I want to paint my dresser, I tried it before and the paint just peeled off. What hould I do o get the paint to stay on. What type of sealer should I use. The dresser is a laminte finish.
2007-08-28 19:15:08 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
Laminate is hard to paint. Make sure it's clean, if you can palm sand with 150 grit paper to give the paint something to adhere to. Then use "Kilz" a good sealer, sand again with 180 grit, then repaint with Kilz, you can chose to, or not but, I do, sand a third time with 220 paper and then put the first coat on. I sometimes sand again with 220 grit or 0000 steel wool.
If you want something nice, you have to give it the love of your work.
2007-08-28 23:20:16 · answer #1 · answered by cowboydoc 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Be weary of what you read on some of these posts. Do not peel the laminate. There is no telling what is under there. If it was made with different types or grains of wood under the laminate and you peeled it, you would never get a good finish no matter what type of paint you used. My personal suggestion would be to lightly sand the entire dresser. This allows your primer and paint to stick(ahdere) to the finish much better. I prefer latex because of the easier cleanup. Before you actually start, take the time and talk to someone at a paint store. There might be paints specifically made for this application. You do not have to buy the paint there, but their advice could same you a lot of time and frustration.
2016-04-02 04:54:43 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read all of this website:
http://home.ivillage.com/decorating/technique/0,,6zvd,00.html
2007-08-28 20:52:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
problematic thing. query in google or bing. that may help!
2014-12-07 22:25:50 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋