How well does awlgrip ( sterling, perfection) adhere to Formica ??

[Finesse]

I read somewhere that with sanding, 545 primer, scuffed up primer and paint ( at that an Interlux single-part urethane) gave good results.

Anyone tried something like this ??

[DRIFTWOOD]

FINE - IF YOU SCUFF THE FORMICA RIGHT IT WILL PAINT WELL. AWLGRIP WILL BE THE BEST CHOICE. A LATEX PAINT WILL NOT WORK. WHAT IS THE APPLICATION ? IF IT IS NEW CONSTRUCTION AND YOU JUST WANT A GOOD PAINTABLE SURFACE USE MDO (MEDIUM DENSITY OVERLAY) IT IS A MARINE GRADE DOUG FIR PLYWOOD WITH A PAPER OVERLAY. IT IS A.K.A. SIGNBOARD. I WAS MAKING DOCK BOXES AND SPRAYING WITH IMRON TO MATCH MY HULL COLOR THEN TRIMMIN OUT WITH TEAK, A ND THE BOX HAS BEEN ON MY DOCK FOR 10 + YEARS AND IT STILL LOOKS GOOD. PAINTS LIKE GLASS.
IS THIS INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR APPLICATION ? IF EXTERIOR CHECK WHAT TYPE OF GLUE THE FORMICA WAS ADHERED WITH.

[Finesse]

Thanks Driftwood
This is for a small bulkhead under the console and an anchor locker door. Just to clean them up.

[clt_capt]

If you want to remove the formica altogether, you can use a heat gun. Heat a small area and get a metal scraper under the corner. Work your way around.

You can then either recover with formica or use another overlay...