What would a grown woman want with a chalkboard? This is the question I received when my friend walked into my home office and saw it hanging up. I need this for a couple of reasons. The main reason is the fact that I forget things at an alarming rate. If someone tells me to do something by the time it's time to execute what I was asked to do I have either forgotten a portion or all of what was said. Writing things down on a piece of paper, or recording it into my phone doesn't work for me. What does actually work for me is writing things in large letters on a blackboard that I can't hit snooze on or intentionally ignore. It's very useful. The blackboard can take normal chalk but I use chalk markers on the surface. If you are going to use normal chalk on it make sure you prime the board by running the side of the chalk all over the board and then erasing really well. The chalk will show up very bold after that. I have to say that this is not the type of blackboard that you would find at school but it's a nice, home-use board. It is able to hold my markers and chalk as well which is a large plus. I found that I was able to hold three markers on the board before running out of space which is amazing. You could almost fit four but you run out of space right at the edge of the cap.
This chalkboard comes with the nails to hang it up and assembly was extremely easy. Cleanup is easy as well with the liquid chalk markers. Now, I did struggle originally with wiping the liquid chalk off the blackboard. Me being very new to the whole liquid chalk thing and forgetting to purchase an eraser I used a piece of wet paper towel. Wrong move. It smudged and just would not come off without elbow grease. I researched how to remove liquid chalk from boards and I saw advice of using a magic eraser and Windex, none of which I had on hand. I then took a simple sponge with water and it came off. If you are going to use that method with the liquid chalk make sure you have a dry rag handy to dry the board. It will look good as new with no trace of there having been something written there. This chalkboard is excellent for use in your home office, kitchen to write menu's on or even to hang in a playroom for kids to draw on. This was worth the price!
On the pics I actually erased part of it with a paper towel and water on the right side of the board. If you notice it's still a little white. On the left side of the board I used the sponge and water. Amazingly clean and clear.
| Manufacturer | Mattel |
|---|---|
| Brand | The Board Dudes |
| Item Weight | 1.9 pounds |
| Product Dimensions | 23 x 17 x 0.75 inches |
| Item model number | CXM80 |
| Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
| Material Type | Wood |
| Number of Items | 1 |
| Manufacturer Part Number | CXM80 |
