Painting Chalkboard Paint On Laminate
The key is to let the paint sit longer between coats.
Painting chalkboard paint on laminate. Annie sloan chalk paint will cover anything including laminate. Alternatively you can use a urethane reinforced acrylic paint such as insl x cabinet coat. While more expensive than the ordinary acrylic latex paints you would use on drywall the urethane reinforced products have better hiding abilities and will stick better to problem surfaces cabinet coat is designed to adhere to plastic metal and urethane surfaces without a primer but laminate and. If you primed properly.
The café au lait part was painted with a regular eggshell latex with all the steps described in method 1. Painting over laminate with annie sloan chalk paint. I used 2 different paints on this dresser and of course one of them had to be chalk mineral paint. The laminate had started chipping at the top and there were a few bubbles from water damage.
I did not prime this shelf first because you aren t supposed to have to do that with chalk paint but what you are. This makes me so happy because regardless of whether you re a pro painter or a total beginner this won t impact the outcome of your project. I have painted a few things with it. If you re using chalk paint for a project you pretty much can t mess it up.
Once it was clean it was even more obvious that there was some damaged that had to be addressed before any painting started. Painting over laminate with annie sloan chalk paint. Once it is waxed and cured it is as resistant to scratches as a regular painted surface. Tips for painting laminate furniture with chalk paint.
15 august 2015 by suzanne. If painting cabinets work from the top down. At over 26 000 views one of my most watched youtube tutorials is on how to paint over laminate with annie sloan chalk paint. I started out by cleaning this shelf with a deglosser.
If painting a counter start at the back and work your way forward. The easy way to chalk paint laminate furniture using only spray paint 4127 shares. I gave my pieces a light sanding before i started but there is no need for a primer. Chalk paint is a great choice for painting laminate cabinets because it hides brush strokes.
Obviously i m not great about following directions but so far it hasn t really mattered. The 2 best ways to paint laminate furniture method 2.