Anyone Painted Kitchen Bench tops?

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Thinking of painting rather than replacing. Going to experiment on the utility room bench. Would I needs certain typeof paint and a certain finish to protect the surface.

Yes, I'm a decorating numpty! But, looks like lockdown has gave me another 6//8 weeks to kill.
 


avacado said:
Painted the units and carcasses many times but never the tops, just replace them as not that expensive.
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This. Just painted daughters bedroom units n added new handles with canny results but a daily used worktop is another matter. Only about £60 a length is nowt flash.
 
avacado said:
Painted the units and carcasses many times but never the tops, just replace them as not that expensive.
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My cousin and her husband had this done. Some bloke came out masked every thing up then spayed them. It looked a good job but I think he’s been back out a couple of times. Touching up corners and that. I think work tops would get scratched to bits. Waste of time.
 
SPUFF said:
This. Just painted daughters bedroom units n added new handles with canny results but a daily used worktop is another matter. Only about £60 a length is nowt flash.
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We have done kitchen a few times and the bedroom furniture this summer, respired the handles or replaced all good enough for another year or so.
REDM1ST said:
My cousin and her husband had this done. Some bloke came out masked every thing up then spayed them. It looked a good job but I think he’s been back out a couple of times. Touching up corners and that. I think work tops would get scratched to bits. Waste of time.
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we just do ourselves. agree on tops be a mess in days.
 
considering you can spill owt on them and get it off quite easy i think they'd look awful and the paint would just come off ,the prep to get the paint to hold would take forever
 
VXi said:
Thinking of painting rather than replacing. Going to experiment on the utility room bench. Would I needs certain typeof paint and a certain finish to protect the surface.

Yes, I'm a decorating numpty! But, looks like lockdown has gave me another 6//8 weeks to kill.
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Do a resin cover. Some canny looking jobs out there.

Shandy drinker said:
Is that the lad to ask for?
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Oh no he isn’t.
 
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VXi said:
Thinking of painting rather than replacing. Going to experiment on the utility room bench. Would I needs certain typeof paint and a certain finish to protect the surface.

Yes, I'm a decorating numpty! But, looks like lockdown has gave me another 6//8 weeks to kill.
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Should be fine as long as the lead content is high enough ....
I have my doubts about this project
Are we talking work tops or bench seats ?
 
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We (she) wrapped ours, cheap and easy to do, looks better than I thought tbf. When it gets damaged can easily do that section again. Will do for now as we don’t need a new kitchen just yet.
 

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