Spray painting over melamine

[boban]

Geez, some of you blokes are talking a load of rubbish...'paint won't stick to melamine'....crap it won't! And ya don't need no expensive DIY marketed additive.....but anyway....Filling the edges with bog? WHY? What a time waster......

Well it appears that you do as well.

Not all paints will stick to melamine. If you don't key it or use something to make it stick it will peel off. I've seen it happen.

If you dont fill the edges with filling type paint you wont get a decent finish without a crapload of coats.

If the above is good enough for the pros, (and they are in business so they dont waste time and money if it isn't necessary), then I would figure it would be fair to assume that it's the right way to proceed.


I suppose you would recommend PVA glue on melamine as well.....

[soundman]

steady on chaps.
1 edge filling.
IMHO bogging up edges on chip or MDF is not the easiest or best way to go. Far better to use a sanding sealer or high build primer & sand a couple of times. You will end up with a harder more durable edge.
2 paint sticking to melemine.
Not all paints will stick to melamine. BUT lots of stuff will, particularly if you do "some preparation".

There are plenty of people who will sell you all sorts of stuff to do all sorts of things. That doesn't mean there aren't other ways that work.

cheers

[reybec]

Geez, some of you blokes are talking a load of rubbish...'paint won't stick to melamine'....crap it won't! And ya don't need no expensive DIY marketed additive.....but anyway....Filling the edges with bog? WHY? What a time waster......

so how do you do it??

[Harry72]

Soundy have you ever tried using a resin on mdf endgrain?