Comments on: Best Bonding Primer for Laminate Furniture https://arayofsunlight.com/best-bonding-primer-for-laminate/ Painted Furniture, Home Decor and More! Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:02:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 By: Natalie https://arayofsunlight.com/best-bonding-primer-for-laminate/comment-page-1/#comment-45475 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=4946#comment-45475 In reply to Linda Graef.

It will take a few days for all of the smell to go away. I don’t think the smell is bad after it has dried overnight.
I get headaches when people wear perfume, so I get it. Paint for some reason doesn’t bother me as much. haha

]]> By: Linda Graef https://arayofsunlight.com/best-bonding-primer-for-laminate/comment-page-1/#comment-45392 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=4946#comment-45392 If you use shellac or bin smelly primers, paint it outside, how bad does the furniture smell when you bring it back indoors to chalk paint? My hubby gets headaches easily. I’m doing a dining table, laminate top, leaf & 7 chairs. Thanks so much. Great information.

]]> By: Natalie https://arayofsunlight.com/best-bonding-primer-for-laminate/comment-page-1/#comment-44112 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=4946#comment-44112 In reply to Jill.

Hey! I haven’t personally used that primer yet. Sorry! I hope it all works well for you!

]]> By: Jill https://arayofsunlight.com/best-bonding-primer-for-laminate/comment-page-1/#comment-44045 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=4946#comment-44045 Thanks for all this great info! I tested painted and primed today using Zinsser Bullseye Sand Sealer today and it seems to have worked really well. I brushed it on a dresser drawer and then lightly sanded before painting over with Benjamin Moore Advance. Any experience with this product as a primer?

]]> By: Natalie https://arayofsunlight.com/best-bonding-primer-for-laminate/comment-page-1/#comment-34269 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=4946#comment-34269 In reply to Pat.

As long as you sand before priming, the Zinsser 123 will work.

]]> By: Pat https://arayofsunlight.com/best-bonding-primer-for-laminate/comment-page-1/#comment-34244 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=4946#comment-34244 I am just need to use bonding primer to top. I was going to buy bin but it was expensive so I bought Zinnsser bulls eye primer but it is gray. Will this work or do I need Bin

]]> By: Natalie https://arayofsunlight.com/best-bonding-primer-for-laminate/comment-page-1/#comment-27850 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=4946#comment-27850 In reply to Demi Kinney.

I’ve never had issues with the clear shellac spray cans sputtering. At least I can’t think of any time I have. I spray the can upside down for a few seconds when I’m done spraying, so then it doesn’t clog for the next use.
I think sanding before will always be a good thing to do, but I don’t think its necessary. It might help a little bit though. Good luck!!

]]> By: Demi Kinney https://arayofsunlight.com/best-bonding-primer-for-laminate/comment-page-1/#comment-27753 https://arayofsunlight.com/?p=4946#comment-27753 I love the idea of whitewashing laminate furniture over clear shellac primer AND primer in a spraypaint can. Have you had issues with the spray paint cans sputtering? Also, do you need to sand the laminate at all before using the shellac primer or in between primer coats? I’m trying to change an orange-y laminate to a natural yellow-ish wood look and I want to preserve the laminate’s wood look.

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