Amber is always coming up with new improvements. Her latest is this wall with a full layer of magnetic paint beneath the colored layer. On top she is now able to mount - in her own higgledy piggledy style - part of her large poster collection. Magnetic paint and magnets are here, Amber is here. (Thanks, Amber!)
A magnetic mosaic of all things marvellous... j'adore!
I thought home owning hipsters were supposed to FRAME their band posters?!
*dismayed*
So wouldn't this mess up electronics (they always say to keep magnets away from your television)? If you are a renter and then you move out - how do you deactivate the magnetism to ensure the next person doesn't move their TV/Computer up against a no no?
So the question - is there a deactivating paint?
that looks great!
you can get awesome rare-earth magnets in bulk from lee valley tools, I think they're Canadian (but unlike American companies, will ship across the border) you can find them here: http://www.leevalley.com/hardware/page.aspx?c=1&p=42348&cat=3,42363
I think it's kind of great. But Everett has a very good question.
I don't know, It looks like my room in highschool, when i felt the need to plaster the walls with my favorite band posters and J14 magazine cutouts.
Mat, I frame the posters whose design I appreciate the most. This is more like an inspiration wall.
Everett, that wall is actually in my office, so my computer is right next to it. The magnetic paint people say there's no negative effect on electronics, etc. It's actually not very strong at all. I had to put four coats on and use super strong magnets to get the posters to stick (I mention this in the post on my site).
as mentioned in last year's magnetic paint thread, this stuff is a suspension of metal shavings and isn't magnetic itself. what it will do is stop any wireless signal from passing through the wall, and if the paint people are telling you it won't do that then you're going to have a tough time sticking magnets to it. :)
One of the problems with adulthood is that many of us become embarrassed by giving in to the desire to plaster the walls with who we really are and we want to live in DWR and have our friends remark on how design perfect we are.
Amber seems to be a happy gal.
Yeah Jackie, I know what I like. Thanks :)
Amber: Never lose that feeling. Otherwise its someone else's life. Nice blog, by the way.
I am SERIOUSLY considering doing a magnetic chalkboard as one wall of my new condo (one wall of the kitchen). This is the first I've heard of problems with magnetic paint. Is there anyone out there with any expertise regarding this???
I need to make this decision in the next six weeks. If there is problem, how is it remedied/retrofitted in the long term???
well, i've been dealing with networks for nearly 15 years now, wireless for 8 (802.11a's introduction). the concept behind what could make this paint block wireless signals is fairly well established, it's called a Faraday Shield. this is why people living in plaster constructions which use a wire mesh behind the plaster complain about their cellphones not getting a signal. however, from Amber's description of how badly this stuff holds a magnet, i'm going to go with signal degredation over outright blocking from this stuff. it's pretty obvious that there's not much metal suspended in the paint so its conductivity wouldn't be enough to block a wireless signal entirely or cause any other electrical problems. also the metal in this paint isn't magnetic itself, so it won't cause magnetic interference to tvs, monitors, storage, etc either.
still, i wouldn't paint the wall behind my microwave with this stuff. just to be safe :)
do you need perfect wireless reception in your kitchen? that's the only question i think you need to ask yourself.
Mat's funny.