The blank canvas.
Check out my nifty work suit; I picked it up at the center for wooden boats for a buck. My first step was to lay down the base coat which is filled with lead shavings so it's magnetic.
I only had one piece of wood so it required lots of advanced planning. ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTElbPzt3QClYNYjLy9pgyDmTMgANR0rl-vsE7ar7gTOA18VXCYpFwc8eLIxRtkAJms1ooy16m3Lfsawt52JzXkOIsCofiMmp1PbwhKC0TU5vwOzoD0NMNYEKDNJdfpbWbaF8l/s400/DSCF7550.JPG)
The second coat was blackboard paint.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifPhw5P16bzC4YZ1VLobTXHNWVJictegVnYzuio0z-Qta5eEc8mzhHHs7M-6cIoaLprb8gJtg_Zt9AJgY1rPVT8kzkI-bbcduH3hOOn2lReQ0rsCyRchMSNHsr8iCSGz55ctwA/s400/DSCF7494.JPG)
And the final coat was the blue paint.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWIRBqTWkKmYS3VD9TmJVxSN6yUFw15wFKU7B7T1FEKpsBwQi5GD-5w47hLvlNMcJEIS9vFmiaItsqj39kICHj7j3uQzj1a7OtTY-CbhyphenhyphenU-SvMDV1cBU6SQ33ZbXr_Qs0tQrKt/s400/DSCF7557.JPG)
You have to 'break in' the chalkboard paint.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNiNcz8uLlzpv9XtAJl-VfHG0Z1e1JamzPAQDkGC80qZSk9VZcrd8zcuaNdyh4Ri5CY0z1GQAFQD4IW0B2VjAK5dBF1owvyTQ7DW6J-xSAWj5zvQePVilyzPGMV2qTJe_oSelM/s400/DSCF7568.JPG)
Drilling the holes for the hooks.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-VOqnSaj2rwf90WP419L7QKZlNKu3Nctlf0JHr2q17oGA1ng84Oh4zLyOq70rUVwYBsiueMAi-gN7pHyddWiLRygT1oe57TfZAAA6OS30gWqbuhurcG7kKysK2mGXLC_SKQvG/s400/DSCF7571.JPG)
The second coat was blackboard paint.
And the final coat was the blue paint.
You have to 'break in' the chalkboard paint.
Drilling the holes for the hooks.