Upon receiving your question i asked all my contacts in the painting industry for help and i also scoured the internet to find a paint for a diy makeover on a cultured marble countertop.
Can you paint marble countertops.
How to marble paint countertops.
Marble comes in many different colors including gold black brown and blue.
After years of swooning over real marble countertops i finally decided to make some compromises no botox no pedicures no shopping sprees basically becoming a nasty old hag all so that i could afford the countertops of my dreams if you want to read how i got my real countertops on a budget and the money saving hacks i implemented click here to read this post.
Cultured marble countertops do contain marble dust but they re not natural stone.
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Unfortunately short of buffing and reapplying a gel coat to get it back to its former glory there really isn t much you can do yourself to give a cultured.
If you are going to paint your counters to look like marble i recommend you purchase a marble tile with veining at the home improvement store.
And you don t have to be an artist for it to look nice either.
Want to see how i painted floor tile.
You can paint your existing laminate countertop to look like marble for a fraction of the cost.
A paint kit such as the giani countertop paint kit has all you need in one box with instructions to create the marble mottled and veined look.
So yes you can paint over granite countertops and make them a thing of beauty.
They re actually closer to fiberglass or resin which means that if the surface is discolored scratched or you re just sick of it you can paint over it in good conscience.
To paint cultured marble to look like granite you ll need a lot of materials and tools.
You can use it as a guide to see what veins look like since when you are painting them you can create the most realistic look.
Actually i think you could paint over any unattractive countertops and make them fit your taste.