White Knight also have a laminate paint but any semi gloss or gloss enamel paint works just as well. The key to a good finish is the preparation; clean thoroughly to remove any grease/oil, fill any dents & areas where laminate is chipped, reglue any loose edge strips, sand, wipe clean with methylated spirits, apply an oil based undercoat, leave to dry overnight, lightly sand with very fine (black) sandpaper, apply 1st top coat, leave to dry for at least 24 hours, if necessary very lightly sand, apply final top coat then leave to cure for a few days before rehanging. Recommend painting backs & fronts, the best finish will be achieved by removing the doors, catches & handles. Use a low nap small roller. Alternatively, if you're quite experienced with a spray gun, you can paint more doors in one session as long as you have a clean dust free space to set them out. Below, 2 examples of painted laminate.

Hi Andrea, we’ve had both over the years. Heaps of white woodwork in old house. Always used to use oil based because of its deep gloss, easy to wipe down, and durable finish. I resisted the change for ages. But of late I gather the oil paint formulations have changed and even with the top notch paints the white oil based areas have yellowed so much faster than in the past, so that in sunlit areas ornaments leave a yellowed patch if left in the same spot for any length of time. We’ve now swapped to acrylic gloss ( late adopters) which is way better that it used to be. (And it was pretty lame in the past. It was really difficult to get coverage etc compared with oil, but now is far better and obviously faster.) All of it needs a few weeks to be really tough , but recoating happens far faster than oil. And the new stuff is low VOC. Buy the best and get the full coverage with your undercoat before you start the gloss. Especially if you are doing acrylic over old oil based paint. I’m sure your painter will have all the info. If you do decide you are doing oil based yourself, tip from our painter: don’t wash brushes overnight or at lunch. Load brush in paint. Brief pause, just plastic wrap. Overnight, place paint loaded brush in water just up to top of paint. Doesn’t mix with paint and easy to shake off and get going in the morning. It worked and saved a heap of brushes and turps with all its problems. But I’d go acrylic! PS. If it wasn’t white or full gloss would I go oil? Not sure. Best of luck.

Do you think sanding or stripping would be better/easier? It's quite a lot and it is peeling off. It seems the painter may have primed the front of the doors, but not the back and frames. AAAARGH!@! I think I'll have to remove paint from front back and sides. Every time I asked a question about what he was doing, he just told me he was the professional (and you can guess the rest). Maybe he thought at 75 years of age I wouldn't notice, but my eyesight is excellent so he hasn't.

I don't think I've ever done orange skirting boards , but I did once get close . For commercial leases , if the company leasing it has an orange logo / corporate colour , I'd have no hesitation doing orange . In the 90's , I bought a standard commercial unit -- 1 of a row of 6 , 200 sq mtr , concrete block ( fire protection -- at least in theory ) . It was maybe 10 years old . The front had a large roller door ( in mission brown ) , beside that a large window in 4 parts , overall 2 mtr x 2 mtr , in goldy brown powdercoated frame , and beside that a single glass and aluminium door in the same colour . Space above the window and single entrance door for a sign , against the concrete blocks painted white . Inside the window/door was an office / reception . Grey with black speckled industrial 'carpet' ; the concrete block wall to the right painted white ; the other 2 walls were that fake 'slatted' plasticated timber ; the suspended ceiling was those white 'cardboard' big rectangular tiles , with a couple of 3ft fluorescent lights . And predictably white skirting boards maybe 10mm x 30mm . I painted the big roller door bright red , the skirting boards bright red , the kick panel around the counter bright red , and the door between the office and the workshop bright red . Less than $1000 , in fact in those days probably $200 in materials and a couple of half days . Listed it for lease , leased within a week . It stood out . But in my house , I bring in colour via art , accessories , furniture , maybe a couple of feature walls ( and things like the front door , letterbox , pots , etc ) .