Milk Paint On Laminate Cabinets
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Milk paint on laminate cabinets. Here are two techniques. Painting laminate cabinets can be a cinch. My milk paint cabinets after one year if you happened to read my six month follow up i was happy to report only one small chip in the paint after half of a year. Let it dry per the paint can s.
My first post on painting the cabinets with primer then milk paint and then the top coat was a lot more expensive and time consuming than my other technique my second post which included painting laminate cabinets without primer was obviously much cheaper and less time consuming. I ve used a variety of brands on real wood and wood veneer but until now i hadn t tried painting a laminate piece of furniture with milk paints. I ve been having a lot of fun working with milk paint lately. Once it is dry sand it with high grit sandpaper 320 or 400 or a fine sanding spongeto smooth out any marks left by the brush.
Degreaser or cleaner high performance water based satin top coat how to paint laminate kitchen. They will show through when you paint so make sure it s smooth. You can apply the paint using a roller brush or a sprayer. General finishes is a water based milk paint that is designed to be used indoor or out and is said to be perfect for updating or repurposing furniture and cabinets.
Prime them for perfect color with these tips for surface prep paint selection and application. Sand the primer smooth. This small chip had actually penetrated through the original oil paint as well exposing the original wood. Foam brushes regular brushes primer paint of your choice milk paint that i used.
Customers have reported the successful use of gel products over laminate surfaces. Each kind of paint has strengths and weaknesses. Use your roller to paint the flat surfaces and a brush to carefully paint the detailed areas. This paint is water based but has a strong mineral based component making it uv resistant.
Using dark chocolate milk paint as a base under gel stain dark chocolate milk paint was formulated to mimic the color of java gel stain several techniques using only gel stain no paint or primer. When i hauled this 80 s china cabinet from my inventory i thought this would be a fun piece to experiment on. Sand vacuum and wipe it down with a damp cloth to remove all particles. Do put your paint to the test paint in hand you re.