Painting Melamine Bedroom Furniture

Apply latex paint in your preferred colourfinish with a foam brush or roller in even strokes across the furniture.

Painting melamine bedroom furniture. Paint completely transforms the look of melamine bedroom furniture no matter what style or color the pieces currently are. Apply the first coat of melamine paint over the primed surfaces. Chalky paint can be sanded or distressed to create a weathered look so the product is popular among people looking for a more vintage or shabby chic look.

Melamine is a very hard smooth surface that is usually used on particle board furniture. Opt for a semi-gloss paint for best results. Then apply a coat of an acrylic latex paint with a brush or roller using short even strokes.

Use a foam roller to apply the melamine primer and apply smoothly and evenly. Once its dry gently sand the surface with a 220-grit sandpaper. To paint laminate furniture start by sanding down the surface using 120-grit sandpaper so that the paint will stick better.

Paint applied to melamine takes longer to dry than on wood. Believe me when I say I never intended for the story of how I painted and wallpapered my extra large melamine wardrobe to ever hit the light of day let alone this blog hence the lack of progress pics. Allow to dry completely overnight.

Even though enamels cure with a hard finish the higher the gloss level of the paint the more durable and washable the finish which is very important in areas such as kitchens and bathrooms. I test out a high performance bonding primer to see how well it sticks. The key is to degloss and roughen the plastic surface of laminate and melamine and to use the right paint or coating products.

It is not only possible but quite easy to paint melamine. After two full days of vigorous painting and an overuse of colourful choice words. Painting a melamine wardrobe the paint we used We purchased our paint from Wilko its their own brand paint and we used the primer first and then the paint in English Sage.