you are ready tostart painting the board. At this time you have the option to paint thebackground. (note: do not take off the rubber masking yet!) For painting theboard all you will need is an aerosol spray can of paint that can be a color ofyour choice. After the paint on the background has dried you need to verycarefully pull off the rubber masking that remains on the wood. Next you needto sand down the board with sand paper, preferably 220 grit. This will get offall the extra adhesive that was leftover by the rubber masking. This will leavea refined surface on your board, so you can paint. To complete your projectpurchase any craft paint of your color preference. It may be necessary to applymany different coats of paint on the sign to make it look the best you can....