tomtheelder2020
Well-Known Member
Googling around for advice painting a melamine vanity cabinet I find pretty much all advice consists of two things:
1) Paining melamine is tricky.
2) Do the exact steps of any quality paint job (clean, sand, prime, paint).
Many add to use a high bond primer (Stix, Bulls-Eye, etc) but that's about it.
The door and drawers are raised panel so getting a brush-mark free finish will be a challenge. I don't have a paint sprayer so I am wondering if cans of spray paint might be my best bet. It has been decades since I last used a real enamel paint but my recollection is that it will lay down flatter than an acrylic. So, what do you think - spray can or enamel? Any other advice for painting melamine?
1) Paining melamine is tricky.
2) Do the exact steps of any quality paint job (clean, sand, prime, paint).
Many add to use a high bond primer (Stix, Bulls-Eye, etc) but that's about it.
The door and drawers are raised panel so getting a brush-mark free finish will be a challenge. I don't have a paint sprayer so I am wondering if cans of spray paint might be my best bet. It has been decades since I last used a real enamel paint but my recollection is that it will lay down flatter than an acrylic. So, what do you think - spray can or enamel? Any other advice for painting melamine?
