Chalk Paint Over Laminate

If you re using chalk paint for a project you pretty much can t mess it up.

Chalk paint over laminate.

How to paint over laminate furniture the best paints. I already had this paint left over from a previous project so i didn t have to cut into my 100 budget for it. How to paint over laminate. I personally take a 150 grit piece of sandpaper and sand the whole top in a circular motion.

Alternatively you can use a urethane reinforced acrylic paint such as insl x cabinet coat. This is a must have if you re trying to adhere any kind of paint to laminate. It gives the surface a little bit of a grip that will adhere to most any paint but works especially well for chalk paint. Be sure to use the correct protective gear a mask and safety glasses.

Your favorite annie sloan chalk paint this is what i used on the desk in the photos. One of the benefits is that it doesn t require any prep work it can paint right over most clean dry surfaces expect for metal or shiny laminate even if they re already painted. At over 26 000 views one of my most watched youtube tutorials is on how to paint over laminate with annie sloan chalk paint. I used 2 different paints on this dresser and of course one of them had to be chalk mineral paint.

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. The 2 best ways to paint laminate furniture method 2. And don t worry it s incredibly easy to distress the piece later with this primer. Begin by sanding the laminate.

I used the same paint that i used on my antique trunk makeover which i shared during last weeks post. You can also take an electric sander to the piece. Since a lot of people are interested in this topic i m sharing a post that i originally published september 2014. The café au lait part was painted with a regular eggshell latex with all the steps described in method 1.

I decided to paint them with chalk paint because i was sure it would adhere really well to the laminate. While more expensive than the ordinary acrylic latex paints you would use on drywall the urethane reinforced products have better hiding abilities and will stick better to problem surfaces cabinet coat is designed to adhere to plastic metal and urethane surfaces without a primer but laminate and. Chalk paint is a great choice for painting laminate cabinets because it hides brush strokes.