Can You Chalk Paint Laminate Wood

We re back with another instalment of ask the home flooring pros this week we address the question of painted floors.

Can you chalk paint laminate wood.

There are few steps involved in painting the laminate furniture with chalk paint clean the furniture well with the water and let it dry since it is laminate wood there is no need to sand it so you can skip this step but if you are going to paint the normal wood then you can sand it a little bit. When painting laminate with chalk mineral paint brand name or hmcp the steps are exactly the same as method 1 except no primer is needed. This large chest came to me in the shiniest brightest orange red i have ever seen. I used the same paint that i used on my antique trunk makeover which i shared during last weeks post.

This is a must have if you re trying to adhere any kind of paint to laminate. Both of these pieces are laminate so they are not solid wood. All i do is clean my piece to remove any residue or dirt and then apply the paint. It gives the surface a little bit of a grip that will adhere to most any paint but works especially well for chalk paint.

And don t worry it s incredibly easy to distress the piece later with this primer. Chalk paint is famous for sticking to just about anything and in this case it makes the perfect primer between the laminate surface and the satin enamels paint. It s important not to get flooring paint mixed up with wall paint when you head out to pick your supplies. I have painted a few things with it.

The key is to let the paint sit longer between coats. Annie sloan chalk paint will adhere beautifully to laminate. It is important to choose the right paint for your laminate flooring materials. Simply put yes you can paint laminate flooring the process itself can be quite tricky.

Here are a few examples of this. With chalky paints sanding is usually not required but to get a long lasting finish on the laminate a light sanding is still a really good idea. We ve all seen some great results from painted wood floors but can you paint laminate floors. I decided to paint them with chalk paint because i was sure it would adhere really well to the laminate.

Annie sloan chalk paint will cover anything including laminate.