Newbie Question from an old dog...regarding Dry Erasable substrates...

[Master's Touch]

Just never encountered this before. Can you you use a Dry erase marker on Regular clear acrylic? If so great, if not, is there a substrate you'd suggest? This is for in room hospital signage.

thanks!

 

[JBusch260]

We've used glass before. I wouldn't suggest acrylic because you don't know what they'll be cleaning it with. High percentage rubbing alcohol will not mix well with it over time. They do make dry erase laminates. Would that be something that would help your project?

 

[J Hill Designs]

+1 dry erase lam over whatever you want to use

 

[Master's Touch]

hmm. I have some dry erase laminate...long term though I wonder how well it will hold up...in the past repeated use has caused it to lose it's effectiveness. Is there not an acrylic or lexan product that wouldn't require a laminate?

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[mark galoob]

wet erase works on regular lam. it works well we have project boards that are 5 yrs old laminated w/ oracal lam, and use wet erase regularly with no problems...dry erase will not work at all with it.

mark galoob

 

[J Hill Designs]

if you really need long term, durable, always eraseable no ghost, dry erase material, use porcelain coated steel.

 

[Master's Touch]

It has to be clear. There will be reverse cut text on the underside of the panel.

 

[visual800]

Go buy tileboard at lowes it works great and bout $18 for 4x8

 

[Master's Touch]

"It has to be clear."

 

[John Butto]

Nice find on the clear acrylic marker board Mr White, will be purchasing some of that for a project coming up!

 

[Master's Touch]

Thanks Guys! The acrylite is the best option I have seen...but it is pricey.