Painting Laminate - Possible?

[makka619]

Hey, I want to paint over a small drawer set that is covered in laminate.

Can I do this? Or can't you paint over laminate?

The paint is High Gloss.

:DThanks.

[scooter]

White Knight make a laminate paint, available at your hardware store or paint shop, dunno how good it is though.


Cheers..................Sean

[David L]

You try this site
http://www.floodaustralia.net/treat_paint.htm

[makka619]

Thanks for the help.

The site looks good.

I just have a tin of high gloss paint that I need to use for something.. Guess I can save it for something else.

Cheers. :D


ETA: I have a wooden desk with a varnish finish. Can I paint over varnish in High Gloss? Or would you recommend I sand the varnish back before painting?

[celeste]

Thanks for the help.

The site looks good.

I just have a tin of high gloss paint that I need to use for something.. Guess I can save it for something else.

Cheers. :D


ETA: I have a wooden desk with a varnish finish. Can I paint over varnish in High Gloss? Or would you recommend I sand the varnish back before painting?

Hi all

I use ESP - sand any rough/peeling paint brush ESP on leave 5min wipe off excess with cloth wait 90min and paint.

I just used the method on door frames which were high gloss enamel and a set of linen cupboard doors which were white Laminate boards. I painted both of them with semi gloss enamel.

I have also test run it a while back as a base coat for the white knights tile paint. I did 1 tile (spare ones from the garage) with WK primer and tile paint and 1 with ESP, no primer and tile paint. I thought esp gave a thinner tougher finish - tried scratching them with keys.

I did not like the tile paint either why, I left the tiles, dug out all the grout and regrouted a different colour and added a border tile, looked brand new.
(oh, hint for all, I tried every electrical method you can think of (dremel grout removal tool - useless, grinder - dust every where and scratches and others ) to remove the grout, best, easiest and cleanest method is a tile grout saw and elbo grease) - you can tell the tiles are painted not like their ads which make them look like they were made that way.

Celeste