Magnetic Wall

I painted the short wall in the kitchen with latex paint over the magnetic primer. The magnetic primer adds texture to the wall, probably because of the metal particles in the primer. It’s not too much texture, but the wall is definitely not smooth. I ended up putting about four coats of primer on the wall, so that added to the texture. After all those coats, the wall is not that magnetic. [Technically the the primer itself is not magnetic, but supposed to be attractive to magnets, but I am calling it magnetic for simplicity.] It will attract magnets, but it needs to be a strong magnet with not a lot of weight on it. I have some plastic clips with magnets on the back. They are attracted to the wall, but it is not a strong enough attraction to keep them on the wall. I have another magnet with three plastic hooks on the front. It will stick to the wall with a potholder hanging from it but not with the potholder and an oven mitten also. In summary, the magnetic primer is neat, but it’s not great. Here is a photo of how the wall looks now after the paint. The paint is Behr interior flat Garden Medley (470B-5) from Home Depot. The aforementioned magnet with plastic hooks is on the wall in this photo with the potholder hanging from it.