Watch as lou manfredini ace s home expert show you how your can paint laminate cabinets for an affordable.
Can you chalk paint over laminate cabinets.
Or if you re like me you can.
If the laminate you re painting is really shiny give it a quick sanding.
Since a lot of people are interested in this topic i m sharing a post that i originally published september 2014.
You can lightly sand these down using a handheld sanding sponge or sandpaper.
A light sanding ensures the paint has a textured surface it can adhere to.
If laminate is cracked warped or peeling that damage can interfere with the bonding of paint to the cabinet.
I have used it over laminated furniture before with good results.
If you want to paint the inside of the cabinet doors flip them over and do that now once all the paint is dry inspect everything for raised drips unwanted brushstrokes or other imperfections in the surface of the chalk paint.
Don t paint over damaged laminate.
However i have found there is a difference to the feel of it versus painting over wood especially during sanding.
Before you start painting laminate cabinets.
This makes me so happy because regardless of whether you re a pro painter or a total beginner this won t impact the outcome of your project.
Chalk paint adheres well to a variety of surfaces without priming.
If you are painting over raw wood especially oak you may have some trouble covering the tannins which cause brown staining in your finish paint.
Latex paint is not great at hiding wood grain.
If you re using chalk paint for a project you pretty much can t mess it up.
At over 26 000 views one of my most watched youtube tutorials is on how to paint over laminate with annie sloan chalk paint.
Chalk paint is a great choice for painting laminate cabinets because it hides brush strokes.
Choose your chalk paint colour here annie has used florence.
Chalk paint can be done over already sealed wood which takes care of this problem.
The laminate annie has used here is not too shiny and didn t require any preparatory sanding.