Can You Paint Over Marble

Here annie has chosen paris grey.

Can you paint over marble.

Live with it replace it or hire a company to come in and. There is no doubt that painting over marble can be challenging but only if you do it the old fashioned way with hours of preliminary sanding. I had most of a quart of the behr semi gloss a great one to use is ben moore waterborne great paint for this project. Painting marble isn t something everyone will want to do but it s a brilliant way to update a piece if you don t like the colour.

Preparation is the key to painting a marble fireplace surround. Because the fireplace is a dry area not subjected to moisture or foot traffic it is possible to paint over the existing marble whether it is tile or a slab. Primer is never necessary. In painting you lose the natural stone touch but you can choose the color or even faux finish the look to create a marble look.

It held up to constant wiping down water plates kids making toast etc so yes you can paint over granite countertops and make them a thing of beauty. Want to see how i painted floor tile. After years of swooning over real marble countertops i finally decided to make some compromises no botox no pedicures no shopping sprees basically becoming a nasty old hag all so that i could afford the countertops of my dreams if you want to read how i got my real countertops on a budget and the money saving hacks i implemented click here to read this post. The first coat is applied quite thinly with brush strokes in every direction.

With chalk paint you can cover marble in one or two coats with little to no sanding beforehand. Prepare the marble one of the best parts of chalky paints is they adhere really well to just about any surface. In fact when it comes to making over cultured marble you really have only three options. The other key is to use a really good enamel topcoat.

Actually i think you could paint over any unattractive countertops and make them fit your taste. Marble that is deteriorated cracked worn or just not right for a particular design scenario can be painted over. One alternative to replacement is to paint over the marble. A small roller and brush did great.

Unfortunately short of buffing and reapplying a gel coat to get it back to its former glory there really isn t much you can do yourself to give a cultured marble countertop a new look. Cultured marble is slick and i needed good adhesion a water based primer isn t going to fly here. Paint the marble with your chosen chalk paint colour using a chalk paint brush.