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Sharkstar

Painting laminate kitchen units. Not sure I would do it again. Started the process with a grey Bullseye primer but that wouldn’t stick and had to come off. Then went for Bin 123 in white, which is hideous to work with but did the job. Grey Bullseye on top of that then a mid grey exterior eggshell, two coats. Much sanding between coats, particularly after the Bin. During my research I found some guy who recommended 5 top coats of oil based eggshell but there must be easier ways to drive yourself insane.

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Airhead in reply to @Sharkstar

Best to degrease everything with a degreasing spray and then possibly a liquid that lightly etches the surface to make the first coat easier (deglossing spray). Painting kitchens is a bitch though.

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Sharkstar in reply to @Airhead

Got the grease off with sugar soap then a wet sand with wet and dry. The Bullseye still slid off. I thought about using a shellac clear coat instead of the 123 as the 123 is such a bastard to work with, but I already had the 123. What etching liquid would you recommend? I still have five to do.