As per my previous post, i will be building my own motorized screen.....OR...
would a commercial screen work out ok? like this one?
http://www.monoprice.com/products/product....3#specification
it's cheap, and is the size i need

it will be approx. 8' wide X approx 5' tall

I want to paint it with silver fire possibly.

I know tiddler has done some work on painting fabric...

I just need to know how you did it and what materials you have used....


THANKS~~

-J

Crazy at work today. I'll pass some info tonight.

cool, thank you sir!!

Here is the link to all the photos related to my retractable screen painting. Look in the FnEasyScreenPainting and LogPics folders.

This will give you an idea how to hold the screen while painting.

Will you be rolling or spraying the paint?

I have some ideas about how I would do it now if I was starting over.

What sort of ambient light conditions are going to have?

What projector (ie, how bright)?

What kind of material is the screen made of?

Are you willing to practice before you paint the screen?

Would you consider a less complicated paint solution?

I will most likely spray



I will consider whatever i need to.

projecting on the 4x4 screen is too bright.

I may just get ahold of that (relatively) cheap electric screen, so it would be a matte white screen material.

the projector is the barco in my sig




to me the white are way too bright.

I am not sure if going to the 8' wide screen will reduce the brightness enough


I will definitely practice if i can find a similar material for cheap, and I would not be adverse to a simpler paint

If your screen is now 4' wide and you go to a 8' wide screen then the area you are projecting to will be 4 times larger. That means the light hitting a square foot of the screen will be 1/4 of what it is now. That alone should reduce the brightness.

Is it necessary for you to use a retractable screen?

Retractable screen are known for the problems of not being flat unless tab tensioned. If you can use a fixed screen then it is more likely you will have a smoother flatter surface to project to. I had some minor screen wave issues and solved them by filling the bottom bar with lead bird shot.

it has to be retractable, because my TV will be behind it, and behind that is windows.

I guess i will have to wait until i get the screen and get the whole thing ready to roll before i will know how it reacts.

thanks for your input.

your screen looks really good BTW!!

Ya I had to stick with retractable for the same reason. I did toy with the idea of having a hanging fixed screen that would swing up against the ceiling. I just could not think of a way to do it have it look fairly living room worthy.

My screen painting worked out fairly well. If I were starting over I would use the Behr Ultra UPW #4850 for the base coat. I would also add a bottle of Folkart Pearlizing Medium to the Quart of Behr matte polyurethane I used to clear coat it.

I am about to start some trials of clear coating a matte white base coat with a Silver Clear Coat. It will consist of three coats of a Fuax Glaze + Poly mix with Delta Silver Metallic added. That will then get a matte poly top coat. Keep an eye on the Pearl Clear Coat Trials thread. This is the next thing to be tried.

I originally wanted to do the same thing, but i already live in a trailer....so i can;t go making it look THAT WT!!

I'll keep an eye on that.