Painting Laminate Caravan Cupboards
I watched the video and was intrigued.
Painting laminate caravan cupboards. With over 15 years of experience in residential construction patrick specializes in painting wallpaper removal installation drywall staining decks and fences and kitchen cabinetry painting. This article was co authored by patrick coye patrick coye is the owner and operator of patrick s painting home improvement in alexandria virginia. 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. I regularly receive emails from fellow caravan enthusiasts with questions about dolly 1 and more recently dolly 2 very often they ve stumbled across my blog posts or pinterest pins and ask for tips on decorating a caravan.
The first thing to bear in mind is that the finish on most cupboards and most of the internalwoodwork is a foil laminate on mdf or similar base material so you will need a good primer undercoat for the finish coat to stick to. Minimal sanding for fake wood areas. We had settled on the chalkboard paint method until i came across a pin pinterest about giani granite s nuvo cabinet paint. I had also read about painting with chalkboard paint to cover the need to primer and sand all in one.
Did you use the same finish on the cabinets. I saw on your previous post that you used eggshelf finish for the walls. Painting your kitchen cabinets is an easy and affordable way to update your kitchen without renovating. I d love to be able to just buy the same paint but i ve read a few articles about using satin on cupboards.
Add one entire tube of the laminate primer which comes with it in the blue lid and gave it a good stir for around two minutes. 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. Prime your cabinets for painting we re using dulux renovator range plastic and laminate primer it comes in a tin. I m asked what kind of paint we used on the walls and cupboards and what we used to hang the wallpaper.