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Remodeling my bathroom and thought I would try to paint the laminate countertop. Is there special paint, special preparation, and should I use polyurathane as a finish coat. Also, brush or roller.
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Sand to cut the gloss and prime with Cover Stain. Then paint with oil enamel. To protect it, you can use a latex clear coat like Polycrylic or Diamond Finish. Takes three coats of the clear finishes but they dry so fast, you can do that in a day. However, they tend to yellow over light colors; to prevent that, let the oil enamel cure for a couple weeks first.
The weak point will be around the sink. If not sealed with caulk, the finish will start to chip off there.
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Had dark, woodgrain laminate in main bathroom and small bathroom off master bedroom. Both sinks and faucets were beyond NASTY... some chips and corrosion. I decided to replace the sinks and faucets MYSELF!! I'm NOT a plumber. Was doing fine until I discovered the hot water line was SOLDERED in place!! AARRGGHH!! Luckily, I was only doing one sink at a time. And even more lucky, neighbor on my circle was a retired PLUMBER and he came to my rescue.
ANYWAY, I decided to paint the counters while the sink was OUT... figured no dealing with tape and it could sit for a nice LONG time before using again. Had seen Christopher Lowell (whatever happened to him??) do faux marble. I'm pretty artistic (niece thinks I'm an "artist") so knew I could do the faux marble.
I cleaned the counter to pieces. Sanded it to rough up surface. Rolled on a few coats of Kilz primer & let it sit a day or so... was in no hurry. I used left-over off-white semigloss wall paint as the main color. WHile it was wet, started "smooshing" 2-3 other colors at a diagonal... a cream, a tan, a darker brown. Just kept smooshing till I liked the way it looked. Used one of those long liner brushed to squiggle veins and smooshed a little more. Put on 2, maybe 3 coats of a clear coat... make sure to get "non-yellowing"... and let it sit several days.
When I finally got around to putting the sink back in, I was able to attach everything except the connection to hot and cold. Didn't have to squeeze under the sink on my back and work up over my head.
If you want to do a faux finish, I have some books to recommend that you can probably find at your public library. And paractice on cardboard. Paint a coat or 2 of whatever left-over latex paint you have to use as a base and make the cardboard non-absorbent.
I painted my counters at least 3 years ago and they have held up fine. But then I'M the only person in the house... no mess of kids sloshing/leaving water on counter. They clean up with normal stuff you'd use on laminate.
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