Paint for Projection Screen

Lear -- Sat, 11/14/2009 - 09:47

I was looking to paint a basement wall to make a projection screen. Here's what I found:

http://paintonscreen.com/

http://www.theaterthings.com/default.asp?&affId=27086&bannerId=0&promotionId=9774

http://www.goosystems.com/calculator/

Apparently Behr has a paint color called SliverScreen (paint code is 770E-2) that you can get at Home Depot.

Am I missing a better alternative?

Steven Stone -- Sat, 11/14/2009 - 10:17

Although no paint has yet to achieve ISF certification I've seen several home theater set-ups with painted screens that looked more than acceptable.

I would suggest that making some sort of frame using black velvet or a close approximation so that any light spill will be attenuated will go along way toward making your painted screen look even better.

Steven Stone
Contributor to The Absolute Sound, EnjoytheMusic.com, Vintage Guitar Magazine, and other fine publications

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