Laminate Cabinet Doors Painting

Take the doors down from the cabinets and paint them.

Laminate cabinet doors painting.

I will say giving this 80s kitchen a good coat of paint totally transformed the kitchen. To paint laminate cabinets start by removing the hardware cleaning the surface and sanding the cabinets with medium grit sandpaper until the surface feels smooth. Unscrew your cabinet drawers this is the fun bit. The finish is slick so you ll have to make sure you put in the prep work for a quality finish.

Use a paint brush to chalk paint any spots the roller couldn t reach. If it s particleboard save yourself a lot of pointless trouble and either paint over the laminate or consider getting new cabinets. 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. Choose a high quality paint.

If the laminate isn t peeling lift the edge from one of the doors to get a look at the underlying material. I will not call this a tutorial on painting your kitchen cabinets because well i have zero photo proof of painting the cabinet doors. Wood cabinets are ideal for painting but any surface that can be scuffed with sandpaper can be painted. 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. Ah so satisfying. Grab your screwdriver and get busy unscrewing all your doors drawer fronts and their handles.

Prime them for perfect color with these tips for surface prep paint selection and application. Next roll on a coat of bonding primer and let it dry completely. These are our top tips on how to paint laminate kitchen cabinets 1. Special cabinet paints are available that provide a smooth finish but any high quality paint should.

Painting laminate kitchen cabinets is possible but more tricky than painting wood or mdf cabinets. Laminate cabinets require a special bonding primer. Label your cabinet doors and remove them and all their hardware. Use a roller to apply chalky finish paint to the cabinet doors.

Painting laminate cabinets can be a cinch. Leave the cabinet doors attached to the frames for now.