Renovating "cheap" Bedroom Furniture

[tandh]

I'm looking to paint my chest of drawers which is the same material as the one here
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_sacat=0&_sop=15&_nkw=SALUS+PROGRAMMABLE+ROOM+THERMOSTAT&rt=nc&LH_BIN=1
It does, however have some one or two mm scratches on the top. My question is, will i be able to sand it down and then re paint it? i'm not really sure how they are made and i don't want to sand the top laminate layer off to reveal a cheap unpaintable material underneath

[tonyav]

tandh, that link is for room thermostats.

[tonyav]

You could skim the scratches with filler the give the filler a light sanding ( by hand ) and then paint it.

[tandh]

lol oh so sorry, this is the link
http://www.argos.co.uk/product/4997724

[tandh]

arrr, that's such a good idea and so simple, why didn't I think of that

[tonyav]

It may need a couple of coats though, tandh.

[tandh]

that's fine, I've got two pots of the stuff that I need to use up anyway, forgot I had them and I've run out of time to get a refund. I'm so excited to see the finished effect. Thank you sweetie x

[tonyav]

Your welcome, hope it turns out well.

[tandh]

thank you x

[woofgang]

on melamine foiled furniture, three bits of advice from experience. The first is to thoroughly clean and degrease it before painting, the second is that a specialist undercoat is worth using for durability and the third is that a coat or so of varnish (non yellowing) over the top will again aid with durability. So far as the paint goes, multiple thin coats are better than one thick one.

[tandh]

thanks woofgang, i'll use sugar soap to clean it then, that stuff is just brilliant, only just discovered it. I've brought a two in one furniture primer and paint, and I was going to use a foam roller to do it. Do you think that's a good idea? I used it to gloss a piece of wood and it gave such a nice finish

[woofgang]

Give it a go..... its sounds good!

[tandh]

yee, I will. it probably won't be for a couple of weeks but ill let you know how I got on