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.
Best primer for laminate furniture uk.
I use a small foam roller on the flat surfaces.
Once it s dry gently sand the surface with a 220 grit sandpaper.
It provides a bridge between furniture surface and paint and ensures good all round adhesion.
Next apply an oil based primer with a brush or roller and wait 4 hours for it to dry.
It s a good idea to wear gloves this step is important because new furniture may have a thin film of oil to aid the manufacturing packaging process.
It glided on evenly and covered flawlessly.
I use one for the primer and a different one for the paint.
Bubbling while the paint primer is still wet 2.
Here s the fool proof way to paint laminate furniture.
However i think the positives far outweigh the negatives especially when painting laminate.
Common concerns when painting laminate furniture are 1.
Even if you use a primer you ll still find once it s painted it will easily scratch because the primer itself doesn t stick well to laminate either.
Oil based primer is the best bonding primer for laminate kitchen cabinets and oak cabinets.
I only needed one coat.
The best primer for laminate kitchen cabinets i also recommend the sherwin williams extreme bond primer.
Clean wipe down all surfaces to be painted with white spirit using a lint free cloth.
Using kilz primer for laminate furniture is your best bet.
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Now you can use the cheap o brushes for the primer if you want.
Although it might not be the best smelling product to use it makes up for its durability ability to block stains and tannin bleed and it s easy to send.
You ll need to use mineral spirits to get your brushes clean.
Then apply a coat of an acrylic latex paint with a brush or roller using short even strokes.