VIDEO: Painting the kitchen countertop

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Take yourself to the To brush the kitchen worktop enough time, because the result will only be good in the long term if you work carefully.

Prepare the kitchen countertop properly

  • In order for you to be able to properly treat the entire countertop, you must first remove it. The sink, the built-in stove and possibly Other objects embedded in the worktop must be removed from the upper edge of the worktop so that you can paint cleanly and thoroughly.
  • Also, remove any old silicone that you used to seal the sink or stove all around. The entire surface of your kitchen worktop must be free so that the paint can later adhere properly.
  • If you have managed that, then clean the area thoroughly with a degreaser and a Kitchen sponge and let the surface dry thoroughly before proceeding with the further Continue work steps.

Treat the surface of the kitchen countertop

  • If you want to paint the kitchen countertop, it is important that you do the Underground treat. Because the paint can only be properly absorbed if the substrate has been properly prepared.
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  • Take a coarse sandpaper and use it to roughen the entire surface of your countertop evenly. In this way, you can remove small bumps and clean the worktop again from deep-seated dirt.
  • Then, thoroughly wipe the fine particles with a dry cloth and inspect the sanded surface. Now take a fine sandpaper and use it to make the surface of the countertop nice and smooth again. You must then thoroughly wipe off the resulting fine dust with a dry cloth.

How to paint the kitchen countertop

  1. Now when you start painting, apply several thin coats of varnish and allow each coat to dry thoroughly before starting the next coat.
  2. Pick up some paint with a small foam roller and start applying it to one side of the kitchen countertop. Do not press too hard with the roller, otherwise you will get an uneven color result.
  3. First apply the paint evenly from right to left on the surface and then let this layer dry completely.
  4. Then apply the paint vertically, i.e. from back to front, and let this paint layer dry well again. The drying of the second coat of paint will take a little longer as the first coat also has to dry again.
  5. Once the paint has dried thoroughly and all over the surface, you can apply the third and final coat of paint to the kitchen countertop. Now paint evenly from one side to the other again and avoid pressing too hard with the paint roller.

At the very end you can put a protective clear coat on the paint. If you use an impact-resistant lacquer, then the layer of paint is protected and you can use the kitchen worktop again as usual.

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