Avoid the pitfalls of painting laminate by using primers and techniques that can change old laminate bookshelves into a beautiful piece of furniture.
Can laminate shelves be painted.
Bubbling while the paint primer is still wet.
Common concerns when painting laminate furniture are.
Poor adhesion after the paint has dried cured.
If the items don t get moved all that often you may have better luck.
I m also talking about what i think is the best paint for bookshelves.
Laminate can be painted but it can not be stained.
To sum it up the most important steps are to sand and prime all the surfaces before painting.
This post shares all about how to paint laminate wood shelves.
Alternatively you can use a urethane reinforced acrylic paint such as insl x cabinet coat.
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Both indicate that your paint did not properly stick or bond to the laminate.
The paint on the shelves did start to scratch and come off eventually but it was still worth while.
Painting laminate wasn t difficult but i did find it more time consuming than painting wood.
I was able to get a couple of extra years out of the piece which was my goal.