Trouble With Techniques For Painting Countertop?

What did you prime your counter with? For the best adhesion on a laminate surface, you need to use a shellac-based primer, like BIN. I didn't always let one coat dry before I applied the next color, and I didn't have any trouble with colors coming off, so all I can think that was wrong with yours was the wrong primer.

Elaine
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I agree with cohippygirl. You should prime first and I also agree that Bin primer is the best. Also, make sure to remove any pant you have already put on before the primer will adhere. Then clean it very well. Rubbing alcohol wiil work. And easy and effective way to do the sponging to make it look authentic is to go to VictoriaLarsen.com and purchase her stencil for getting the granite look.

I agree with the other posters. I used BIN when priming and had no issues. I also used 5 different colors of acrylic craft paints to obtain the color counter I desired. The primer took a few hours to dry (check paint can for exact times) and the craft paints were dry to the touch in about 30 minutes. I used sea sponges and dabbed paint onto the counter. In some areas, I did a light smearing as well to give some variation. I purchased a bag of sea sponges (about 5 sponges in the bag all about the size of my palm or smaller) from a craft store. I tore the sponges apart and used different sides of the sponges with different colors to get different textures.

Here is an after pic of the counter.

Here is a picture of the finished kitchen - counters, backsplash and walls repainted. I am very happy with it! Best of luck!!