Can You Paint Melamine Wardrobe Doors?

Melamine wardrobe doors can be painted successfully, but the process is unforgiving of shortcuts because the surface is a sealed plastic coating with nothing for paint to grip. Preparation carries the result: a thorough degrease, a light key with fine abrasive paper and a proper adhesion primer are all essential, and the melamine layer is thin enough that heavy sanding does more harm than good. This guide sets out the materials worth buying, walks through taking the doors off, cleaning, keying, filling chips, priming and applying a hard wearing topcoat, and explains why curing time matters more than drying time. We also cover choosing a sheen and colour that suit a bedroom wall, and the point where damaged doors or a tired carcase make a replacement wardrobe the better decision....