Wood Laminate Desk Paint

Your favorite annie sloan chalk paint this is what i used on the desk in the photos.

Wood laminate desk paint. It s easy to skip the sanding step because sanding is a drag but it s especially important with laminate. Unlike wood laminate is a smooth non porous material so it really needs something to grab onto primer will do the trick. I used annie sloan s french linen dixie belle with slick stick applied first will also work jolie will work and valspars chalky finish paint will work too. Laminate is a man made shiny smooth non porous material that is like a print or photo of wood grain.

On most of the pieces using water based paint and finish worked great. To fill them i used my putty knife to glop on the wood filler. Next apply an oil based primer with a brush or roller and wait 4 hours for it to dry. Once it s dry gently sand the surface with a 220 grit sandpaper.

It can be a dead giveaway that a painted piece is laminate and not solid wood so i like to fill these holes before i sand. Common concerns when painting laminate furniture are. Then apply a coat of an acrylic latex paint with a brush or roller using short even strokes. Laminate can be painted but it can not be stained.

The laminate is very thin and wearing through in spots. Supplies you need to paint over laminate. You can sand prime and paint laminate as if it were a solid wood piece of furniture. In the beginning i would sand down the wood or laminate clean paint my designs with water based acrylics and finish the piece with polyshield waterbased finish.

Laminate furniture pieces often have several rows of peg holes so the shelves can be adjusted easily. Laminate and melamine are common finish surfaces for many countertops cabinets and shelves but these plastic materials are known for being susceptible to wear not to mention becoming quickly outdated. While a laminated particleboard desk is designed to be durable it may be lacking a little in the decor department. Can i sand 120 grit and prime.

To paint laminate furniture start by sanding down the surface using 120 grit sandpaper so that the paint will stick better. How to paint over laminate furniture the best paints. Manufacturers use this product to cover less expensive wood composite furniture to give the appearance of higher quality wood. Here s how i changed the wood tone from a white washed grey to a modern blonde wood without sanding or ruining the laminate finish.

They re not real wood. They tend to get scratched and nicked with normal use and many countertops have a burn mark or two. And unlike homogeneous solid surface materials such as corian or butcher block wood. Primer is important especially when painting over laminate.

I have an office desk with a black laminate finish.