Here's the deal.

On a verticle surface (walls, cabinets, chalkboards, whiteboards, windows, doors, or anything else that's smooth), our Premium Think Boards should last 5-10 years!

On horizontal surfaces, we estimate they'll last 1-2 years. We've testing in the harshest of environments... a 7th grade classroom. And what we found is.... it depends on the teacher. The reason is because students love to pick at the corners and it's pretty challenging to police them. We've tried taping the corners down and we've even tried making the adhesive stronger, but it ultimately comes down to the teacher. On kidney tables or other tables, they seem to hold up for much longer! The film has scratch resistent properties. So even with computers, books, pen & paper, etc. being used on top, they will still hold up.

Our recommendation? Get kids moving! Cover cabinets, walls, doors and anything else that gets kids up and out of their seats. Studies show that students are more engaged and creative when working on their feet. Or... cover a kidney table in the back of your classroom and use it for group projects and other fun activities :)

We LOVE going into classrooms to see how our teachers have utilized Think Board in their rooms and love to see the impact it has on the student. So, while the product is not perfect, it still can add tremendous value to a class for years it's in use. And hey, if you don't like them, we have a pretty sweet 100-day return policy where we'll replace or return anything that is not meeting expectations!

As you can see, this is an image of a Think Board on top of "old" whiteboard paint. The paint was painted about 2 years ago, but is long overdue for a fresh coating. While this Think Board has only been on the wall for 6 months (at the time of this photo), it's clear that the Think Board erases much cleaner.

If you have regular paint, and you're thinking about whiteboard paint... consider the cost of paint + cost of a professional install + 7 days of waiting time before you can use the wall + the harmful VOCs that are offgasing from the paint. Also, when you want to remove the paint, you'll need to sand the wall down and repaint to get the wall back to normal. Not ideal...

Sadly, about 85% of the people we talk to were unable to install their paint properly... and therefore, it looks like this (see image).

If you have old dry erase paint, our Premium Think Boards will stick right onto the paint. We recommend heavilty scrubbing the walls prior to install, because this image is not how you want your office to look.

As you can see, this is an image of a Think Board on top of "old" whiteboard paint. The paint was painted about 2 years ago, but is long overdue for a fresh coating. While this Think Board has only been on the wall for 6 months (at the time of this photo), it's clear that the Think Board erases much cleaner.

If you have regular paint, and you're thinking about whiteboard paint... consider the cost of paint + cost of a professional install + 7 days of waiting time before you can use the wall + the harmful VOCs that are offgasing from the paint. Also, when you want to remove the paint, you'll need to sand the wall down and repaint to get the wall back to normal. Not ideal...

Sadly, about 85% of the people we talk to were unable to install their paint properly... and therefore, it looks like this (see image).

If you have old dry erase paint, our Premium Think Boards will stick right onto the paint. We recommend heavilty scrubbing the walls prior to install, because this image is not how you want your office to look.