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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:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

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:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

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:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

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:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

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:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

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
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Username: geverding

Post Number: 451
Registered: 11-2004
Posted on Friday, September 19, 2008 - 03:20 pm:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

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:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

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:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

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:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

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:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

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:   Edit PostDelete PostPrint Post

Several years ago I had a similar problem. Someone at Neal Slate was quite helpful.

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