Painting Old Laminate Kitchen Cabinets
Laminate cabinets require a special bonding primer.
Painting old laminate kitchen cabinets. Is painting laminate kitchen cabinets really a good idea. Replacement of outdated kitchen storage repainting laminate cabinets is an affordable way to turn the eyesore into eye catching modern cabinetry. Painting laminate cabinets can be a cinch. Our cabinets have been painted for over 7 months now and i m happy to say that they look exactly as they did on the first day.
The laminate must be in good condition for best results. Today we ll show you how to paint laminate cabinets. Since laminate is a cheap surface that is often very slick and smooth you need a product that will really grip and adhere to the cabinets. Before you start painting give all the surfaces a good wipe down with a cloth and a laminate cleaner.
Next roll on a coat of bonding primer and let it dry completely. As always though the true test is seeing how the finish holds up over time. That being said using the old paint brush and can give you good results too. Special cabinet paints are available that provide a smooth finish but any high quality paint should.
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Before picking up a paintbrush keep in mind that not any old paint will do. Using a high quality self leveling durable paint like the advance line that is intended for painting cabinets makes all the difference in the final result of painted kitchen. Choose a high quality paint. The paint needs to be specifically designed to stick to cabinetry material most likely laminate or melamine.
Wood cabinets are ideal for painting but any surface that can be scuffed with sandpaper can be painted. Once the surfaces are dry lightly sand the laminate to give the paint a better surface to stick to. When you paint laminate kitchen cabinets you need a good primer. Well i m happy to say that they turned out amazingly well.
Then sweep away any dust and mask off the surfaces you don t want to paint. As explained above and in my tutorial on painting a bathroom vanity the paint we used for painting our laminate kitchen cabinets was the benjamin moore advance line.