Painting Ikea Laminate Kitchen Cabinets

If you have purchased a solid wood piece the extra step of priming with the right primer shouldn t be necessary.

Painting ikea laminate kitchen cabinets. Short of committing to a more costly replacement of outdated kitchen storage repainting laminate cabinets is an affordable way to turn the eyesore. I found so many recommendations for a shellac based primer that promised to help paint stick to ikea cabinets. As a matter of fact i ve tried a few different methods and i ve decided that there is a right and a wrong way to paint laminate surfaces which is basically what ikea furniture is made of. Kitchen cabinets that suit you and how you use your kitchen will save time and effort every time you cook or empty the dishwasher.

Painting ikea sektion kitchen cabinets. We have a huge selection of cabinets including models designed to hold appliances so you can create your ideal layout. To learn how to correctly paint ikea laminate furniture without sanding keep reading. Cabinets that work and look smart.

I m referring to ikea s popular material of choice. We re big fans of ikea hacks and upgrades so we re completely in favor of adding a little personality with paint. You can t use a water based or oil based primer to paint over laminate. It s a shellac based primer and is essential if you want to paint ikea cabinets.

Particleboard covered in laminate. I prepared to paint doors and side panels by first sanding all bodbyn doors slightly to remove the sheen and give some profile for adhesion. Some orbital sanders like this one even come with a little vacuum microfilter system so that the dust gets sucked up as you go and prevents you from breathing it in. Painting laminate cabinets can be a cinch.

But not all ikea furniture is alike and therefore not all requires the same paint treatment. But if you have a billy bookcase or any of the other super popular ikea pieces that are laminate read on. I m no stranger to painting laminate. Before i dive in this is a tutorial for painting laminate ikea furniture.

If you are sanding a solid wood piece a good orbital sander will get the job done quickly. We had always intended to paint the kitchen cabinets to a light greenish blue color sherwin williams sea salt as evidenced in that 2010 blog post. The primer that i decided to used is called zinsser b i n. Do not sand too much or you will penetrate lacquer coating and expose mdf below.

When we moved into our house in 2010 we installed an ikea kitchen see post here on the kitchen installation. You can see my comprehensive post about the right way to paint laminate. How to paint kitchen cabinets the easy way 2. However both are doable with patience and a steady supply of heat.

The best way to do it is to use a heat gun to soften the adhesive and pull the laminate off in sections starting with the edging.