Can You Paint Over Marble

A small roller and brush did great.

Can you paint over marble.

Unfortunately short of buffing and reapplying a gel coat to get it back to its former glory there really isn t much you can do yourself to give a cultured marble countertop a new look. Live with it replace it or hire a company to come in and. Clean the surface of the marble. In painting you lose the natural stone touch but you can choose the color or even faux finish the look to create a marble look.

After years of swooning over real marble countertops i finally decided to make some compromises no botox no pedicures no shopping sprees basically becoming a nasty old hag all so that i could afford the countertops of my dreams if you want to read how i got my real countertops on a budget and the money saving hacks i implemented click here to read this post. The first coat is applied quite thinly with brush strokes in every direction. Here annie has chosen paris grey. Painting marble isn t something everyone will want to do but it s a brilliant way to update a piece if you don t like the colour.

Primer is never necessary. Prepare the marble one of the best parts of chalky paints is they adhere really well to just about any surface. It held up to constant wiping down water plates kids making toast etc so yes you can paint over granite countertops and make them a thing of beauty. Want to see how i painted floor tile.

Because the fireplace is a dry area not subjected to moisture or foot traffic it is possible to paint over the existing marble whether it is tile or a slab. In fact when it comes to making over cultured marble you really have only three options. Cultured marble is slick and i needed good adhesion a water based primer isn t going to fly here. And while sanding is generally not required with chalky paints it will improve adhesion.

I had most of a quart of the behr semi gloss a great one to use is ben moore waterborne great paint for this project. There is no doubt that painting over marble can be challenging but only if you do it the old fashioned way with hours of preliminary sanding. Preparation is the key to painting a marble fireplace surround. However certain conditions must be met and planning must be done very carefully before deciding to paint marble.

The other key is to use a really good enamel topcoat. Actually i think you could paint over any unattractive countertops and make them fit your taste. Paint the marble with your chosen chalk paint colour using a chalk paint brush.