Resurface Laminate Furniture

Formica is a plastic laminate and back in the day pieces with this top surface were sought after for their high durability.

Resurface laminate furniture.

To paint laminate furniture start by sanding down the surface using 120 grit sandpaper so that the paint will stick better. Common concerns when painting laminate furniture are 1. With decoupage medium any paper or fabric materials such as scrapbook paper photos. Bubbling while the paint primer is still wet 2.

Half the fun of refinishing vintage furniture is finding dated pieces with charming character. 40 years later many of these furniture pieces. Next apply an oil based primer with a brush or roller and wait 4 hours for it to dry. It s easy to skip the sanding step because sanding is a drag but it s especially important with laminate.

After applying a base coat you can actually use paper and fabric pieces to resurface your laminate furniture. Once it s dry gently sand the surface with a 220 grit sandpaper. Along the way i think most of us have picked up a cheap piece or two of laminate furniture. Then apply a coat of an acrylic latex paint with a brush or roller using short even strokes.

You can sand prime and paint laminate as if it were a solid wood piece of furniture. In fact it s quite easy to do. Turn your laminate furniture from drab to fab by refinishing it. At some point you ve probably wondered if you can how to refinish laminate furniture.

This summer i ve found several pieces that fit that bill except that they have a cringe worthy top surface made of formica.