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Dry erase boards and Enamaling

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Sarah Schwartz
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Dry erase boards and Enamaling

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I read a couple posts asking questions on this. I worked for one of the two companies that make baked-on dry erase boards. They did a few of the non enamal ones too. The latter took a special vinyl paint that was practically impossible to letter with. The baked enamal boards were lettered with a paint called Vitracite which was then fired again. The paint itself was $600 a gallon back when I worked there last about 15 years ago. I hand painted but they went to making a mask with the computer and spraying it on. I believe the original coat on the board is Vitracite too. It is an extremely dangerous material and one man there got severe brain damage from it. I have COPD now an never having smoked I suspect this had a lot to do with it.

The company supplied me with the paints and I have no idea where they can be purchased

http://www.claridgeproducts.com/
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