Chalk Paint On Plastic Laminate

I started out by cleaning this shelf with a deglosser.

Chalk paint on plastic laminate.

It s easy to apply and dries quickly. Keep used sponges in a resealed plastic bag. At over 26 000 views one of my most watched youtube tutorials is on how to paint over laminate with annie sloan chalk paint. To paint laminate furniture start by sanding down the surface using 120 grit sandpaper so that the paint will stick better.

The paint i used for both the shelf and the antique trunk is americana decor chalky paint in the color everlasting. Painting over laminate with annie sloan chalk paint. How to paint laminate countertops to look like stone. All chalk paint needs a top coat of some kind.

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. Next apply an oil based primer with a brush or roller and wait 4 hours for it to dry. The 2 best ways to paint laminate furniture method 2. This keeps them moist so you can reuse and pounce quickly as you are tweaking the pattern.

And don t worry it s incredibly easy to distress the piece later with this primer. 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. Painting over laminate with annie sloan chalk paint. It gives the surface a little bit of a grip that will adhere to most any paint but works especially well for chalk paint.

15 august 2015 by suzanne. And the satin enamels provide the perfect durable finish over the chalk paint. Alternatively you can use a urethane reinforced acrylic paint such as insl x cabinet coat. Chalk paint is famous for sticking to just about anything and in this case it makes the perfect primer between the laminate surface and the satin enamels paint.

I used 2 different paints on this dresser and of course one of them had to be chalk mineral paint. Chalk paint is a great choice for painting laminate cabinets because it hides brush strokes. Then apply a coat of an acrylic latex paint with a brush or roller using short even strokes. Once it s dry gently sand the surface with a 220 grit sandpaper.

I did not prime this shelf first because you aren t supposed to have to do that with chalk paint but what you are. The café au lait part was painted with a regular eggshell latex with all the steps described in method 1. 8 oz chalk paint black we used amy howard 1 8 oz chalk paint buff we used amy howard bauhaus buff.