Office Walls = Dry-Erase Board

This stuff is never very smooth and never looks very clean.<p>I would recommend calling a glazier and mounting a sheet of tempered glass on the wall with small stainless standoffs. See <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/spolsky/FogCreekSNewOffice#5285319604805018674" rel="nofollow">http://picasaweb.google.com/spolsky/FogCreekSNewOffice#52853...</a> for a picture. Looks great, not expensive, and cleans easily without ever leaving permanent smudges

I once bought a can of it to create a home made dry-erase board and it didn't work that well... Smears remained, and you can't clean it of the way you clean of a regular whiteboard.<p>In addition, the paint I had wasn't magnetic, which is a drawback as well, but there is magnetic paint, so you would have to think about two layers...

My local home depot has it as $21.50 for 50 sq ft.<p>A more expensive version can be purchased through Behance: <a href="http://www.creativesoutfitter.com/Products/IdeaPaint/16?utm_source=Triggermail&#38;utm_medium=email&#38;utm_campaign=Idea%20Paint" rel="nofollow">http://www.creativesoutfitter.com/Products/IdeaPaint/16?utm_...</a> ($200 for 50 sq ft.)

You can buy 8x4 white panelboard at Lowes or Home Depot for about $15 a panel. The surface can get burned off if you use some caustic cleaners but it's cheap to replace.<p><a href="http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&#38;productId=16605-46498-300" rel="nofollow">http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=productDetail&#38;prod...</a>

Nice hack, but, if renting, the landlord may not appreciate this part:<p>""" FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS:<p>Q: Can the Dry Erase coating be used over a previous Dry Erase surface?<p>A: Not over an aged surface. Since this product dries to a very hard and glossy surface, the previous coating must be thoroughly sanded to remove the gloss """

We have this at our office. It works reasonably well. A picture of the wall in use (from a party): <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/ojbyrne/3221346015/" rel="nofollow">http://www.flickr.com/photos/ojbyrne/3221346015/</a><p>As Louise's comment suggests, it's a little more difficult to erase.

See also the advice on Cool Tools:<p><a href="http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/000679.php" rel="nofollow">http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/000679.php</a><p>I'm thinking of just using melamine on a wall. I might consider upgrading to Ceramisteel when I win the lottery, though. That stuff sounds amazing.

A better idea is to use 4'x8' white melamine coated masonite. Glue or screw it to the walls. It also works great as a table top with fine tip dry erase markers.

if bored, try this on your dry-erase boards <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_tYPY0vVBA" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_tYPY0vVBA</a>