Painting Laminate Ikea Furniture

Once you ve finished go over the piece with a dry cloth to remove any lingering soap residue.

Painting laminate ikea furniture.

Most ikea furniture have a laminate wax type coating that makes it difficult for paint to stick effectively to its surface. If you are painting laminate furniture with chalk paint you will still need to prime first. All chalk paint is is latex paint with powder mixed in usually plaster of paris. Laminates and paint whether plain wood grain or patterned the layer of laminate on your bookcase or other furniture is a material made with melamine like the brand formica.

I know it may be a controversial choice but i always sand as part of my prepping routine. Kilz adhesion and zinsser bullseye 123. Sand all sides to be. I want to address a few question about painting ikea surfaces.

Clean only the laminate portions of the furniture not the pressed wood. For this project we used zinsser bin. In my opinion the sanding process just helps to scuff and dull the surface a little giving the primer something to grip on to. There are a few different schools of thought on this.

You must seal furniture painted with chalk paint with wax. If you have purchased a solid wood piece the extra step of priming with the right primer shouldn t be necessary. But if you have a billy bookcase or any of the other super popular ikea pieces that are laminate read on. You have a few options to choose from so make sure you choose a primer that made to adhere to laminate and glossy surfaces without sanding.

It is incredibly easy to diy your own chalk paint if you don t want to buy the ready made stuff. Do you need to sand ikea furniture before painting it. The good news is that painting over ikea laminate furniture or any laminate furniture is as simple as a coat of right primer.