Step one is priming and prepping the wall.
Magnetic chalkboard wall paint.
Chalkboard paint is made specifically to be used as a chalkboard.
If you can get away with one coat that is best but i ended up doing two.
I added a magnetic primer so we can put pictures on it too.
The more paint you have over the magnetic layer the less effective it will be supposedly.
Tip strong magnets with minimal weight adhere best to treated surface.
Patrish yes you can paint chalkboard paint on a piece of sheet steel and make a magnetic chalkboard.
Rust oleum magnetic chalkboard paint is a tough scratch resistant finish that allows you to create a writeable wipeable chalkboard surface that attracts magnets.
So i filled those in and sanded them down when it dried.
But vinly magnetic chalkboard wall paper can.
The magnetic chalkboard wall paper has four layers it is more strong magnetic with 0 6mm thickness and can attract any magnetic accessories to blackboard wallpaper.
If i can do it you can do.
How to paint a magnetic chalkboard wall step 1.
After 3 coats of magnetic paint the area still was not magnetic enough to hold most magnets.
My brother had used this room as an office several years ago and there were holes in the walls still from where he hung things.