What would be the proper stuff to use to clean and paint an laminate bath vanity? Is there some product that would help make sure that paint will adhere to the caninet since it is in good shape but the color has to change.
What would be the proper stuff to use to clean and paint an laminate bath vanity? Is there some product that would help make sure that paint will adhere to the caninet since it is in good shape but the color has to change.
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Try your local bathtub refinisher
My first choice, for long term, would be not to paint the cabinet or recover it with another laminate.
If that doesn't work The best plan of action would be to give it a good cleaning, sand it to give it some tooth, use a good bonding primer like XIM, and topcoat it with a good quality waterborne like SW's ProClassic or BM's Impervo
Do you guys think that a quart of paint of paint would cover a 30x19 cabinet base if using XIM bonding primer and some SW?
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Before you paint the vanity, I suggest you try whatever technique you've chosen on a piece of scrap. I'm suggesting this because I've experimented with painting laminates and while I have had some success (scuffing and Zinsser BIN worked the best), I do not have enough confidence in it that I would actually paint a laminate surface for a customer. Well, actually I might... but only of it were a surface that were never touched by anything/anybody.
You can use a automotive type epoxy primer over sanded and degreased laminate. It's nasty to work with, expensive, and will ruin your gun if not properly cleaned immediately after use, but it's hard and sticks good.