Chalk Paint Over Laminate Cabinets

It s easy to apply and dries quickly.

Chalk paint over laminate cabinets.

Watch as lou manfredini ace s home expert show you how your can paint laminate cabinets for an affordable. And the satin enamels provide the perfect durable finish over the chalk paint. Chalk paint is thick and requires less coats of paint. Chalk paint is a great choice for painting laminate cabinets because it hides brush strokes.

Here are a few examples of this. This is because chalk paint takes longer to dry on laminate than on wood as laminate isn t absorbent. This large chest came to me in the shiniest brightest orange red i have ever seen. Chalk paint will hide heavily grained wood like oak.

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. Don t paint over damaged laminate if laminate is cracked warped or peeling that damage can interfere with the bonding of paint to the cabinet. 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. All i do is clean my piece to remove any residue or dirt and then apply the paint.

However i have found there is a difference to the feel of it versus painting over wood especially during sanding. I have used it over laminated furniture before with good results. If painted over already sealed wood tannins of the wood will not seep into the white paint causing brownish stains. If you re using chalk paint for a project you pretty much can t mess it up.

Chalk paint adheres well to a variety of surfaces without priming. Annie sloan chalk paint will adhere beautifully to laminate. Have a laminate cabinet doors you want to update.