which are recommended to be combined with each other before use. Painting materials are applied to an even coating. If you want to keep the color of the wall or panel, buy a transparent composition.
Review of the best manufacturers
The name of high quality marker paints:
- Vanilla (shiny and matte, white and transparent);
- Milacor (white and transparent, with and without gloss);
- Akrida (white and transparent, shiny and matte);
- Sketchpaint (white and transparent, glossy and matte);
- Ideapain (white and transparent, glossy and matte).
Rules and features of the application
Marker paint usually consists of two components, which must be mixed before being applied to the wall or panel. The surface can be painted in 1-3 coats. Wait a few hours after applying fresh paint for the coating to dry completely. Manufacturers recommend painting in 2 coats.
One liter of paint materials should be enough for two-layer application of the composition on an equal basis of 4-6 square meters.
The paint is applied to a prepared, dry and uniform wall. It is allowed to paint over a perfect old plaster, plaster, concrete base. Before painting the boards or walls, the surface must be treated with a primer (latex).
A transparent paint is applied to the finished base, that is, to an acrylic, alkyd, latex coating in perfect condition. White composition can be painted over a primed plaster or concrete surface.
Preparatory steps:
- surface preparation for painting;
- clean the base from dirt, dust, old cracked coating;
- fill defects or level the wall with gypsum plaster;
- sand the base;
- priming;
- if necessary, paint the wall with colored paint.
How to use marker composition:
- connect two semi-finished paint materials to each other and mix well;
- wait 5 minutes for the bubbles to disappear;
- pour a small amount of the mixture into a separate container (tray for rolling out the roll);
- apply 1 coat on the wall;
- wait for the coating to dry;
- after 5-12 hours, apply 2 layers;
- after drying, apply 3 coats if necessary;
- wait 7-10 days and use one coat of marker.
Useful tips for painting:
- to apply painting materials on the base, use flat brushes or rollers with short hairs;
- the shorter the length of the roller bristles, the smoother the coating;
- after mixing two semi-finished products, painting the wall, it is recommended to finish the boards within an hour, otherwise the mixture will harden;
- to create an impromptu board on the wall, it is better to stick around the edges of the painted surface with masking tape;
- it is allowed to remove the tape one hour after painting;
- to paint the corners, it is best to use small rollers 10 cm long;
- it is recommended to apply paint to the surface in one direction, from top to bottom;
- it is desirable to work with marker paint at a temperature of 15-25 degrees Celsius;
- you can only paint a perfectly dry, smooth and uniform wall.
After painting the surface, it is recommended to wait 7-10 days. However, marker paint dries in a few hours (maximum - 12).However, it is forbidden to use it at first. The coating must not only dry, but also undergo an air-curing process.
After ten days it is allowed to write and draw on the painted surface with multi-colored markers. We recommend using a whiteboard marker or dry erase marker. It is undesirable to use permanent markers for drawing.
You can erase the drawing, whiteboard text with a dry cloth or regular sponge. When using permanent markers, you will need to use an alcohol-based cleaning fluid. Stores sell special cleaners to help keep the surface perfectly white and clean. In construction supermarkets you can buy sprays for whiteboards, special napkins. Do not use abrasive cleaning products for cleaning.