Refinishing Laminate Cabinets

Some mdf cabinets have a plastic coating and removing a plastic coating from kitchen cabinets is usually easier than removing a wood laminate.

Refinishing laminate cabinets. Along the way i think most of us have picked up a cheap piece or two of laminate furniture. Primers are paint products formulated allow new paint to bond with the old paint below it. Then thoroughly scrub them with a 50 50 solution of household ammonia and water.

2 lay the cabinets on a level surface with the edges accessible and cover your surroundings with drop cloths or old rags. The primer seals the wood covering any blemishes stains knots or anything else whose color might leech into the final paint coat. Have a laminate cabinet doors you want to update.

Do remove cabinet hardware remove knobs pulls and other visible. Turn your laminate furniture from drab to fab by refinishing it. However both are doable with patience and a steady supply of heat.

In fact it s quite easy to do. You need to expose the entire surface of the cabinet that you are refinishing. This is a fairly simple process just unscrew the doors and remove them from the cabinets.

You can also use xylol or a tsp substitute which can both be found at hardware stores or paint stores. If you plan to use paint to refinish your cabinets they will need to be primed first. Ensure that the laminate is in good condition by repairing minor laminate damage or re facing cabinets before applying paint.

Step 1 prepare the cabinets take all of the doors off the cabinets. Yes indeed it can be done. The best way to do it is to use a heat gun to soften the adhesive and pull the laminate off in sections starting with the edging.