Rustoleum MAG PRIMER MAGNETIC PRIMER :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

Should have a warning label - SHAKE IN STORE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE USING!!!!!!!!

2008-07-13
Didn't really see the recommendation to have shaken in the store right before using this... Ended up having to use two cans when 1 might have done the trick.

Have this shaken in the store, then bring it home and use. Otherwise you end up with a thick layer of magnetic sludge at the bottom of the can after you've put 2 coats of primer on - that don't have many magnetic properties!

Looks like this is going to work... We're creating a wall to hang the kids art work on... But we ended up putting 6 coats of primer on...

Works, but heed this advice..

2008-05-30
This product works okay but as others have said it is going to take 5-6 thin coats to get any semblance of a usable magnetic surface. Even then the surface is very weak compared to the side of your fridge. We are going to use it as a message center so it needs to be able to hold up single sheets of paper, coupons, etc (I'm guessing that is what most of us are gunning for right?) If this is your goal I'd recommend investing in some rare earth magnets. You can find them online at that well-known auction site or at a variety of other online stores. I bought a lot of 50 1/4" cylinders and they work much better than standard magnets. You can hold up several sheets of paper with just 1-2 of these so they are worth the $15 I paid.

For reference the quart size can covered a 4' x 4' area with 7 rolled-on coats. Your mileage may vary...

IT DOES WORK- JUST USE THE RIGHT MAGNETS!

2008-05-06
This product does work, though not as great as I would have liked. I used it underneath dry erase paint (see my dry erase paint review) so the kids could have a magnetic dry erase board. Sadly, their alphabet magnets did not work. Actually no heavy magnets worked. I painted about 3 or 4 coats, and maybe if I painted more coats it might have worked better for heavier magnets....

However, I found printable magnetic sheets on Amazon, which work great! I used a bunch of my kid's favorite tv show characters clip art and made some colored alphabets in Microsoft Word. I printed them out, lamintated the tops (so if the kids write on them I can easily wipe them off), and now they have a TON of magnets that work great to play with! (These magnets will not hold up paper.)

it DOES work.

2008-04-30
This product is so cool! I'm sorry to see other had no success. I first mixed BY HAND the quart for 15 minutes. I didn't see the recommendation to have it shaken by the electric shaker. DO THIS it will save tons of time! I wanted to just do a small rectangle on my wall but decided to go all out and i covered an 8x10' wall in it. Let me say I used a paint roller and NOT a brush. the can recommends a foam brush for even coating. one quart did about three coats. YOU MUST WAIT 30 minutes between coats. I have YET to paint over it with my topcoat, but I already have tried it out with regular old fridge magnets and i have photos hanging. The magnets seem secure and stick well. You probably can't hang anything heavier than a pizza menu, but I'm mainly hanging paper. It's not perfect, but it's a pretty neat item!!

do not buy!

2008-03-19
after following the directions and six thin coats (the can recommends three), a small alphabet magnet still does not stay up. do not waste your time or money on this product...and do not ruin your wall trying like i did!

I expected better, much better

2008-03-06
Use to turn a wall into a magnetic surface. A fun, easy & unexpected way to hang up notes, pictures, school work and more! No more damaging the walls with thumbtacks, pushpins or tape. Great for kids' rooms, message centers and work areas. Primer applies easily and is ready to topcoat in any color. Can be top coated with Rust-Oleum Chalk Board Paint!

Requires MANY coats for magnetic capability

2007-12-30
Wish I had read the other review before purchasing and spending 2 days on a small project for my daughter. We have a stainless steel fridge so I wanted to make her toy box & the lower half of her door magnetic in order to hold some magnetic alphabet letters she received for Christmas. It took 5 coats of primer for the letters to stick - & let me add that they BARELY stay on. The primer is black, not grey as the box may lead on. It took another 3 coats of paint to cover the "primer." I should mention - I did NOT have the can of primer shaken at a paint store, which I would highly, highly recommend doing. All in all, a neat idea, but quite time consuming - would be much easier to get a magnetic board & hang somewhere.

Magnetic primer better for very lightweight items

2007-08-01
I tried this product and thought I'd share my results since it is a new product, and I could find very few reviews on it on-line myself before I tried it. My goal was to "hang" some flat metal pencil holders and small flat organizers (locker items) on a ~ 18 in. x 8 in. section on a wall to store make up etc. in. Luckily, I tried a "hidden" test area (behind toilet/near floor!)first. If at all possible, take the can to have it mixed/shaken in the machine at a paint store just before starting the project. Or, you'll need to stir it a long time since the particles sink. Read the label on the can itself... not just the box. Use foam roller (as per box)-not a brush (if poss.). Per notes on the box or can, more thin layers are better than fewer thicker layers. Must be due to better overall distribution of magnetic product that way, I assume. Layers dry in ~ 1/2 hr. I waited longer though starting with my 3rd or 4th layer, just to be safe. For kids' sm. ABC magnets or pics, a few layers (3-4)of primer would work sufficiently. For my project, I changed my mind about using the product after applying 8 layers of primer. The hold at that point was pretty good (held sm. container with a blush, sm. eyeshadow and mascara), but I felt like I still would have needed a few more layers to get really good hold/stability-it slid if I added one more light item. I noticed that more contact area with a magnet (large flat magnet vs. 4 small circle magnets in corners only) worked better. Also, since I used so many layers of primer, the section was raised up a little on the wall. The primer is a very dark gray-almost black. But, it covered with 3 layers of my off-white paint. BTW-the grip didn't really seem to change much after covered back up with my wall paint, so that is good. Of note, it would take a lot of this product to do, say, a lower 1/2 of a wall for a kid's room. Product is fine... very cool concept...just too much work/too many layers needed for what I wanted to use it for. I ended up drilling holes in the tins and using lightweight dry-wall anchors w/screws to put them up. Hope this helps you decide about it. Best wishes!