Diy Stained Concrete Countertops Over Laminate

I used a 120 grit sanding sponge to rough the counters up.

Diy stained concrete countertops over laminate.

I also coated my sink with concrete so i ran my sanding sponge over it as well. Seal covered in the next post. Here s a pic of the original counters if you haven t seen it yet check out the how to post for concrete countertops over laminate to install your own counter. Make sure the acid stain fizzes when in contact with the surface.

We concrete d our kitchen s laminate counters. Pulling the cement in the opposite directions helps give the corner a cleaner look. We chose river rock and i think it works perfectly with the wood in our kitchen and the slate backsplash looks gorgeous against the concrete. Diy feather finish concrete countertops three years later.

Clean and rough up your laminate to create a surface to which concrete can bond. In the end you will have beautiful countertops without forking over a fortune to get them. Make sure you wear protective gear and carefully pour the acid stain into an all plastic pump sprayer. Check out all the encore colors here.

If you have diluted the acid stain color for a lighter color. We re really happy with how they turned out. Diy concrete over laminate countertops step 1 clean and sand. Cure and apply silicone at sink if needed.

I decided to give these a shot mostly because i didn t have the money yet to go full on with new counters and didn t. When you come to a right angle like where the backsplash meets the counter it helps to use a wide putty knife and pull the wet cement up from the countertop on the backsplash part and towards yourself away from the wall on the countertop. I also painted m. The point of sanding is to create some rough surfaces for the concrete to stick to.

Skim on the concrete i applied four layers. The first step is to prep your countertops. Sherry shared this quick peek at our first coat in friday s post and we re back with the final results the details of how we got there and an in action video to hopefully help explain the process.