Painting Laminate Cabinet Doors

Ah so satisfying.

Painting laminate cabinet doors.

If it s particleboard save yourself a lot of pointless trouble and either paint over the laminate or consider getting new cabinets. Next roll on a coat of bonding primer and let it dry completely. The finish is slick so you ll have to make sure you put in the prep work for a quality finish. Using an adhesion promoting primer will provide the right surface for your chosen paint finish to stick to.

Laminate is a printed plastic that is adhered on top of a base layer usually a composite material. The correct primer paint are key literally if you ve not already guessed it use the right products is vital. Painting laminate cabinets can be a cinch. You ll want to be able to remember where everything goes when it comes time to put it all back together again so grab a packet of stickers or tabs and write numbers on each door so you know where to re fix them.

But while you may be well versed in painting most any old wood furnishings from side tables to pantry doors laminate is another beast altogether. These are our top tips on how to paint laminate kitchen cabinets 1. Unscrew your cabinet drawers this is the fun bit. Painting laminate kitchen cabinets is possible but more tricky than painting wood or mdf cabinets.