Prime Laminate Furniture

You can sand prime and paint laminate as if it were a solid wood piece of furniture.

Prime laminate furniture. Next apply an oil based primer with a brush or roller and wait 4 hours for it to dry. Then apply a coat of an acrylic latex paint with a brush or roller using short even strokes. Some paints will just bead up on the surface of the laminate. You can also take an electric sander to the piece.

Next prime your furniture. When i m painting something a much lighter color than what it already is. You can even sand in between coats for maximum adhesion. Begin by sanding the laminate.

Stylish and affordable it is designed specifically for interior cabinetry furniture and wall panelling. Other paints will go on with a splotchy uneven finish and the first coat will begin peeling off as soon as you try to. Always prime before painting laminate furniture. Once it s dry gently sand the surface with a 220 grit sandpaper.

Designs include solids woodgrains and patterns. Because it s often somewhat glossy looking and important to sand it down until the finish is very dull before priming. I always use kilz primer for laminate and have had great luck with it. Prime laminate benchtop collection is an affordable high pressure laminate surface which is highly durable and features a large range of photo realistic designs in a range of finishes.

The majority of the range is post formable and edging is available for the non formable soft matt colours. The first thing you need to know is that without proper preparation paint won t adhere to a laminate surface. I personally take a 150 grit piece of sandpaper and sand the whole top in a circular motion. How to paint over laminate.

Be sure to use the correct protective gear a mask and safety glasses. Painting laminate wasn t difficult but i did find it more time consuming than painting wood. 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. Common concerns when painting laminate furniture are 1.

Prime melamine is a durable and easy care low pressure laminate surface. To paint laminate furniture start by sanding down the surface using 120 grit sandpaper so that the paint will stick better. A lot of times if you had to sand your piece of furniture or degloss it you usually won t need a primer. There are two cases though where i always tend to use a primer before applying my actual paint.

It s easy to skip the sanding step because sanding is a drag but it s especially important with laminate. Bubbling while the paint primer is still wet 2.