Wipe down the cabinets thoroughly with a damp rag to remove any remaining dust.
How do you paint over formica kitchen cabinets.
Before you start painting laminate cabinets gently wipe away settled on grime and grease using trisodium phosphate.
Then rinse with fresh water and dry the cabinets completely.
You may get better results with a paint pad or a roller than with a brush which may leave brush strokes.
Painting over these doors requires a little extra work to make sure the paint sticks to the slick surface.
Fit a roller with a clean dry roller brush.
Next before you do any painting at all you need to clean the cabinets.
Pour the paint into a clean paint tray.
Dip the brush into the paint and saturate it completely.
In contrast water based paint over water based primer can take up to a month to dry source.
Then rinse with.
They have special formica cleaning materials out there for you to use but it is definitely not necessary.
Vacuum the loose dust off of all surfaces of the formica kitchen cabinets.
Before painting your formica cabinet doors you will need to remove them from the cabinet face.
Peel away the tape before you wash up.
If you use a paint that s made to go directly on top of laminate you can skip the previous step.
Here is a step by step process to follow to get the results you want.
If there are any areas on the cabinet that you aren t painting cover them with painter s tape.
Roll off excess paint onto the tray.