How do you do the painting technique on countertops?
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It usually wears off and look shabby very quickly, even if you lightly sand and use an epoxy paint.
You would be better off applying new laminate over the old (the easiest) or scraping off the old laminate (harder to do but avoids a build-up of laminate that might be tough to trim over).
If you are painting on HPL, high pressure laminate, i.e. Formica, paint will not stick very well and it is not tough enough to last on a countertop, you are better off putting new HPL over the old.
follow the instructions on the product you are buying(for each company has their own way and if you do not follow their way, they will not stand behind their product.
SAND COUNTER-TOP, PRIME WITH SHELLAC BASED FLAT PAINT,PAINT WITH MATTE, OIL BASED PAINT. GOOD LUCK !
we redid our '70's "Harvest Gold" countertops with great success. After a good scrubbing with degreaser, we put 2 coats of BIN primer, followed by a base coat of dark grey latex paint. After allowing that to cure, we used that "fleckstone" spray, and sealed it with a interior/exterior sealer. It lasted for over 5 years before starting to chip, and I think that may have been because I was ready for NEW, and might have been a bit careless ;)
HTH, and have fun!
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