Painting And Distressing Laminate Furniture

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Painting and distressing laminate furniture. Acrylic paint the colors you want for distressing i used dark brown cream and gold foam paintbrushes at least 2 3 old paint brush for distressing. Upcycling laminate furniture is a budget friendly way to have beautiful furniture in your home. Furniture with laminate or plastic can be painted and updated. Common concerns when painting laminate furniture are 1.

A piece of laminate furniture that has already been painted is ready to go when it comes to giving it a distressed appearance as you won t need to prime it or give it a base coat. Here is the step by step process on how to paint a laminate dresser with almost any kind of paint to create a long lasting and durable paint finish. Next apply an oil based primer with a brush or roller and wait 4 hours for it to dry. Bubbling while the paint primer is still wet 2.

Poor adhesion after the paint has dried cured this will cause all your hard work and paint finish to scratch off easily long after your piece is complete this is a perfect piece to show you the 2 best ways to paint laminate furniture. To paint laminate furniture start by sanding down the surface using 120 grit sandpaper so that the paint will stick better. At least one bottle of elmer s glue i can t speak for other brands i ve only used elmer s when i ve distressed laminate furniture so that s what i d stick with. Laminate dressers are a dime a dozen these days.