Painting Laminate Cabinets With No Prep Work

March 18 2018 at 10 21.

Painting laminate cabinets with no prep work. The right way to paint over laminate. Cabinet coat is designed to adhere to plastic metal and urethane surfaces without a primer but laminate and melamine surfaces should be sanded before painting. The laminate must be in good condition for best results. Choose a high quality paint.

Make sure your paint is acrylic not vinyl. Painting laminate kitchen cabinets is possible but more tricky than painting wood or mdf cabinets. And this project is no different. I think this is the reason why most people says to use primer when painting cabinets as it helps them hold up well vs when it s not used.

After reading this post you will want to refer to the post where i did a year in review of how the painted laminate cabinets held up with and without primer. Painting laminate cabinets with no prep work part 2 coeba says. I used maps on the walls and told you i would share how i painted the cabinets this week. A third option is to apply a 100 percent acrylic flash bond primer such as xim rust oleum bullseye 1 2 3 zinnser or fresh start benjamin moore followed by two coats of.

Painting laminate cabinets without primer does it work. As with any paint job the secret to success is in the preparation not the painting. We gave out work kitchen a fun makeover we painted the kitchen cabinets made a faux marb. The dos and don ts of painting laminate cabinets prime your laminate cabinets for the perfect paint job with these tips for surface preparation paint selection and application.

Laminate is a printed plastic that is adhered on top of a base layer usually a composite material. Last week i revealed how i made over my laundry closet. This week i am sharing how to paint laminate mdf kitchen cabinets. The finish is slick so you ll have to make sure you put in the prep work for a quality finish.

Laminate cabinets require a special bonding primer. When painting furniture or cabinets and you don t want to prep sand or prime consider using beyond paint. This post shares all the details about the pros and cons of painting kitchen cabinets with both methods. Acrylic latex based paint is durable and easy to clean up.