Painting Over Laminate Furniture

I personally take a 150 grit piece of sandpaper and sand the whole top in a circular motion.

Painting over laminate furniture. Common concerns when painting laminate furniture are 1. Unlike wood laminate is a smooth non porous material so it really needs something to grab onto primer will do the trick. The good news is that painting over ikea laminate furniture or any laminate furniture is as simple as a coat of right primer. How to paint over laminate furniture the best paints.

Painting laminate furniture is one of those pain points. I used annie sloan s french linen dixie belle with slick stick applied first will also work jolie will work and valspars chalky finish paint will work too. It s basically a picture of wood that is glued onto a wood like material. Choosing the right primer for your laminate furniture project in order to choose the right primer for your furniture painting project it s important to also keep in the mind the kind of paint you ll be.

Next apply an oil based primer with a brush or roller and wait 4 hours for it to dry. Begin by sanding the laminate. Once it s dry gently sand the surface with a 220 grit sandpaper. This makes it the perfect diy project as long as you know a few of the tricks to painting laminate.

You can also take an electric sander to the piece. 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. How to paint over laminate. Be sure to use the correct protective gear a mask and safety glasses.

If it s a great piece and suits your needs and your budget it s worth the little extra work to make it awesome. Painting over laminate is not ideal but laminate furniture is cheap and easy to find. Your favorite annie sloan chalk paint this is what i used on the desk in the photos. Laminate is shiny smooth and non porous making it difficult to paint.

Bubbling while the paint primer is still wet 2. Thankfully we ve created this easy to follow tutorial for painting laminate furniture. Supplies you need to paint over laminate.