Can I Paint Laminate Wardrobe Doors?

Laminate wardrobe doors can be painted successfully, but the outcome is decided almost entirely at the preparation stage. Laminate is a smooth non porous surface engineered to resist marks, which is exactly why paint struggles to grip it. This guide works through the full process: identifying what you are painting and when damaged laminate rules the job out, taking the doors off so paint can self level on a horizontal surface, and degreasing properly with sugar soap followed by methylated spirit to remove the invisible film of hand grease and hairspray that causes most failures. It explains how to abrade the sheen without cutting through to the board, why an ordinary emulsion undercoat will peel and a bonding primer is essential, and how to build a durable finish with thin coats of satinwood or cabinet paint. There is also honest advice on the point at which replacing beats repainting....