Burnt Laminate Kitchen Benchtop

Unfortunately the only way to truly fix your burned laminate countertop is to remove and replace the entire countertop.

Burnt laminate kitchen benchtop.

Burn marks on laminate countertops can appear when insufficient barriers are used between hot pans and plates and the laminate. Replacing the laminate countertop is both pricey and time consuming. Heat melts the plastic laminate and leaves a scar that appears impossible to fix. Many of the newer styles of laminate countertops have the look of stone and marble.

Step 3 sand the affected area. Laminate countertops typically are easy to care for but setting a hot pot or pan directly onto a laminate countertop can leave a burn mark. Remove as much of the laminate material as possible with a screwdriver if the burn marks have still not gone away. This will ensure that the surface is free from grease which would interfere with paint products.

Surface burns on laminate countertops are fairly easy to repair. Sometimes this burn only affects the surface and a. Step 6 sand over the burnt area with a hand sander and a fine grit sandpaper. If you decide that the burn mark is small enough to repair clean the laminate kitchen counter with a solution of a powerful substance like trisodium phosphate.

A few minutes work will help to disguise burn marks and scars on laminate.