Resurface Laminate Furniture

Common concerns when painting laminate furniture are 1.

Resurface laminate furniture.

Half the fun of refinishing vintage furniture is finding dated pieces with charming character. Then apply a coat of an acrylic latex paint with a brush or roller using short even strokes. Yes indeed it can be done. It s easy to skip the sanding step because sanding is a drag but it s especially important with laminate.

40 years later many of these furniture pieces. Along the way i think most of us have picked up a cheap piece or two of laminate furniture. 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. Next apply an oil based primer with a brush or roller and wait 4 hours for it to dry.

In fact it s quite easy to do. Bubbling while the paint primer is still wet 2. You can sand prime and paint laminate as if it were a solid wood piece of furniture. Formica is a plastic laminate and back in the day pieces with this top surface were sought after for their high durability.

To paint laminate furniture start by sanding down the surface using 120 grit sandpaper so that the paint will stick better. At some point you ve probably wondered if you can how to refinish laminate furniture. After applying a base coat you can actually use paper and fabric pieces to resurface your laminate furniture. Because it s often somewhat glossy looking and important to sand it down until the finish is very dull before priming.

This summer i ve found several pieces that fit that bill except that they have a cringe worthy top surface made of formica.