How To Laminate Furniture At Home

Aim a heat gun or hair dryer at the portion of the laminate that has started to bubble up.

How to laminate furniture at home. - To paint a piece of laminate furniture as with any painting project youll need a few supplies like disposable paint trays plastic drop cloths and painters tape. For the last 4 years Ive been painting a lot of furniture. Press the bubbled section down firmly using your gloved hand.

Apply primer to laminate Using a paint brush apply the oil-based bonding primer on parts of the furniture which are close to walls and along edges kitchen cabinets or benchtops. This primer works great but has an awful smell. Oil-based primers provide great adhesion.

Once the surface is even and smooth to touch apply country chic clear bonding primer. Sand the surface lightly with a fine grit sanding block. When doing my research I saw lots of advice about using expensive plastic primers and chemically heavy oil based primers.

Ammonia will dull the look of laminate. There are three basic elements. Fill any chips or marks with car bondo let dry.

I picked up this old TV stand at the local Goodwill store for about 20. Next determine what type of paint you are going to use. Application Apply one coat of the Slick Stick bonding primer with a quality synthetic paintbrush and allow to dry 2-3 hours to dry at room temperature.

You might need better quality sandpaper such as 120 grit to dull and smoothen the surface. Ive always been curious to know what primer REALLY is the best for painting laminate furniture and if you can REALLY get away without sanding before priming. Once youve painted the finer details use your roller brush to apply primer to larger surface areas.