Painting Counter Tops To Look Like Granite

RE: Painting Counter Tops To Look Like Granite Post by jess_admin (718) | (09/23/2008) Profile | Blog! | Contact (submitted via email) About to pull my hair out. I cleaned countertops with TSP or something lol, next kilzed it, then applied latex paint coffee bean, sponged on six colors. Dry they looked like slate/granite. Here's the killer. I put on my first coat of minswax OIL based spar urethane. Have had so many people tell me from lowes to sherwins what to do to fix the mess. First brush marks, then separation of the sealer. Finally today I used a foam roller and it still separated and left roller marks. Found out because they told me to wipe down after sanding with mineral spirits, the woman said it was interfering. Sanded again tonight and used a tack cloth to get off the debris and in morning am going to use the oil urethane helsman again using a foam brush. What do you think? Pam Report Spam or Abuse RE: Painting Counter Tops To Look Like Granite Post by Rockybug05 (1) | (07/10/2008) Contact If you look under the discussion of "painting laminate countertops" you will find photos of everyone who has done their kitchens. I did and they look fantastic! Report Spam or Abuse RE: Painting Counter Tops To Look Like Granite Post By Thrifty Gal (Guest Post) (06/17/2008) Just a word of advice...granite countertops are being so overdone lately, that they're too trendy to last. Remember how everybody in the 1970's was going for the "new" avocado green and harvest gold look? Remember how, just a few years later, people came to their senses and realized that their kitchens looked like everybody else's? That's where granite will be, in just a few years. IMHO, it's not worth risking ruining a countertop with a look so overly trendy, that it'll go the way of the 8-track tape. :-) Report Spam or Abuse RE: Painting Counter Tops To Look Like Granite Post by Connie from Canada (47) | (05/01/2008) Profile | Contact This is what I did. I used a coat of high adhesion primer on a clean counter top. After it dried I used two coats of black latex and then used a natural sponge with which I dabbed on white paint. I let each coat dry between doing things. I then used three coats of a clear top coat. I hope this helps. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Painting Counter Tops To Look Like Granite Post By cece (Guest Post) (05/01/2008) They have a kit for that. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Painting Counter Tops To Look Like Granite Post by sarabee (3) | (04/30/2008) Contact I really like this idea..What was the original counter surface? Can I do it with my melamine counters? Report Spam or Abuse RE: Painting Counter Tops To Look Like Granite Post by jess_admin (718) | (04/28/2008) Profile | Blog! | Contact (submitted via email) Hi, I did this about 10 years ago. I cleaned the counter top with TSP and hot water then sanded the area. Make sure and clean after sanding. I painted the counter black using black varathane, make sure it dries throughly then sand lightly. Paint black again, throughly dry. Sand lightly, and clean. Then put a little white varathane paint in a lid and, using an old toothbrush, set the bristles lightly in the paint and with an old knife or your finger splatter the white over the black. An old sieve or fine mesh screen works too. Make sure the white is fine not globby. Let dry then mix a small amount of the white and black for a dark grey and again splatter it on the counter. You can add as you like but be sure to dry each time or it will get 'muddy' looking, not sharp. Practice the splatter until you get it just right. Let dry and lightly sand and then put a couple coats of clear varathane. This is a long process and takes time to let it dry between each coat but I had so many wonderful comments. Most people thought I had bought new counter tops. Good luck. unita Report Spam or Abuse RE: Painting Counter Tops To Look Like Granite Post by lvngitup (1) | (04/27/2008) Contact Hi, I just recently finished the countertops in my bathroom and I am now working on my kitchen countertops. I used an oil based primer, and kitchen and bath paint for the base coat. Below you will find a picture of my bathroom countertop. You will need to get a dark oil-based primer since you want to paint it black. Here are the steps I used: 1) Clean Surface well ( I used bleach and then orange cleaner) 2) Apply oil based primer (let it dry) 3)Lightly sand to remove any rough spots 4) Apply base coat (Your base will be the black paint)(let it dry) 5)Apply additional colors you would like with a sponge (allow color to dry before applying a second color) 6)After you have the look that you want, sponge with base coat, to even any colors that may be standing out more than you would like 7)Once everything is completely dry, apply 3-4 coats of polyurethane (oil base).. 8) Use a thin layer for each coat, every coat with the exception of the final coat will need to dry completely and lightly sanded in between coats. I hope this helps.. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Painting Counter Tops To Look Like Granite Post by KimmyLynn (98) | (04/27/2008) Blog! | Contact My sister in law did this all she did was to paint the color she wanted on counter tops. Then she bagged the colors on coordinating to give her the look she wanted and then seal it with a giid poly a few coats so it holds up hers looks great! Report Spam or Abuse Request: Painting Counter Tops To Look Like Granite Post by Laurel_admin (485) | (04/25/2008) Contact How do you do paint counter tops to have the appearance of granite? Shelli from Buford, GA Answers: RE: Painting Counter Tops To Look Like Granite Go to HGTV for info, Also Christopher Lowell did a segment on this a while ago, I had instructions from is Web site. (09/24/2007) By Scareplane RE: Painting Counter Tops To Look Like Granite If you go to http://www.Victorialarsen.com, she has a stencil you can purchase to do it. She also has detailed instructions on her website. Her company is very customer oriented and if you have problems, they are happy to assist you. This is kind of a new item but I think it shows a pic of it on her website. It runs about $30. It seems expensive but if you stop to think how much new counter top costs, then it is not so cost prohibitive. I do know that you have to put several coats of water based polyurethane on it after you paint it. (09/25/2007) By Elaine Report Spam or Abuse