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Where can I buy a giant white board in the South Bay?

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Does anyone know where I can purchase some giant whiteboards that are used in startup offices/schools? I've been to a few stores but no one seems to carry them in stock (only online).

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I'm not sure about a real whiteboard, but if you can settle for something that suffices as a cheap alternative, go to like Lowes or Home Depot and pick up a 4x8 sheet of the white shower-wall stuff. Dry erase marker ink comes off of that pretty easy, as long as you don't let it dry in place for an eternity. And even then, some Windex will clean it up OK.

You could also look into a bucket of the "Whiteboard Paint"[1] that lets you turn any wall (that you can paint) into a Whiteboard. (Or, I suppose you could slap a coat of this stuff onto a sheet of plywood or something, if you can't paint an entire wall).

[1]: http://www.rustoleum.com/cbgproduct.asp?pid=128

Most whiteboards are just the stuff you get from Home Depot (called melanine) with a frame, unless you get the super expensive ones that are made of metal or glass. I've used a 4'x8' one from Home Depot for years and it only cost me $12. Works awesome, haven't had any issues or ghosting

I've had experience with whiteboard wallpaper before (I don't know about the paint). After a while, it starts to look like crap because it's just not as clean as when you started. Sort of like real whiteboards, but permanently affixed to your wall.

Craigslist! I got a huge 10x4 ft one for $80 for our office. Probably would have costed over 300 new. The struggle was bringing it back.

Buying a new one is extremely expensive!

Here is a good one: http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sby/for/3073429940.html

I visited an office today where they had a continuous strip of whiteboard on all walls. It was actually painted on the wall.

I have a couple Whiteyboards in my apartment:

http://whiteyboard.com

Removable sticker whiteboards that come rolled like a poster. They work well, and I think that they look natural because they take the texture of the wall. Fairly priced relative to whiteboards.

I used idea paint to create whiteboard walls:

www.ideapaint.com

This is so awesome

Definitely cool. As of 2 days ago, they have blackboard paint as well, which would be really nice in combination with neon markers in a dark studio.

We just bought some stick-on-the-wall whiteboard stuff from www.whiteyboard.com and it is great. Also cheap.

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