Can You Chalk Paint Laminate Wood

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Can you chalk paint laminate wood.

It s easy to apply and dries quickly. Simply put yes you can paint laminate flooring the process itself can be quite tricky. I have painted a few things with it. It s important not to get flooring paint mixed up with wall paint when you head out to pick your supplies.

When painting laminate with chalk mineral paint brand name or hmcp the steps are exactly the same as method 1 except no primer is needed. It is important to choose the right paint for your laminate flooring materials. Both of these pieces are laminate so they are not solid wood. All i do is clean my piece to remove any residue or dirt and then apply the paint.

I decided to paint them with chalk paint because i was sure it would adhere really well to the laminate. With chalky paints sanding is usually not required but to get a long lasting finish on the laminate a light sanding is still a really good idea. This large chest came to me in the shiniest brightest orange red i have ever seen. And don t worry it s incredibly easy to distress the piece later with this primer.

This is a must have if you re trying to adhere any kind of paint to laminate. Annie sloan chalk paint will cover anything including laminate. There are few steps involved in painting the laminate furniture with chalk paint clean the furniture well with the water and let it dry since it is laminate wood there is no need to sand it so you can skip this step but if you are going to paint the normal wood then you can sand it a little bit. It gives the surface a little bit of a grip that will adhere to most any paint but works especially well for chalk paint.

The key is to let the paint sit longer between coats. We re back with another instalment of ask the home flooring pros this week we address the question of painted floors. We ve all seen some great results from painted wood floors but can you paint laminate floors. I used the same paint that i used on my antique trunk makeover which i shared during last weeks post.

Here are a few examples of this.