Comments on: any good links for "how to paint a laminate kitchen countertop?"? http://www.kitchenbacksplashreview.com/blog/kitchen-improvement/any-good-links-for-how-to-paint-a-laminate-kitchen-countertop Kitchen Improvements & Decorating Ideas Wed, 06 Apr 2011 09:12:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Robert B http://www.kitchenbacksplashreview.com/blog/kitchen-improvement/any-good-links-for-how-to-paint-a-laminate-kitchen-countertop/comment-page-1#comment-491 Robert B Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:44:59 +0000 http://www.kitchenbacksplashreview.com/blog/kitchen-improvement/any-good-links-for-how-to-paint-a-laminate-kitchen-countertop#comment-491 A few years ago my wife and I painted a kithen countertop wuth melamine paint. No primer needed and it adheres very well. You can also get one or more colors to dab in. Use one as your base coat and use a sea sponge to dab the other colors while your base coat is still wet. As an alternative try scrunching a plastic bag to dab colors on. One precaution however. Make sure you have adequate ventilation. You may need to leave the house for a few hours afterwards while it dries. The fumes are somewhat toxic.<br><b>References : </b><br> A few years ago my wife and I painted a kithen countertop wuth melamine paint. No primer needed and it adheres very well. You can also get one or more colors to dab in. Use one as your base coat and use a sea sponge to dab the other colors while your base coat is still wet. As an alternative try scrunching a plastic bag to dab colors on. One precaution however. Make sure you have adequate ventilation. You may need to leave the house for a few hours afterwards while it dries. The fumes are somewhat toxic.
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]]> By: Robert P. http://www.kitchenbacksplashreview.com/blog/kitchen-improvement/any-good-links-for-how-to-paint-a-laminate-kitchen-countertop/comment-page-1#comment-490 Robert P. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:39:59 +0000 http://www.kitchenbacksplashreview.com/blog/kitchen-improvement/any-good-links-for-how-to-paint-a-laminate-kitchen-countertop#comment-490 Worst thing you will ever do is try and paint laminate. For one thing even the toughest paints are EASILY cut by a slipped knife. And there is no way at all to patch it and not have it stand out. And even the best primer made specifically to stick to laminate doesn't stick all that great. Plus you have to rough sand the counter top before you prime, meaning you can never really strip it and leave it plain again. I have done it(different look than granite, though same process) does look good and can look good for a long time. Of course the people I did it for paid cash for a 3 story ocean front home and didn't know what the term "cooking" actually meant.<br><b>References : </b><br>I'm a professional painter. Worst thing you will ever do is try and paint laminate.

For one thing even the toughest paints are EASILY cut by a slipped knife. And there is no way at all to patch it and not have it stand out.

And even the best primer made specifically to stick to laminate doesn’t stick all that great. Plus you have to rough sand the counter top before you prime, meaning you can never really strip it and leave it plain again.

I have done it(different look than granite, though same process) does look good and can look good for a long time. Of course the people I did it for paid cash for a 3 story ocean front home and didn’t know what the term "cooking" actually meant.
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]]> By: BARRY B http://www.kitchenbacksplashreview.com/blog/kitchen-improvement/any-good-links-for-how-to-paint-a-laminate-kitchen-countertop/comment-page-1#comment-489 BARRY B Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:26:59 +0000 http://www.kitchenbacksplashreview.com/blog/kitchen-improvement/any-good-links-for-how-to-paint-a-laminate-kitchen-countertop#comment-489 Paint will not be up to the wear and tear on a counter top. You could tile with real or fake granite tiles.<br><b>References : </b><br> Paint will not be up to the wear and tear on a counter top. You could tile with real or fake granite tiles.
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]]> By: Tim the Tool Man http://www.kitchenbacksplashreview.com/blog/kitchen-improvement/any-good-links-for-how-to-paint-a-laminate-kitchen-countertop/comment-page-1#comment-488 Tim the Tool Man Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:00:59 +0000 http://www.kitchenbacksplashreview.com/blog/kitchen-improvement/any-good-links-for-how-to-paint-a-laminate-kitchen-countertop#comment-488 You need a very special paint and don't get your hopes up. http://www.homeenvy.com/db/7/407.html As the site shows, you might have better luck re-laminating with a granite-pattern HPDL.<br><b>References : </b><br> You need a very special paint and don’t get your hopes up.
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As the site shows, you might have better luck re-laminating with a granite-pattern HPDL.
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