Painting Impact Screen?

[Th3m1lkm0n5t3r]

My Carl’s premium impact screen has some distracting stains stemming from use, my two daughters, and failed attempts at cleaning (dawn soap / water). Has anyone tried painting their impact screen with something like this?

Projector Screen Paint - High Definition | 4K - Ultra White - Quart https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DR7E7Z2...DW06GAFTJDH7SS

Alternatively, any idea how to get rid of the stains?

Other than the stains, the screen is still in great shape.

[Dax]

Did you try one of those magic erasers?

[Timmy5under]

Sounds like you tried spot cleaning, maybe you take it down and soak it in a cleaning solution? I’m sure there’s some voodoo mixture someone can help with that will take it out. If my mom were still here I’m sure she’d know, there wasn’t a stain she didn’t have an answer for

[ExplorNH]

Can you see the marks when the projector is on? Only marks on mine are burn marks which you can tell if you can feel the mark. I have not had a reason to clean mine yet but I do know they say to use a hair dryer and do small sections so you avoid water marks. What I do when I have to spot clean something is I clean the trouble spot and then fan out the area with a damp cloth like you would do when you spot paint a wall. You leave a hard edge you will see a hard edge

[Th3m1lkm0n5t3r]

Here’s a picture of it - it’s a water stain.

[bubbtubbs]

Vinegar and distilled/reverse osmosis water should take that out. Water marks are from dissolved minerals in tap water.

If you have a wet vacuum or hair dryer, use that to try to remove as much of the moisture as possible after cleaning. Might take a few tries but it should eventually disappear.

[Th3m1lkm0n5t3r]

Thank you for the tip, I’ll give this a shot. I’m assuming a 1:1 ratio for the vinegar/water solution?

[bubbtubbs]

https://belfurniture.com/blogs/bel-blog/proven-methods-that-work-to-remove-water-stains-from-fabric

We used this to get a really dark water stain out of linen chair cushions.

[Lefty71]

or try steam clean

[secfincorp]

i know this is an old thread, did you ever figure it out. i have the same issue. my ocd cant handle it. mine is a bit bigger and to take it down and have it cleaned would be a pain. thanks.

[jasonreg]

I think Lefty71 had the right idea. Use a quality steam cleaner and distilled water. I cannot see how "painting over" stains would ever work on an impact screen.

Just my two cents.

[secfincorp]

I think Lefty71 had the right idea. Use a quality steam cleaner and distilled water. I cannot see how "painting over" stains would ever work on an impact screen.

Just my two cents.

i figured that, i might do a steam cleaner with a bit of white vinegar and distilled water. i think thats how i ran into the problem using my well water the first time.
i made a horrible mess of it.

[Cody]

I wouldn't paint it. I would imagine that the paint would flake off over time. Now what would be interesting is if you dyed a screen with something like this: https://www.amazon.com/Rit-Dye-Liqui.../dp/B001QX2G9S

Most of the higher end projector screens are gray/black. Helps with the overall contrast and get's deeper blacks. I actually have some screen material from One Stop Sim Shop that they wont take back (long story). I may die it and see how it comes out. Why someone hasn't created a dark impact screen is beyond me. That would really help to hide dirt and burn marks, not to mention give you a better picture.

Just as an example, the picture attached is with my projector (BQ LK936ST) against a plain wall in what's called "Cyberspace". It's a dark color and the same as my sim space will be here in a couple weeks. The picture is phenomenal. Note... glare from my office window will not be applied to the sim build

If I experiment with the dye, I'll post some pics! Could be a disaster, lol.

[Texas_simulator]

whats funny is I joined this forum for the same reason.

Its weird that a lower gain isn't offered on the impact screens but on the non impact screens. I just assume impacts show worse on darker colors. I emailed to ask why.

Have you tried the dye? I was considering dying the screen too, but the Rit Dye i was looking at required boiling water.

I think ive given up on that idea and Im going to do a rear projection with a net in front at this point.

[Lefty71]

Here’s a picture of it - it’s a water stain.

I used this to put in front of my hitting screen and put in laser projector on it and it works waaaay better

https://www.amazon.com/Hemmotop-Backdrop-Background-Photography-Seamless/dp/B08NJQ6H41/ref=sr_1_3?crid=2STZ5S0IBXRY2&keywords=10+x+15+White+Backdrop+Photography+Background&qid=1685496677&s=electronics&sprefix=10+x+15+white+backdrop+photography+background%2Celectronics%2C103&sr=1-3