How To Paint Over Laminate Furniture

Finish applying the chalk paint to the edges and backs if desired of the cabinet doors.

How to paint over laminate furniture. Make sure to repair the damage before you paint. Use the roller andor brush to apply chalk paint to the cabinet frames. Today I will be talking about painting laminate furniture with chalk paint.

Wagner FLEXiO 3000 Paint Sprayer. Painters tape I used this kind Paint We used Behr Marquees Truly Olive 400-grit sandpaper. Its basically a picture of wood that is glued onto a wood-like material.

I painted the hardware in this pic with Annie Sloans Graphite and I did a wash of French Linen over the Graphite. Next apply an oil-based primer with a brush or roller and wait 4 hours for it to dry. You can even sand in between coats for maximum adhesion.

The good news is that painting over Ikea laminate furniture or any laminate furniture is as simple as a coat of right primer. I have until the next Wednesday to reveal this room so that gives me about 1 more week to not only get it done but style it and take photos. Laminate is shiny smooth and non-porous making it difficult to paint.

Choosing the Right Primer for Your Laminate Furniture Project In order to choose the right primer for your furniture painting project its important to also keep in the mind the kind of paint youll be. The room I have chosen to make over is my mudroom. Poor adhesion after the paint has driedcuredThis will cause all your hard work and paint finish to scratch off easily long after your piece is completeThis is a perfect piece to show you The 2 Best Ways to Paint Laminate Furniture.

I always use Kilz primer for laminate and have had great luck with it. Weve all been there when we find what we think is the perfect piece for a makeover and then to find out not so much. This makes it the perfect DIY project as long as you know a few of the tricks to painting laminate.