Goo Systems Projection Paint

[Marquoz]

I was thinking about getting a projector, and was looking at being able to paint the wall for a couple hundred dollars versus buying a screen. Has anybody done this yet? If so, was it worth it, or did it look horrid?

[Beta Man]

I haven't done it personally, but I know there are multiple people experimenting with multiple formulas of paint at AVS.....

I hear a lot depends on your painting ability too


One thing, that sounded odd to me, but I actually saw it at my local Home-Depot, and thought "wow, that'd be easy" is the "Wilsonart" laminate.... you just order the size you need, hang it, and put a border around it..... piece of cake... $40-$50 or so....

I made my screen out of Black-out-cloth, and it worked out great.

Also, a painted screen is only as good as the wall it's painted on.

[bassbone57]

Originally Posted by Beta Man

I haven't done it personally, but I know there are multiple people experimenting with multiple formulas of paint at AVS.....

I hear a lot depends on your painting ability too


One thing, that sounded odd to me, but I actually saw it at my local Home-Depot, and thought "wow, that'd be easy" is the "Wilsonart" laminate.... you just order the size you need, hang it, and put a border around it..... piece of cake... $40-$50 or so....

I made my screen out of Black-out-cloth, and it worked out great.

Also, a painted screen is only as good as the wall it's painted on.

I did the Wilsonart Designer White screen 92" and put a 1x4 frame around it wraped in black velveteen and it works great. I put the laminate on some underlament so it wouldn't ripple and that helped a ton. Just trying to stretch the laminate on the frame is not an easy task at all! All together the screen probably cost about $100-$150.

I'll add some photos to the HT gallery soon.

-K

[Snowgod]

I just finished my screen last night. I took "Black Out Cloth" and stretched it on a 1x4 wood frame (got the BOC at Jo Ann Fabrics). I then painted it with 2 coats of KILZ-2 primer and then applied 2 coats of Black Widow screen paint (formula is on AVS forums). I am very impressed with the image as is my wife. Total screen cost was about $70.

[Jared]

I went the do-able mdf board route and i love it. I spent more on the velvet for the frame than I did on the screen.

[Marquoz]

Thanks very much for the replies! Guess I'll hit up AVS and see what results they are getting there, then expirement.

[Deadset]

Originally Posted by Snowgod

I just finished my screen last night. I took "Black Out Cloth" and stretched it on a 1x4 wood frame (got the BOC at Jo Ann Fabrics). I then painted it with 2 coats of KILZ-2 primer and then applied 2 coats of Black Widow screen paint (formula is on AVS forums). I am very impressed with the image as is my wife. Total screen cost was about $70.

Can you post the formula in this thread?

[rogman]

Originally Posted by Marquoz

I was thinking about getting a projector, and was looking at being able to paint the wall for a couple hundred dollars versus buying a screen. Has anybody done this yet? If so, was it worth it, or did it look horrid?

I came very close to using GooSystems paint, but in the end went with a Carada screen instead. Everything I've heard about Goo seems pretty good though.

If you're really on a budget, a buddy of mine bought a roll of white photographer's background paper and some 2" wide poplar moulding (painted flat black) and built a 100" screen that actually looks pretty good! The whole thing was $50 and he has enough paper left from the roll to replace it should it get ripped, yellow over time, etc.