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.
Will spray paint stick to laminate furniture.
Then apply a coat of an acrylic latex paint with a brush or roller using short even strokes.
This is why most painted laminate furniture chips so easily.
Look for a primer specifically designed for laminate furniture.
Next apply an oil based primer with a brush or roller and wait 4 hours for it to dry.
Sanding the laminate gives something for the primer and paint to stick to and a primer meant for laminate will bond to it and give a more durable finish.
If you re painting a piece of furniture that won t be getting a lot of traffic a simple spray on clear acrylic sealer will do the job just be sure to match the sealer finish to your paint finish.
As much as you may find prep work annoying there s no better way to a good finish.
If you just paint the laminate you can usually just use your fingernail and scrape the paint off.
Both indicate that your paint did not properly stick or bond to the laminate.
Common concerns when painting laminate furniture are.
Using a spray primer designed for laminate apply a few light coats of primer.
This will cause all your hard work finish to scratch off easily long after your piece is complete.
Alternatively you can use a urethane reinforced acrylic paint such as insl x cabinet coat.
Poor adhesion after the paint has dried cured.
Things had become easy for people when the spray paint was invented people do not want to go to the painter for even a simple painting projects like painting their small furniture spray painting technique made the normal people like a pro painter so that they can diy spray paint their own laminate furniture and any other types of furniture.
Thankfully we ve created this easy to follow tutorial for painting laminate furniture.
Painting laminate furniture is one of those pain points.
To sum it up the most important steps are to sand and prime all the surfaces before painting.
Wait until the last coat of paint is completely dry then cover the surface with a sealer.
Painting laminate wasn t difficult but i did find it more time consuming than painting wood.
Bubbling while the paint primer is still wet.
In many cases it may be a brush on or roll on primer rather than a spray.
To paint laminate furniture start by sanding down the surface using 120 grit sandpaper so that the paint will stick better.
Once it s dry gently sand the surface with a 220 grit sandpaper.
Spray paint can be used over the primer regardless.