Smarter Surfaces Short Throw Projector Screen Paint 4.5m²
Smarter Surfaces Short Throw Projector Screen Paint 4.5m² – White [Upgraded] | Projectable Wall Paint Standard 4K HD Projections | Designed for Short Throw and Long Short Throw
How do I paint my projector screen onto a wall?
Depending on your preference you can use a roller or spray, the overall application process is simple and straightforward.
How does this paint differ from normal wall paint?
The Smart Short Throw Projector Screen Paint has a special coating designed to eliminate hot spots. It also has unique reflective qualities.
What is the gain value?
Smart Short Throw Projector Screen Paint has a gain value of 1.21 at a viewing angle of 90.
Gain is a measurement of the reflectivity of any screen or projection surface.
Is this paint writable?
No, this paint is not dry-erase. If you would like to create a surface to write and project on, please see our Smart Whiteboard Wallpaper Low Sheen or Smart Semi Matt Projection Paint.
Setting up my new home cinema, I thought long and hard on what type of screen to use, and what would work best with Optoma UHZ 65 UST projector, I chose this paint from Smarter Surfaces. Application is easy with rollers provided and after four coats of projector paint, two base and two top, sanding down between coats, I now have flat, dense grey screen. The projected image is fantastic with natural colour, deep blacks and bright whites, all with no glare. To finish off I used a 50mm matt black Washi tape round the edges and although I say it myself, looks a very professional job!
I have used both Smart Projector Paint and Smart Projector Paint Pro on a surface approx 130 inches and settled on the former. Firstly, like some others have experienced, one 750ml can was not enough to cover 4.5 square metres let alone the 6 square metres with two coats advertised and I used a tradesman. The Pro 950ml can fared better in coverage although why the more generous disparity I don’t know. There certainly is no allowance made for wastage that a non-tradesman may require. One litre cans should be considered by the company. Secondly, the company video instructs 1-2 hours between coats. The box instructions say approx 2 hours and the can itself 4-6 hours. The company needs to make up its mind. Unlike the Pro, you don’t get a primer can with the Projector Paint which defeats the “budget version” incentive if you happen to want it.
The difference between the two paints is subtle but I would say the Projector Paint has a slightly more greyer white and fares better during the day with curtains drawn. If you have a lower lumen projector or simply want a bright picture with phosphorous whites then the Pro may suit you better. Both white paints are more for corporate clients in high ambient light. The Projector Paint Contrast the company recommends for integrated home theatre with darkened walls is a very dark grey that I had to squint to see the image on using their test card. It goes against the standard theatre advice of a white screen for dark walls and a grey screen for higher ambient light.
The photos were taken using a Samsung Galaxy A10 of an Optoma DLP HD29Hst 4000 Lumens projector in a small room at night with no blacked out walls and are brighter than the eye perceives the actual image. The Lena Headey photo has been adjusted to be a little closer to how your eye will actually see the paint perform. There is probably nothing new in terms of pigments. What you are paying for is someone’s trial and error I suppose.
SmarterSurfaces projector screen paint -pro was purchased for home cinema wall in preference to a fixed screen . The results are fantastic . Easy to apply – pack comes with two rollers with primer and final finish coat .
Watching the Blu-ray , TV , Sky, Xbox or Wii is no different in quality than our 4K TV .
Very impressed with final image – see photos . Customer Service and support is excellent.
Highly recommended .
The image I’ve attached is from Dr. Strangelove (the projected image here is probably 8.5 or 9 ft in length), projected w a 3500 lumen projector onto our wall at home at night. This projector paint DID help, though we had to be really careful. We primed the wall, did a first coat in plain white paint (matt), then painted using this projector paint. We did only the bit above the sofa (this stuff is so expensive and the tin is small). You can see that it’s different when painting it (looks a bit like liquid white glitter eyeshadow), but it does not glitter or shine in the daylight when we’re not projecting. We had enough for one very liberal coat, but *not* two. I’m super happy w our results at the cost of 1 tin of paint, but would have been very sad if we’d had to use two tins bc the improvement over projecting onto a plain white wall might have been minimal.
I believe that this product promises a gain of +1.0, meaning the wall now reflects the amount light from the projector (or more), rather than absorbing it. We do get an effect of ‘reflected light’ at ours… a cinema effect. I don’t know that I would have paid for a second tin to get this effect, though.