Resurfacing slate blackboards

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Author Message Denis O'Flynn O'Brien, AIA, CSI, CCS Advanced Member Username: dofob Post Number: 5 Registered: 01-2008 Posted on Friday, September 19, 2008 - 08:42 am:    Is there a method or product out there used to resurface or clean existing black boards. Lynn Javoroski CSI CCS LEEDŽ AP SCIP Affiliate Senior Member Username: lynn_javoroski Post Number: 800 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Friday, September 19, 2008 - 10:14 am:    Real slate or just the normal ol' black (or green) board? There is a paint that I've heard of that can make a "blackboard" on any wall. Denis O'Flynn O'Brien, AIA, CSI, CCS Senior Member Username: dofob Post Number: 6 Registered: 01-2008 Posted on Friday, September 19, 2008 - 02:22 pm:    These are real slate chalkboards. Some school district employees seem to recall a resurfacing/restoring product. I am not aware of any such product. Lynn Javoroski CSI CCS LEEDŽ AP SCIP Affiliate Senior Member Username: lynn_javoroski Post Number: 801 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Friday, September 19, 2008 - 02:25 pm:    Maybe contact a local stone fabricator? (I remember when I was in elementary school, we'd wash the boards with water and that always seemed to work; but there's something grinding in the back of my mind about a light kind of oil that could be used) Lynn Javoroski CSI CCS LEEDŽ AP SCIP Affiliate Senior Member Username: lynn_javoroski Post Number: 802 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Friday, September 19, 2008 - 02:58 pm:    You might want to look into this: Effective Slate Cleaner - www.stonetechnologiesinc.com - Stone Soap Ultra is a concentrated cleaner for slate. Free Shipping. George A. Everding, AIA, CSI, CCS, CCCA Senior Member Username: geverding Post Number: 451 Registered: 11-2004 Posted on Friday, September 19, 2008 - 03:20 pm:    Did you check the warranty? I have always wondered about the "lifetime of the building" warranty on slate chalk boards. Dave Metzger Senior Member Username: davemetzger Post Number: 291 Registered: 07-2001 Posted on Friday, September 19, 2008 - 04:11 pm:    You'd have to speak to God about that, since He makes the slate. Lynn Javoroski CSI CCS LEEDŽ AP SCIP Affiliate Senior Member Username: lynn_javoroski Post Number: 803 Registered: 07-2002 Posted on Friday, September 19, 2008 - 04:13 pm:    Yeah, but maybe somebody else "makes the slate better" John Bunzick, CCS, CCCA, LEED AP Senior Member Username: bunzick Post Number: 965 Registered: 03-2002 Posted on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 - 08:59 am:    There is a methodology where the slate is resurfaced in place by grinding. This removes a thin layer of slate that has a sort of glaze on it. I cannot recall how it is done, but the City of Boston used to do this regularly when renovating older schools--it worked great. Denis O'Flynn O'Brien, AIA, CSI, CCS Senior Member Username: dofob Post Number: 7 Registered: 01-2008 Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 10:17 am:    Thank you all. Great suggestions. I will post a follow up if they resurface them. Sheldon Wolfe Senior Member Username: sheldon_wolfe Post Number: 325 Registered: 01-2003 Posted on Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - 01:13 pm:    Several years ago I had a similar problem. Someone at Neal Slate was quite helpful.