Johnstone's - Magnetic Blackboard Paint - Black - 750ml

Love this paint. We bought a rectangle of plywood to create a blackboard wall panel in the kitchen. It went on so easily with a thick coverage and dried very quickly with the current heatwave so I was able to record faster than the recommended 2 hours. I used a small roller which gave a nice even coverage. I tested the magnetic strength after 4 coats and it worked but I have a 5th coat just to make sure. It’s able to hold every magnet I’ve tried to far and holds a picture so that’s good enough for us. The only thing I’d say is the final finish (after 5 coats) is a little rough to touch so I imagine chalk will need wiping with a damp cloth to remove.

I was dubious about magnetic blackboard paint - I'd read lots of poor reviews, but my wife was determined to give it a go anyway. And despite the bad reviews, it does work and really well. I suspect that the problem most people have with it is that they're not applying sufficient coats to build up the layers of material for the magnet to do its thing! To achieve the blackboard wall in the pictures I used about half a 750ml can and applied 6 coats. The paint is thick and covers really well - completely black after the first coat, and I think this may be where people are having a problem. They see that it is completely black, suitable for using as a blackboard... that's it then... oh, magnets don't stick... poor review. So, build up the coats, nice and thick, and it really works a treat! 😀

Great Chalkboard paint. You will need to do at least 3 coats though and only strong magnets work even then very weak, maybe more coats would improve this. Looks good though and not smelly when painting

As per other reviews use 4 plus coats of paint. Children really enjoyed using this for magnets and I was horrified when they used chalk as it created a massive mess and didn’t wipe off no matter how hard I tried - I still had a dusty blackboard. After much online research the magic key is Coke! Only clean with Coke and you will be very happy!!!

Paint durable kids love the outside chalk board still like it was when I painted it

Paint went on very easily, but even after 4 coats magnets of all types struggle to stay on. Another flaw is that writing on the board is so hard! Rough surface and doesn’t rub off easily, which leaves a stain and I’ll have to repaint with non magnetic stuff I’ve used before

3 coatings, 1 and a half of can :) My little one is super happy thank you !

I've got 4 coats on so far and it's managing to hold one piece of paper under a magnet so could probably do with a couple more coats. The main issue I have is that, because of the rough finish of the paint, chalk is hard to remove without leaving a residue of fibres. Chalk pens are also a problem because you need to remove with a damp cloth and the paint is water soluble. I think it will need a non soluble top coat of some kind. Ughhh more painting!