Painting countertops
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Barb Gercone
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Can you paint old laminate kitchen countertops and are they safe for food prep?
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I can't swear to the countertop, but I just used a PPG product, Brakethrough on the back splash, and it looks very good. We needed a simple and quick fix to the backsplash between the countertop and the upper kitchen cabinets. The former owners put up sheets of formica-type laminate in an old butcher block pattern. It took three coats and I used the same color as the wall paint in the kitchen. It is a small kitchen, so that wasn't a problem. PPG recommended rolling it on, so that's what I did. It looks good. You may want to check with PPG about whether you can prepare food on it. Also, we cleaned the roller/brushes with water and soap. Good luck.
Fran
on Apr 26, 2015
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We are planning on painting our laminate countertops with black chalk paint. It takes well and I can send you the link to how we found it.http://marchorchard.blogspot.com/2011/12/chalkboard-counter-tops.html
Debbie Swanson
on Apr 26, 2015
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Use the rustoleum counter paint. It is designed for countertops...
Clint Winterhalter
on Apr 26, 2015
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Thanks for all the replies. Will check them out!
Barb Gercone
on Apr 27, 2015
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I went to Lowe's for the proper paint, the catch is it needs 4 weeks to dry, but I did it and it is beautiful and I now have it to match the other cabinet tops!
Rosanne Cavin-dixon
on Apr 27, 2015
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