How do you paint laminate kitchen cabinets?
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Clean them well, lightly sand and use a good primer. I recommend Zinnser BIN because it makes paint stick to anything. Then paint. I like enamel paint for cabinets.
I would recommend Amy Howard One Step Paint. We used it our ours and it looks amazing still two years later. First tip is clean well, we used diluted mean green. 20% mean green and 80% water. Clean well, then go back with just water to remove any cleaner. Let dry. Paint with a foam brush and the chalk paint. Then we sealed them with minwax sealer. Check out pics here. https://littlesproutslearning.co/impossibly-tiny-kitchen-11-ways-make-work/
You need a good bonding primer. I like this one because it is water clean up and goes on super smooth, plus it sticks like crazy good! Then 2 coats of latex satin.
Hi Charlene! Annie Sloan Chalk paint works great over laminate cabinets! https://www.hometalk.com/diy/paint/cabinets/how-to-paint-kitchen-cabinets-the-perfect-white-42078852 You can check out my post here. :) It requires minimal prep work!
How to Paint Kitchen Cabinets The Perfect White