how to paint wood laminate furniture
Hello everyone. i have been painting furniture for 40+ years. 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. on most of the pieces, using water-based paint and finish worked great.. You can sand, prime and paint laminate as if it were a solid wood piece of furniture! it’s easy to skip the sanding step, because sanding is a drag… but it’s especially important with laminate. because it’s often somewhat glossy-looking, and important to sand it down until the finish is very dull before priming.. Furniture with laminate or plastic can be painted and updated. this video tutorial shows the simples steps it takes to successfully paint over laminate or plastic on furniture..
how to paint wood laminate furniture
This mid century style piece of furniture is vintage! it’s funny how furniture pieces went from 100% wood, to partial wood, to laminate and wood, and veneer, to current ikea furniture and particle board. regardless of the type of furniture your working with, it’s amazing what a little bit of paint can do!. One problem… that pesky laminate covering over the real wood. sometimes, this can be a major deal breaker when picking furniture. this time, i went for it. after a ton of research and trial and error, i’ve found a great way to paint laminate furniture or veneer covered piece of furniture and turn it into an awesome, statement making.
