painting melamine faced kitchen doors

[sawdust1]

I been asked to quote to paint kitchen doors for a customer.
The doors are of a 70's style textured melamine faced with an oak trim with a finger pull
moulded into it.
I've done it many times on solid oak but never on this type.
Anyone done it and did it last ? i did not want to take it on if after a year it started pealing.
I did suggest to replace the fronts with new doors and draw fronts, and would rather go
down this route.

 

[blackrodd]

Ronseal Cupboard paint is made for just you're job on melamine doors and cupboards interiors, there are other makes, Dulux, etc. and therefor should be reliable, I have had good experiences with both their products in the recent past using specified paints on different materials.
Colours are a bit limited but trawl round Google and see what's made.
Obviously the method etc will be on the tin!
HTH Regards Rodders

 

[SlowSteve]

You need to be absolutely brutal with the cleaning - I know this to my cost.

Soap and water - then dry
Isopropynol - then dry
Acetone - then dry.
Then paint.

Treat it like painting a car and you will be fine. Otherwise it flakes off in a few weeks.

 

[blackrodd]

Just found this, http://www.wikihow.com/Paint-Melamine

Regards Rodders

 

[Flynnwood]

Prime first with an adhesion promoting product:

http://www.johnstonestrade.com/products ... rimer.aspx

http://www.zinsseruk.com/product/b-i-n/

Oil based eggshell is good for kitchens and bathrooms (2 top coats). Edit: Don't use 'retail' paint.

 

[sawdust1]

Thanks for the replies chaps.
I feel it will be ok now to put in a price for the job.
Although from what slow steve has said, with all that prep it looks like
the price will be a lot higher.
Flynnwood i always use Zinssers for all my priming work, the water based one, always 2 coats, good stuff.

 

[stevep]

My neighbour peeled the melamine from his and then painted them. He did a cracking job to be honest , I was a bit sceptical when he first told me what he had done but was impressed with the finish when I actually saw them.