Resurface Laminate Furniture

Turn your laminate furniture from drab to fab by refinishing it.

Resurface laminate furniture.

Half the fun of refinishing vintage furniture is finding dated pieces with charming character. To paint laminate furniture start by sanding down the surface using 120 grit sandpaper so that the paint will stick better. After applying a base coat you can actually use paper and fabric pieces to resurface your laminate furniture. It s easy to skip the sanding step because sanding is a drag but it s especially important with laminate.

In fact it s quite easy to do. This summer i ve found several pieces that fit that bill except that they have a cringe worthy top surface made of formica. 40 years later many of these furniture pieces. Along the way i think most of us have picked up a cheap piece or two of laminate furniture.

Yes indeed it can be done. Poor adhesion after the paint has dried cured this will cause all your hard work and paint finish to scratch off easily long after your piece is complete this is a perfect piece to show you the 2 best ways to paint laminate furniture. You can sand prime and paint laminate as if it were a solid wood piece of furniture. Bubbling while the paint primer is still wet 2.

Next apply an oil based primer with a brush or roller and wait 4 hours for it to dry. With decoupage medium any paper or fabric materials such as scrapbook paper photos. At some point you ve probably wondered if you can how to refinish laminate furniture. Because it s often somewhat glossy looking and important to sand it down until the finish is very dull before priming.

Once it s dry gently sand the surface with a 220 grit sandpaper.