Laminate wood furniture is often a budget friendly and easy to find option for all your furniture needs, the problem however is that they come in neutral colors such as black, beige and cherry. Here’s an easy how to to show you exactly how to paint laminate furniture to freshen it up a bit.
Step 1: Sanding
To begin, I gave each bookcase a good sanding with my sander. These bookcases are made of a particle board-like composite with a faux-wood laminate exterior. It was important NOT to sand too much since the surface is essentially paper, but it was important to get them ‘roughed-up’ enough so the paint would absorb into the surface.
Step 2: Priming
The next key step was to prime all the surfaces. I used Kilz Primer, which blocks, seals, and preps the surface to which the paint will adhere.
Primer is important, especially when painting over laminate. Unlike wood, laminate is a smooth, non-porous material, so it really needs something to ‘grab’ onto—primer will do the trick! It’s suggested that primer takes seven days to completely dry.
Step 3: Painting
After sanding, priming, and making a few updates, it was time to PAINT! I used a brush for the corners and a roller for the flat surfaces. In certain areas, I used a brush first, then went over the same surface with the roller to achieve a smooth, stroke-less surface.
Here’s a tip: If the surface isn’t sanded or not sanded enough, then the paint will “bubble” or spot, as shown on the right, because it’s not properly adhering.
I’ll be honest, these bookcases took about three or four coats before I felt they were fully covered. And even after they were dry to the surface, I didn’t put anything on the shelves for at least a week. Paint takes about 30 days to fully cure and since heavy books and accessories would be sitting on the bookcases, I didn’t want to risk the paint job being ruined or beginning to peel!
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