Chalk Painting On Laminate

I am contemplating painting my kitchen cabinets with sherwin williams chalk paint over annie sloan chalk paint with a wax finish.

Chalk painting on laminate.

Chalk paint is a great choice for painting laminate cabinets because it hides brush strokes. Alternatively you can use a urethane reinforced acrylic paint such as insl x cabinet coat. And don t worry it s incredibly easy to distress the piece later with this primer. Primer optional black caulk or whichever color you prefer if you owned none of these products before starting it would still only cost approximately 20 25 to do this.

This is a must have if you re trying to adhere any kind of paint to laminate. If you re using chalk paint for a project you pretty much can t mess it up. It gives the surface a little bit of a grip that will adhere to most any paint but works especially well for chalk paint. 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.

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. I started out by cleaning this shelf with a deglosser. Denise bonner december 08 2019. The great thing about chalk paint is that there isn t a huge learning curve or a lot of prep work.

Have you ever used chalk paint on laminate. I did not prime this shelf first because you aren t supposed to have to do that with chalk paint but what you are. You can just dive right in. I used 2 different paints on this dresser and of course one of them had to be chalk mineral paint.

Once it is waxed and cured it is as resistant to scratches as a regular painted surface. The key is to let the paint sit longer between coats. Not that chalk paint wouldn t work i ve never tried it paintbrush and or a small roller. Tips for painting laminate furniture with chalk paint.

Chalk paint can be used to paint almost anything walls kitchen cabinets metal wood and even fabric but the most common use is to give new life to old furniture or to make newer pieces look old. Annie sloan chalk paint will cover anything including laminate. Chalkboard paint this is different from chalk paint. I have painted a few things with it.

The paint i used for both the shelf and the antique trunk is americana decor chalky paint in the color everlasting. Will i have to sand or remove the wax before i paint over it. I gave my pieces a light sanding before i started but there is no need for a primer. I was so happy to see how easily you can use chalk paint on laminate.