Forum adverts like this one are shown to any user who is not logged in. Join us by filling out a tiny 3 field form and you will get your own, free, dakka user account which gives a good range of benefits to you: No adverts like this in the forums anymore. Times and dates in your local timezone. Full tracking of what you have read so you can skip to your first unread post, easily see what has changed since you last logged in, and easily see what is new at a glance. Email notifications for threads you want to watch closely. Being a part of the oldest wargaming community on the net. If you are already a member then feel free to login now.

I'm very new to making display boards, and I thought I'd look up some walkthroughs on how to do it. So, I grabbed a corkboard, layered it with sand, and then primed the entire board black (edges included, because I do prefer the black edges over natural wooden ones).

However, I've noticed that the paint chips off incredibly easily from both the edges of the board and on the sand. Seeing how the sand and edges were originally bright (in comparison to black), it's very noticeable.

How do I prevent paint from chipping off the board? Any help is greatly appreciated. Thank you!

Did you prime it? Or paint it. If the wood wasn't properly prepared and you only primed it - it will be flaking off. Use real paint. Oh...and stop hitting things with it

varnish the stuffings out of it

as you inevitably bump stuff with it, it'll chip and scratch otherwise.

Since it's a display board, I would probably contemplate actually just using some wood varnish - the lacquer type. It's very durable and would be more cost effective.

As above, the paint needs to firstly have a decent adherance to the surface it's sitting on. this is where your prep comes in!

Once paint all applied, a sealing coat should be used. The stronger the better!

You could always use watered down PVA on the sand, of just use a matte varnish once you've done your painting (don't spray this on flock!).

Good luck with the board

Hey, just wanted to post an update. First off, thank you guys for the tips! I was worried about using varnish seeing how I'm fairly new to display board making. However, re-priming the entire board black and giving it two coats of varnish seemed to do the trick!

Again, thank you!