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Markers Help Cafe Attract Customers, Waterproof Chalk Markers

In Portland, Oregon there is a cafe called Little River Cafe, owned by Thierry Pasquiou. A little over a year ago Thierry purchased an A-Frame chalkboard with regular chalk to advertise his specials. The cafe was looking for a sidewalk sign to draw people in. As some would know, the weather in Oregon is usually rainy, so you could imagine what his A-frame board looked like on those rainy days!  As Theirry said, “Every time it rained it got washed away or on nice busy days, some kids would brush their fingers and ruined the nice hand writing.”  The Little River Cafe needed waterproof chalk markers.  They just had no idea they were even available.

Cafe Sign with Waterproof Chalk Markers

Thierry was ready to give up and buy a completely different frame that he could use with markers. Then he came across our website Cohas.com, and couldn’t be happier.  “Not only you can use them on real chalkboards, they are truly weather resistant, the Oregon weather has proved it. The rain actually makes them even shinier… proof that it works!” Waterproof Zig markers will only wash off with an ammonia based cleaner. This resulted in no worries about the rain or kids wiping off his sign. Theirry even overheard a couple walking by talking about the Pumpkin Spice latte. It was advertised on his sign and they walked right in to order. If the chalk he had been using had been wiped off, the customers might have never stopped in to taste the delicious drink.

Cohas and the Little River Cafe

At Cohas Marker and Chalkboard Systems are happy that we were able to provide him a waterproof chalk markers. It was a bonus to keep his beautiful sidewalk sign and save him from having to buy a whole new product.  We appreciate the time Theirry took to write to us and wish him the best with his cafe!

Let us know how you use our products. When you share your story we will give you a $15.00 off coupon for your next purchase!

About the Cafe; Little River Café proudly serves breakfast, sandwiches, salads, & all-natural hamburgers, each made to order with the freshest ingredients; along with Oregon-famous Umpqua Ice cream, coffee & espresso drinks from long-time local roaster K & F who won the 2013 Best Cup of Oregon, as well as micro-brewed beers and Northwest wines. They use Portland French Bakery breads & buns for our sandwiches and toasts and we also offer gluten free options from Franz Bakehouse.

Located on the Willamette’s west bank in RiverPlasce Esplanade in Portland, Oregon,  you will find a relaxed and inviting atmosphere.

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John Neal Thanks His Fans With A Chalkboard Sign

There are many different reasons to create beautiful, fun and quirky signs and many types of medium to use. This video is of John Neal, a chalkboard artist in the United Kingdom.  He  is creating a sign to thank his fans with a Chalkboard Sign for helping him reach one thousand followers on YouTube.

John uses 3 different colors of Zig Posterman Markers for his sign- white, red, and black, in the 30mm size tip. He squeezes a little of each paint into a container to use them with a paint brush. He also mixes together a little white and red to make pink.

Thank You Chalkboard Sign

John starts by using the white Zig Posterman paint with a paint brush to write out the words “There is No” and underneath he writes the words “THEM & US” in block lettering. He goes back to the words at the top to touch them up and add in a little shading. Going back to the words “THEM & US”, he uses his paint brush dipped in red paint this time, painting in the top one third of each letter. He quickly uses a hairdryer to dry the red before continuing. Next, he uses some of the pink paint he mixed up to paint more letters before painting the last with white.

ALERT New Product for Making a Chalkboard Sign

FChalkboard Sign Paint Pots in 12 New Colorsor years John Neal has been “milking” Zig Posterman waterproof markers to obtain the chalkboard paint from them.  In January of 2017 we now have available Zig Posterman Paint Pots!
These paint pots are a collection of liquid chalk paints that come in many different colors. Each pot contains same premium quality ink found in the Zig Posterman Waterproof markers.  Manufactured and imported from Kuretake Co of Japan. The paint provides a quality liquid ink for your artwork that can be used pure, or mixed together for your own unique colors! They can be used on all Cohas products, as well as classic chalkboards, plastic, metal, glass, and more.

Available in 12 colors including some of the favorites used by chalkboard artists at Whole Foods.  Salsa Verde, English Cucumber, Buttercup and more ready for your brushwork!

When he finishes painting the block letters he uses a smaller white Zig Posterman Marker, but this time re-outline and fill in some spots. He then takes a black 2mm woodcraft marker to separate the the letters. Since the chalkboard is black, John is able to go over any mistakes he might have made.

Before finishing, John adds just a couple more details. He uses his paint brush again with a little more white paint to create two stars. He does this by painting a small circle and smudging the paint with his finger and adding a few criss-crossed lines to become stars.

Be sure to watch the video below to see the techniques John Neal used for his sign.

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