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Blogger Queen Creek, AZ on Mar 06, 2012

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I finished painting my kitchen countertops this weekend.

Total project was about $60.00. ($17.00 for the Primer, $20.00 for the Countertop Coating and $20.00 for the Polycrylic). I already owned the paint, but that was about $15.00 worth. I know they sell kits for this kindof thing (made by Gianni or Rustoleum), but I wanted to go with a different paint scheme. I got the original idea from a blog (creative Kristi's) Total process took about 3 days

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Terri J York, PA

Teri, I keep coming back to this, I would love to have my counters turn out like yours, if/when I get to it on the never ending list.

on Jul 30, 2012 · Like 1
Teri U Queen Creek, AZ

Tammy, you could use a two part epoxy to fill the cracks and then a countertop coating ($19.00 Rustoleum) over that and then start your paint treatment and you would not even be able to tell that there are cracks. The busy granite like pattern hides a lot of imperfections as well.

on Jul 30, 2012 · Like 1
Tammy Sandusky, MI

am waiting for kids to return to school !!! then im gonna roll up my sleeves and give it a try wish me luck!

on Aug 10, 2012 · Like 2
Teri U Queen Creek, AZ

Good luck Tammy. You will be so happy with the results. It has been months since I did this and they are holding up great. No problems at all so far.

on Aug 13, 2012 · Like 0
Bev HB Fort Lauderdale, FL

This question is a little late...but, maybe someone can give me some advice. I used the Giani granite to paint my counter tops....about 1 1/2 years ago. They turned out great...love them. However, now, 1 1/2 year later, they are starting to scratch. A friend suggest a polyeurathane, which I did, but, made them yellowish. So, I sanded them down and used a polycrylic that states it will not yellow. Scratched a week later. What do you suggest as a top coat that will hold up and won't yellow? Thanks for your advice.

on Dec 30, 2012 · Like 1
KMS Woodworks Nederland, CO

Water based poly needs a lot of time to cure properly and then it often has a "milky" cast to it. A Nitrocellulose spray lacquer is fast drying, and clear. The closest you will find in the DIY arena is a product from Deft, http://www.amazon.com/Deft-110-155-13-Ounce-... ( I get mine at the ...»
local hardware store for about $7 a can. This stuff is pretty stinky so you will need to ventilate well. When I use this occasionally in my cabinet building I will use a respirator during application then vacate the shop as soon as I am done. You can re-coat in about 30 min to an hour, so it is possible to get a number of coats down in one day. I like to use 3-4 for most applications.
To help with over spray start in the foreground and work your way to the back.

on Dec 31, 2012 · Like 1
Robyn Farwell West Lebanon, NH

I've read that the countertop you have done cannot be cut on (not that I do with mine now) or anything hot can be placed on there. Is this true?

on Jan 26, 2013 · Like 0
Sherry R Lubbock, TX

Wondering if the old roll top counters could be paint. I have small amount of counter space, so my project would be small. I would like to attempt sometime soon. I have black frig and black stove, so maybe something light with black and metallic sprinkles.
I'm going to check it out only because yours looks so....... incredibly awesome. Love it !!

on Jan 27, 2013 · Like 1
Teri U Queen Creek, AZ

Robyn, I have never tried to cut directly on my countertops, but I would imagine that they would not hold up to well with that. We have had no problems at all with the counters and I have a pretty busy household (2 teenagers, 1 toddler and a very messy husband).

on Jan 28, 2013 · Like 0
Robyn Farwell West Lebanon, NH

Teri....Like I mentioned, I have never cut on my countertops either (I use my corian cutting boards) but I was wondering if a hot pan count be placed on them after this project is done. Thank you for your input. I appreciate it.

on Jan 29, 2013 · Like 0
KMS Woodworks Nederland, CO

I doubt it would survive hot items...keep in mind heat guns are often used to REMOVE paint. The paint on appliances (that see heat and survive) are actually "baked on" a bit like the glaze that is used on pottery / ceramics.

on Jan 30, 2013 · Like 1
Teri U Queen Creek, AZ

KMS Woodworks, agree. I wouldnt cut on these or put anything hot on them. They are still the crappy laminate underneath.

on Jan 31, 2013 · Like 0
Robyn Farwell West Lebanon, NH

Thank you KMS & Teri. It's just a beautiful remodel project that fits my budget. I still think I am going to try this. Having a family of 5, I will need to do this in sections (3 sections), as not being able to use my counter for 3 days would be a nightmare for me. Do you feel doing this in 3 sections would be a mistake?

on Jan 31, 2013 · Like 0
KMS Woodworks Nederland, CO

Robyn Farwell if the sections are contiguous you may end up with some "lap" marks. I you plan this right you might be able to minimize them near the front of the sink. This is a method some granite fabricators use to hide their seams.

on Feb 01, 2013 · Like 1
Darcy Green Bay, WI

I have a small bathroom vanity that I would love to someting with. The Rustoleum kit is over $100.00 and I don't think it would cost that much for a new laminate piece. I don't want the hassel of taking the sink out and going through that headache. What kind of paint did you use? How long did it take for the counters to "cure"?

on Feb 12, 2013 · Like 0
Teri U Queen Creek, AZ

Darcy, scroll through some of my comments and you will see a step by step list of the process I used. I didnt spend anywhere near the Rustoleum price and my countertops have been seriously durable. I did purchase the Rustoleum brand of countertop coating as a base and that was $20.00 because I wanted a really great anti-mold, food safe base, but it probably wasnt necessesary. I used the sample bottles of paint from Walmart as well as Acrylic paints from Michaels. You could probably use ...»
what you have on hand if they are the colors that you like as the Polycrylic top coat seals everything in nicely. Good luck. Post pictures of your final product.

on Feb 12, 2013 · Like 0
DeAnna Homer, NE

love love love this! where do i find the step by step (for dummies) instructions???? :-)

on Mar 05, 2013 · Like 0
Teri U Queen Creek, AZ

DeAnna, Scroll back through some of my earlier comments and you will see my step by step instructions. This is such an easy project (time consuming, but easy) Have fun with it.

on Mar 05, 2013 · Like 0
Liz Pietz Bloomer, WI

How are your countertops doing a year later? Are they holding up? I want to do this process to my countertops and was just wondering the outcome a year later. :-) Thanks

on Mar 16, 2013 · Like 0
Teri U Queen Creek, AZ

Liz, They are holding up great. We are a busy family of five and they get a lot of use and they look exactly the same as the day I did it. I would definately recommend this. Good luck with your project.

on Mar 18, 2013 · Like 1
Kathy Turner Soddy Daisy, TN

The Polycrylic I saw was a water based product. Is that the correct one?

on Mar 21, 2013 · Like 0
Teri U Queen Creek, AZ

Kathy, Yes the polycrylic that I used was Minwax Water Based Polycrylic in clear gloss. It has been a little over a year now and it is holding up great. We clean it with Lysol Kitchen cleaner and have not seen any yellowing or fading. I would definately recommend it.

on Mar 21, 2013 · Like 0
Liz Pietz Bloomer, WI

Thanks for your input Teri.

on Mar 21, 2013 · Like 0
Kathy Turner Soddy Daisy, TN

I finished project about 6 hours ago. How long does it take to cure. I got a drop of water on it just awhile ago and it turned whitish color again. Hope this won't continue. I noticed someone else had this happened but don't know if it stopped.

on Mar 23, 2013 · Like 0
Teri U Queen Creek, AZ

I waited three full days for it to cure before we used the kitchen.

on Mar 24, 2013 · Like 0