Laminate Cabinet Doors Painting

Next roll on a coat of bonding primer and let it dry completely.

Laminate cabinet doors painting. I will say giving this 80s kitchen a good coat of paint totally transformed the kitchen. Leave the cabinet doors attached to the frames for now. The finish is slick so you ll have to make sure you put in the prep work for a quality finish. If it s particleboard save yourself a lot of pointless trouble and either paint over the laminate or consider getting new cabinets.

These are our top tips on how to paint laminate kitchen cabinets 1. Laminate cabinets require a special bonding primer. The laminate must be in good condition for best results. If the laminate isn t peeling lift the edge from one of the doors to get a look at the underlying material.

You ll want to be able to remember where everything goes when it comes time to put it all back together again so grab a packet of stickers or tabs and write numbers on each door so you know where to re fix them. Use a paint brush to chalk paint any spots the roller couldn t reach. Painting laminate kitchen cabinets is possible but more tricky than painting wood or mdf cabinets. Take the doors down from the cabinets and paint them.

Prime them for perfect color with these tips for surface prep paint selection and application. Choose a high quality paint. Painting laminate cabinets can be a cinch. Laminate is a printed plastic that is adhered on top of a base layer usually a composite material.

Label your cabinet doors and remove them and all their hardware. Wood cabinets are ideal for painting but any surface that can be scuffed with sandpaper can be painted. Unscrew your cabinet drawers this is the fun bit. To paint laminate cabinets start by removing the hardware cleaning the surface and sanding the cabinets with medium grit sandpaper until the surface feels smooth.

Using an adhesion promoting primer will provide the right surface for your chosen paint finish to stick to. Use a roller to apply chalky finish paint to the cabinet doors. If you ve scoured the internet for the best paint for your laminate kitchen cabinets i ve got a lot of answers for you. Be careful of drips or paint build up.

Ah so satisfying. I will not call this a tutorial on painting your kitchen cabinets because well i have zero photo proof of painting the cabinet doors.