Painted Wall As A Home Theater Screen vs Traditional Screen Fabric


I currently have a Da-Lite 16’ x 10’ ......Da-Mat Half Angle: 60° | Gain: 1.0 screen.
The screen hangs from a 22 foot ceiling.

InFocus IN138HDST Projector

I am contemplating painting a 20’ x 11’ wall with some type of screen paint as a new projection screen.
I am able to make the room completely theater dark.

I’m currently using a 4,000 lumen short-throw 1080p projector.
I have no plans of going to a 4k projector in the near future because of the cost is currently prohibitive for short-throw 4k with 4,000 lumens that can throw an image this large.

Does anyone here have any experience with painted-on movie screens vs a traditional fabric screen?
Can a painted-on screen look as good as the Da-Lite screen that I’m now using?
Any suggestions with paint that you’ve actually used with great satisfaction?

The paint will have to be applied with a roller...I can’t use a sprayer in my living room.

My current screen rolled up: https://ucarecdn.audiogon.com/e8708727-11e4-4885-8fc7-a4955d67df99/-/autorotate/yes/

Current screen rolled down: https://ucarecdn.audiogon.com/aae122d9-e34f-46c7-a4ef-c195f7fc0043/-/autorotate/yes/
mitch4t

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millercarbon7, I chuckled when I saw your system page, because I have a pair of Tektons on my radar screen.  I'll probably go for the Ulfs if I ever pull the trigger.

The reason for considering a change is that I'm tired of a 16 ft screen dangling from the ceiling in my living room...and, I've secretly always wanted a 20 foot wide screen.  There are no issues with the image with may current screen, it's just the placement of it I'm considering changing.  Obviously I'm trying to do it on the cheap.  I won't do it if the picture quality on the proposed painted screen is at least as good as my current screen.  I refuse to sacrifice image quality.