Krylon Magnetic Spray Paint

Krylon Magnetic Spray Paint is one of those rare products that instantly gives birth to a thousand home project ideas. Imagine using the iron-based magnetic paint as a primer on a wall or door, then painting over with your favourite colour to create a magnet-attracting surface to invisibly hang small frames, mounted prints, and other light objects (preferably using the mighty mites of magnetism, neodymium magnets) without having to resort to finish-damaging nails or pins. Or to create a magnetic kitchen wall where utensils and kitchen tools are suspended on magnetic hooks. In combination with magnetic inkjet sheets and your own creativity, you could print out your own customizable/rearrangeable graphic wall tiles to liven up your place with...do we dare say...magnetic attraction? $9.59 for a 13oz can.

Comments (3)

I used rustoleum magnetic primer (about $20 a can) to coat my blackboards at school (I'm a 4th grade teacher). 5 cans later, and 6 coats on my 2 back boards, 5 coats on the two front boards, I'm just a bit disgusted! I have the tiny little magnets you mentioned above (bought them at a craft store) and they barely hold. The primer was advertised as usable for blackboards, but is very gritty - I'm having trouble imagining how white or black board paint will go on smoothly! Now I'm wishing I had done a little research like this before I'd bought the paint.

Perhaps the Krylon works better, but I doubt it - I imagine it would have less attraction due to the thin coating provided by a spray paint. As for me, I'm marching to Lowe's tomorrow to see if I can get my money back ( or at least half of it since that's about how well this stuff works!)

oops - I just found out I didn't have the neodymium magnets. Thanks for the tip - I just bought some online -maybe they'll make my efforts worthwhile!

I've bought one can from an art store and tried in some cardboard. Useless.

I've painted a couple of times and even tried in my wall but nothing happened.

I even tried them with neodymium magnets but I guess the spray wasn't working.