Solution for ugly color of bathroom counter top

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I've got an ugly colored bathroom counter top in a bathroom that I'm making over. I don't really have it in my budget to replace it, besides it's in good condition, I just hate the ugly out dated 70's yellow color, I believe they called it harvest gold. I was thinking about spray painting it. Does anyone know if spray painting will work on a formica counter top?

Glenda · Answer

you can buy a kit go to Home Depot or Lowes! also google Howe to and you can watch a video

B. Enne · Answer

I spray painted a kitchen counter years ago with Krylon fusion paint made for plastics, when it came out here in Canada . It never peeled or anything. It looked nice and clean. I did a quick sand, and cleaned it well, then sprayed away. It does smell strong, so you will need a fan and an open window. I put a box fan blowing outside in my window, and that helped a lot. I let it cure for a good week. I don't remember how long it took to dry.

Patti kelley · Answer

I also painted my old formica countertops in the kitchen, I first sanded, then primed let the primer dry for a day then I painted it with oil-based black paint oil-based takes longer to dry but holds up better in the long run then i alternated sponge painting brown and gold. turned out very nice then i went over it with polyurethene after it was dry.You can decide on what colors to use by going to the kitchen counter section in stores such as a Lowes by closely looking at the counter-chip cards you can just about tell what colors that are being used. One thing nice about this method if you don't like it you can paint it again.

Patti kelley · Answer

I just noticed B.enne comment you can spray paint Krylon is excellent paint That would be faster than my method for a quick cover but if you are interested in a granite-looking counter you could go with the method I described.

Bridgette Reynolds · Answer

Angel, I know you said you have a small budget, but if you can spare about $80, you could really make your counters pop! Try the Sicilian Sand Countertop Paint Kit. It's a bit more than the spray painting options but it also gives your space an updated look. You could probably do a few counter tops with it. I've recommended this to many clients and this do-it-yourself products works great! It's sold at Home Depot and gives your counter a true granite look... very smooth... easy project. Here's a link to the products if you want to read up on it! http://www.homedepot.com/p/Giani-Granite-1-25-qt-Sicilian-Sand-Countertop-Paint-Kit-FG-GI-Sicilain/203644684

Gail · Answer

My 2 cents...Painting your countertops is easy.  I don't like spray paint for these projects because the aerosoled paint can drift and stick on anything.  I've done the following on many kitchen and bathroom countertops.  First, sand your countertops (or not-what a mess!).  I've used TSP--trisodium phosphate-- available almost anywhere (like Lowes or Home Depot) and is inexpensive.
Use the TSP to clean your countertop.  Let dry.  Use a water based primer (oil-based is great, but clean up can be a nightmare).  Cover/paint your countertops with the primer and allow to dry thoroughly...next day.  Hopefully, you've already decided what you want them to look like.  A simple one color change is easiest, but I don't recommend as any wear is obvious.  Looking like marble or quartz requires perfecting a technique to look 'real', but can be googled and you can practice before painting your countertops.  I prefer using a technique that results in your countertops looking like granite.  You can google this too, but for a small area like a bathroom countertop, paint the countertops with a single base cover (often black or brown to look natural) then, you can use the small plastic bottles of acrylic paint that you can find in the paint craft section--walmart, Hobby Lobby, etc.  Using a sea sponge--same craft area (or even less expensive, a bath sponge (wrapped in plastic net and found near bath soap, etc.--remove netting, discard, and use the sponge).  dab on colors, letting each one dry before adding the next (colors can get muddy if you apply a new color on top of a wet one).  Experiment on something else first--an old piece of wood, cardboard until you get the look you want.  Following your painting and it is dry, cover with several coats (2 to 3 for me) of polyurethane.  I prefer a matte or satin polyurethane best, but it is a matter of personal preference.
Let dry thoroughly between and after final coat.  It can up to 2 weeks for the paint to 'cure'--meaning it can be dry, but setting something on for a while and then removing it will cause either a discoloration or paint could be stuck to the bottom and it gets pulled off when you remove the item.
Your countertop can be beautiful.  An advantage to having it painted to look like granite is that if your painted surface gets nicked, cut, etc. (and it WILL happen) you can get our your sponge and one or more of the colors you used, 'touch it up'' cover that specific area with a couple of coats of polyurethane, and you can keep them looking new forever (or you're tired of that look and ready to try something new.

Randal · Answer

How about this idea, there are usually some places around larger towns and even smaller ones, that sell home cabinets, discarded wood, doors, paints etc. Try to find one of these, and go check them out, they sell countertops for a fraction of what new is, and a lot of times they are new, just overstocked and sold to these places for a fraction, and they may even be able to set you up with a local installer. Just an idea, I have one near me and I visit it on occasion just to check out what they have in stock. You may be surprised and find just what you are seeking for a good cost, because after you buy the paint , materials etc. So you are still going to have some money involved, this way you can weigh your options as well.

Angel · Answer

Well, that's a good idea, but I'm older and not in the best health, and neither is my husband so we try and keep the requirements for strenuous work within the limits of what we can do.

However, I did settle on a can of brush on, water based latex paint that the clerk at the Home Depot said was made for counter tops. I've had no complaints with it so far.

It turned out so well that I painted the inside of my shower too. I then layered two different colors over it with a sea sponge for a marble like look, adding some special, fine textured glitter into the last color. The result looks like a beautiful blue and white marble.

Thanks for your interest in my project. I will keep what you said in mind though, because I am preparing to hire someone to help me update and do some repairs in my guest bathroom.

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