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Can you paint a wall for a projector screen.
Primer paint is heavily pigmented and produces an excellent starting ground for your diy projector screen surface.
Up to 50 brighter than normal white wall paint.
If you have a nice flat wall which is high enough to project your movie on to and you don t mind painting an outdoor wall permanently then simply get the paint out.
Choosing a home projector paint.
You can best approximate this effect by painting your home theater wall with a specially formulated projection screen paint.
After the primer dries it s time to apply the projector screen paint.
If required apply a layer of putty over the screen wall that you would like to paint on.
Projector screen paint has a couple of advantages beyond simply the cost though.
If your wall isn t already white you should prep it with a regular white wall primer before you apply any projection paint.
For one projector screen paint allows you to decide how large of a projection screen you need.
Paint your own high quality projection screen.
Also you can add any kind of border you want.
High definition home theater screen paint.
Once you know which wall you re going to make your home theater screen on then you should paint the entire surface with a quality white primer.
Ok so this isn t strictly using material but you re looking for cheap solution for an outdoor movie projector screen so it would be remiss of me not to mention it.
And you can have the projector screen anywhere you want without that much of a hassle.
If your wall is not the same color as your projector screen paint then you will have to prep the wall with a primer.
Commercial projection screens are made from a silver or gray reflective material because they display color and contrast more dynamically than an ordinary white bed sheet.
A one step product.
Now that you have painted the wall surrounding your screen you are ready to paint the screen itself.
That said there are a number of qualities about projection screen paint that can make selecting one a confusing task.
If necessary apply a second coat after the first coat dries.
The idea is that you can opt for something very simple or something a lot more complicated.
Paint the wall outside the screen area.
Just paint 2 coats on any smooth surface or wall.
After having prepped your wall you need to make sure that there is no unevenness.
Step 1 prep the wall.
You can grab a projector screen paint kit for just under 200 which will cover up to a 90 square foot projection area.
Many people get confused about whether to use silver grey or white.
But this high science stuff is going to cost you.