Glass Markerboard

Glass Markerboard

One of the most innovative materials we have had the pleasure of working with this year has been glass markerboard. An idea originally brought to us by one of our commercial office customers, it has become a mainstay of some EFI products.

Ice White Clear glass is probably one of the top two or three choices as an insert material in our doors and drawer fronts. Our glass markerboard solution is simply the Ice White Clear glass (usually the 4 mm thick variety) with a thin gauge steel sheet adhered to the back. This combination of materials results in a magnetized product that can accept markings by either a dry erase marker or a Sharpie. Dry erase markings are easily wiped off with an eraser. Markings made by a Sharpie have a little more staying power. They can be removed from the face of the glass, but you do so with the aid of a cleaning product (like Windex).

Glass markerboard has some significant advantages over traditional centurion markerboard. Have you ever encountered residual markings on traditional markerboard? Someone else's notes, or perhaps your own, stick around long after they are gone - like a ghost reminding us of the past. This does not happen with glass. As a more rigid, less porous material, the dry erase ink does not find its way into the deep recesses of the material where it commonly likes to hide. Because the ink stays out of the product, it holds its aesthetic value for a significantly longer period of time. Because you are able to use a Sharpie on the glass, markings that you want to have longer life can be made less temporary. For instance, you have a long term project plan that you need to keep track of. Or you have his and her to-do lists that are perpetually being changed. Or maybe you just want to draw a pretty picture without risking the possibility of someone quickly removing it. Beauty. Durability. Flexibility. It's all here.

And oh yeah - put your kids artwork up, too.