John Cachego (NogsOnline) via flickr
Chalkboard paint is one of the best inventions to come down the line in some time, due in large part to it’s improvisation-inspiring nature. There seems to be no end in sight to the uses people are devising for it. A current favorite: this ’70′s Volkswagon painted with chalkboard paint that I stumbled on on Flickr.
John Cacheco (NogsOnline) via flickr
Photographer John Cacheco caught this Beetle parked in a supermarket he frequents. I’m guessing the owner’s never know what they are going to find scrawled on their car: improvisation upon improvisation.
I imagine that ordinary chalkboard paint won’t hold up well in the elements and heat of the car’s hood. I found some recommendations on a car forum in answer to a guy that wanted to paint a beater car with chalkboard, thinking “of the wild parties that would result” (??). The best bet seems to be a primer, that is naturally flat and could be tinted any color. Rust-Oleum 
….think I’ll ask Nina…
Nina sent me this email about painting a car to look like a chalkboard:
Hmmm the car primer question. Since just back from Hawaii, I am still reintegrating…but I think any flat black or slate gray flat acrylic or oil based paint would work.(Rustoleum could work…but would probably take a LOT of spray cans). The problem is the undercoat. It would need to be sanded, clean and smooth,to get a smooth finish; and the paint and primer would work best if sprayed on, not brushed.