countertop
Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 2:21 pm
Hi everyone! My daughter recently got married and bought her first home. Needless to say I've been painting and "fixin" for about 2 weeks to help them get moved in. Although they bought a stick built home, we came across a way to fix her really awful kitchen countertops. I thought it might be of interest on this site. Hers turned out so well I would love to do it. The link giving directions and different options is http://www.thriftyfun.com/tf999197.tip.html. I'll post photos of hers (yes we did step by step photos of the whole process) as soon as I figure out how to post photos. If worse comes to worse I'll post a link to photobucket or something. Hers really turned out well.
We first cleaned the counter with a really good degreaser, then sanded with 220 grit paper. We filled in any bad places with wood filler, let dry and sand smooth. We primed with a dark gray latex primer, let dry and cure. Then we did a base coat of black latex. When that was dry we prettied it up. There are several different way to do this as explained on the thrifty fun site. I dipped a stiff bristle brush in regular old craft paint from walmart (maybe a buck fifty for the bottle) It was metallic silver. I just splattered the paint from the brush on the counter with a clean wood shim ( I used a shim cause it was the only thing handy other than my husbands new screwdriver) When that was dry we applied the sealer. We used a product called Envirotex. It cost about 24 bucks a quart. It contains a resin and a hardner. They were mixed in equal parts and poured on. We sort of spread it out and over the backsplash, letting it drip over the edges of the counter. It is a 2 person job. We let it alone and the next morning it looked beautiful. We added a second coat of Envirotex just in case. (I'm a mom--I live for Just in Case) I just sanded lightly, tacked ragged it really well and wiped it with alcohol. Then we put on a second coat of the Envirotex. The next morning it was beautiful.
Word of warning using this stuff--cover your floors walls and cabinets really well . Don't spare the tape cause this stuff is like working with really thick pancake syrup and it has to drip over the edges of your counters to seal. Also, we took the sink out because it dries really hard and a person might want or need to remove the sink for some reason later on down the road.
Just thought someone might be interested.
We first cleaned the counter with a really good degreaser, then sanded with 220 grit paper. We filled in any bad places with wood filler, let dry and sand smooth. We primed with a dark gray latex primer, let dry and cure. Then we did a base coat of black latex. When that was dry we prettied it up. There are several different way to do this as explained on the thrifty fun site. I dipped a stiff bristle brush in regular old craft paint from walmart (maybe a buck fifty for the bottle) It was metallic silver. I just splattered the paint from the brush on the counter with a clean wood shim ( I used a shim cause it was the only thing handy other than my husbands new screwdriver) When that was dry we applied the sealer. We used a product called Envirotex. It cost about 24 bucks a quart. It contains a resin and a hardner. They were mixed in equal parts and poured on. We sort of spread it out and over the backsplash, letting it drip over the edges of the counter. It is a 2 person job. We let it alone and the next morning it looked beautiful. We added a second coat of Envirotex just in case. (I'm a mom--I live for Just in Case) I just sanded lightly, tacked ragged it really well and wiped it with alcohol. Then we put on a second coat of the Envirotex. The next morning it was beautiful.
Word of warning using this stuff--cover your floors walls and cabinets really well . Don't spare the tape cause this stuff is like working with really thick pancake syrup and it has to drip over the edges of your counters to seal. Also, we took the sink out because it dries really hard and a person might want or need to remove the sink for some reason later on down the road.
Just thought someone might be interested.