How to Paint Your Bathroom Counter with Krylon Make it Stone Textured Paint
Krylon Make It Stone Textured Paint can be purchased at almost any local home improvement store or hardware store for less than $10 a can. I have even seen it at super stores like Target and Wal-Mart. While it is easy to apply and there are directions on the side of the can, there are a few additional steps you can take that will help you achieve a more professional finish on your laminate bathroom counter tops. Using these steps you can achieve clean lines, even coverage, and long lasting durability on your faux granite counter tops.
Preparation
Ten minutes of preparation will save you hours in touch up time. To begin preparing your laminate bathroom counters for this faux granite technique follow these steps.
1. Clear away everything from your bathroom. This is a spray paint and has a tendency to float through the air and land on anything in site. I highly recommend taking down pictures from the walls and removing any towels from the area
2. Lightly sand your bathroom counter top with sand paper. You are not trying to remove the shine from the laminate counter, but you do need to rough the surface up a little.
3. Wipe down the counter to remove any dust. A damp cloth works best.
4. Tape of your counter. Start by taping off all of the straight lines on your counter. Once you get the edges taped off you will want to tape newspaper up around the wall above your bathroom counter top. This will keep the paint off of your walls.
Be sure to tape off your sink as well. To make this part easier I used several small pieces of painters tape. I worked my way around the sink and then tape some newspaper over the entire sink. This will keep the faux granite paint from getting onto your sink surface.
5. Finally, tape some newspaper on the fronts of your cabinets. You should also drop some on the floor in front of your bathroom counter so that no spray makes its way onto your floor.
Primer
Under the best circumstances you should always prime your surface before you apply faux granite paint. Primer will help the paint adhere, help with even coverage, as well as help your paint stay on the counter. Use a gray color primer when doing this project. It will help you Krylon Make It Stone Paint cover your counter with less missed spots. You can buy spray on primer in the spray paint aisle at your local home improvement store for about $8 a can. Spray on evenly and let it dry before you move on the next step.
Paint
Now that you are completely prepared you start applying the Make It Stone Krylon faux granite paint. Start by gently misting the faux granite paint over your counter. I like to work with the can about 10 inches from the counter. Slowly work back and forth in even motions. Continue this process over the entire counter. I usually repeat this process until I have been over the entire counter 2 to 3 times. This will keep you from missing any spots.
I like to remove the tape while the paint is still wet. There are two reasons for this. First of all, if you wait for some paints to dry, the tape will cause the edges to peel away, leaving you with an uneven look. Secondly, I am just plain impatient. Be careful if you choose to remove your tap while the paint is still wet, you do not want to touch the paint or you will ruin the hard work you put into it.
Clear Coat
Krylon Make it Stone faux granite spray paint dries relatively quickly. My bathroom counter was dry in about thirty minutes. Top finish off the look and provide some protections I applied two coats of Krylon Clear Acrylic Spray Paint. A can cost me $8 and was well worth it. It made a smooth hard coating over my faux granite bathroom counter tops that allow me to clean the counter with products as I normally would. If you do not do this step you will find that the faux granite paint will wipe of your counter slowly over time onto your cleaning rag. You can’t put too many clear acrylic coats of paint on your faux granite bathroom countertops, so apply as many as you have time for. You could also use several coats of polyurethane in place of this acrylic spray paint.
