How Do You Paint A Projector Screen?
To paint your own projector screen, you will need patience, a wall dedicated to your project and some special paint. This is not a project with which you should try to take shortcuts nor should you just jump into. It takes planning and preparation. I will take you through the basic steps of planning, layout, preparing the surface for and painting a white projection screen for a home-theater projector. I am emphasizing white here since it creates a screen for a projector that produces 3,500 lumens or less. For projectors that produce more than 3,500 lumens, use gray paint. If you are unsure of the lumens produced by your projector, refer to the projector’s owner’s manual or contact the manufacturer. You should expect to pay about $135 for a good quality two-part screen-paint system and tape. I recommend buying Digital Image Screen Paint from http://www.screenpaintsupply.com/Home_Page.php. Look around the room and find a suitable wall to paint the projector screen on. Be sure you have en
