Resurface Laminate Furniture

Yes indeed it can be done.

Resurface laminate furniture. Turn your laminate furniture from drab to fab by refinishing it. 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. Because it s often somewhat glossy looking and important to sand it down until the finish is very dull before priming.

In fact it s quite easy to do. 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. 40 years later many of these furniture pieces.

Next apply an oil based primer with a brush or roller and wait 4 hours for it to dry. With decoupage medium any paper or fabric materials such as scrapbook paper photos. Common concerns when painting laminate furniture are 1. You can sand prime and paint laminate as if it were a solid wood piece of 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. It s easy to skip the sanding step because sanding is a drag but it s especially important with laminate. Along the way i think most of us have picked up a cheap piece or two of laminate furniture. Once it s dry gently sand the surface with a 220 grit sandpaper.

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