Anyone have any luck with painting a laminate counter top ? --73.101.xxx.xx

I had a client that was planning on doing an addition & major remodeling in a couple of years. In the meantime, she wanted to brighten up her kitchen for little or no money. I used some left-over blue boat paint & after a couple of coats it looked great. Thirty months later when we demoed her kitchen the painted counters still looked good. Before painting we thoroughly cleaned & wet sanded the old Formica. We used foam rollers & brushes to apply the paint. --96.233.xxx.xx

I have done a couple on flips,Home depot has a product meant for that purpose and it worked fine,no idea how long it will last --74.77.xx.xx

Depends on what kind of a tenant you will be placing for sure but it's cheaper (or was) than getting new counter tops at the time. --69.201.xx.xxx

I bought a property that had nonstandard countertop depths. My handyman painted them as a temporary measure. They're still there seven years later, no complaints from the tenant! --104.230.xxx.xxx

Great timing on that question. I have a small spot I need to repair on one. --76.129.xxx.xx

Personally, for durability, I would put a new layer of sheet laminate over the old torn one. As long as it's still adhered securely. --68.229.xxx.xxx

We have used a company that re-glazes bathtubs. Its an Exopy, not a paint and they used a respirtor and coverall when applying. Besides bathtubs we have had them do countertops, tile walls, and sinks. They also have contracts with apartment complexes and do the same for their tenant turnovers. We have used them for both rentals and flips, with good success. --173.67.xxx.xxx

David Krulac, how well does this hold up to tenants? I've been considering using that type of countertop refinishing in a few units. --136.22.xx.xx

It has held up well, we mostly used for flips, but did use for tenants. And this company does work for apartment complexes for tenant turnovers. --173.67.xxx.xxx

The paint is made in Ontario so it isn't really that far from me. I should really order some more in April or May or make a day of it and head up to great White North --24.101.xxx.xxx

Yes. My contractor had painted a countertop. Looked great. Got some bad tenants who used it as an art canvas. Couldn't remove all of the ink and paint, so I just painted over it again with countertop paint. Looked brand new. I think it's a good affordable option. --99.69.xxx.xx

I've used the rust oleum countertop paint. It works OK. When the tenant moves out, I just put on another coat for the next tenant. --96.233.xx.xx

How tough is the paint? Pots and pans being dragged across it and things like that? --107.147.xx.xx

I can't comment on painting, but as for repair (6x6 mentioned this) I just watched a video on how to repair laminate counters. Although the repairs looked decent, IMO it's more trouble than it's worth unless you have a lot of counters and can't find a match and don't want to change them all. The repairs I saw required you to buy a complete palette of colors of powdered dyes and wax crayons and mix them to get the color or design you wanted, then heat them with a heat gun to apply, let them dry, and adjust color as needed. Way too much trouble for me and requires a bit of artistic talent. I'd say if you're looking for a cheap fix on a C property or lower, then fill any damage with wood filler, let it harden, and just roller paint the entire counter. If a nicer property, I'd replace the entire countertop...they cost less than $100 and the only hard part is cutting out the hole for the sink or if you have an "L" shaped piece you have to clamp together. I've replaced about 10 of them and I can do an 8' piece in about 2 hours start to finish. Consider a new faucet at the same time, as usually when you remove the old faucet something will show up as rusted or broken lol. --64.38.xxx.xxx

Keep that in mind when preparing to replace. --107.147.xx.xx

zero, shrinkflation. --76.129.xxx.xx