White Knight Renew Tile & Laminate Satin Finish
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Ruined my benchtop!! – Gloss tile and benchtop paint turned out a treat. However, even after following instructions to a T it ruined my benchtop! I painted my tiles and bench a nice white, but the hardener "clear coat" turned my bench YELLOW! I see I'm not alone here. Such an extortionate price to ruin EVERYTHING. Measure 3-1, stir for 5 mins, apply a nice even thin… Read more
coat and completely ruin your benchtop. $80 a can plus $140 for the "clear" coat. Only a matter of time before there's a class action on this scam brand.
Okay up until top coat hardener! – The primer and tile paint worked well, but when I put the two part hardener onto the bench top in the laundry it left white spots in various sections of the bench, despite following the instructions including exact measurements for Parts A and B, time to stir the hardener, foam roller to use etc. I actually had two separate attempts but both… Read more
times the white spots appeared. Will give the Dulux one a go next time, as spent a lot of money and time on this and can’t leave it the way it is, so very disappointed.
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This is crap and ruins your bench tops DO NOT USE – Done everything as per instructions , not once but twice. That’s right I went and bought another Csn cause I thought I did it wrong !! It leaves white spots everywhere, like someone flicked white paint all over your kitchen. Twice this happened !! Do not recommend Show details
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Heartbreaking – I am beyond upset. How dare this product be sold. The benches and everything looked beautiful until I put the protective coat on it. Show details
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I'm hopeful - but don't follow the instructions – I wish I had read many of these reviews prior to purchase. It is most disappointing that the 5 star review says they didn't actually use the product being reviewed! After I had cleaned, sanded, primed, sanded and painted two coats of paints I was feeling rather pleased with myself. My laminate-y finish could *almost* have been professional. … Read more
Then came this top coat.
I watched and re-watched videos. I tried different rollers. I measured quantities out with medical-grade syringes to make sure my proportions were not off. I even went back to bunnings and bought a new set of everything including rollers, a new paint tray, more sand paper, more pots to make mini batches etc.
Nothing helped, there were still flakes, streaks, and a surface that was subpar.
But, as a last ditch effort prior to sending this sorry product back from whence it came, I made up a small test batch:
30 ml Part A 10 ml Part B 40ml Tile and Laminate Paint
Absolutely nothing suggests you should attempt this. Let's face it, a paint you wash up with turpentine is not something you should mix with a 'wash up with water'. On a test peice of wood and using a microfibre roller I took a gamble. Two coats with sanding at appropriate interviews and no flaking or lines visible - but you do have to be quick about it as you only have the hour before that batch is useless.
Given my previous near-flawless bathroom vanity had been subjected to several failed attempts, I had nothing to lose - I was otherwise facing completely striping and starting again anyway.
* clean * sand 240 grit * clean/wipe away dust * prime using renew tile & laminate primer *4 hours later - sand 240 grit, wipe and clean *paint with renew tile & laminate paint *4 hours later - sand 400 grit wet & dry, wipe away all potential dust etc. * second coat of renew tile & laminate paint *24 hours later - sand 600 grit wet & dry *paint with "demi's hail-mary paint' - that is 50% benchtop paint (3 parts A : 1 part B) & 50% tile & laminate paint. * after 8 hours - Sand with 600 grit and then 1200 grit wet and dry. Clean and wipe down. * final coat of 'Demi's Hail-Mary paint'.
The downside is that it has lightened my paint but not significantly; and we had a pale-pink that was 'too' pink anyway. But a bathroom vanity needs to be durable so I'm hoping this might work for us.
However it is an extremely expensive product and so much of it has been wasted. To finish everything I will need to buy more - I was starting with bathroom as a trial. Given the total spent on white knight products ($19.90 cleaner, $67.90 primer, $69.90 paint, $126.90 benchtop coat), I could have bought a small new vanity instead. I won't have enough left over to complete everything else due to the wastage and additional amount of paint needed.
Given the cost of speciality paints, customers should not have to invent a new way to make them work and they should function as intended as per the manufacturers instructions.
For the doors and drawers, I didn't use the benchtop coating and the finish was great and product fairly durable.
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Topcoat bench sealer waste if time – After following all instructions with topcoat paint sanding primer painting 4 coats later happy with finish on kitchen countertop nice and glossy then came the time for the topcoat bench top sealer what a joke applied following all instructions wait for it to dry completely took gloss away shows every single brush roller line and looks like crap… Read more
not a happy camper wouldn't recommend or have even used benchtop protective coating if we knew that was going to happen before and after pics included
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Poor adhesion – I am a professional painter and had taken a job to paint 3 laminate office tables and and shelves. I had sanded the surface down to help with the cleaning and adhesion of the primer to the laminate. Scrubbed it back with water with a course sponge, wiped it back with some Turpintine to remove an oil residues, bench tops where very clean before… Read more
applying the primer. After applying the primer we applied 2 top coats in the desired colour that they had chosen sanding lightly embetween coats. We had waited 7 days to cure and paint would chip very easily. This period was done in summer where we would have warm weather. Curing process should have been completed according to the can. The clients have to tip toe around there work site so they do not damage the laminate any further. If you lay a set of keys on the bench you would have damaged the surfaces.
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Okay, but the benchtop protective coat is TRICKY and the final finish isn't ideal unfortunately – I used the White Knight system to paint some laundry cabinetry/benchtop and a kitchen benchtop. The cabinets were great - 3 coats (1 x primer and 2 x top coats). But the benchtops not so much. Unfortunately, the protective topcoat - as others have said - isn't great. Due to all the negative reviews here, I made sure I was extremely careful. The… Read more
bench looked amazing after the two topcoats, but ahead of painting the bench top protective coats I rang the White Knight technical line to ask for tips/advice to get the best result. They recommended waiting around 6 hours between coats (no more than 8 hours), and to use the widest possible roller to minimise lines. They also recommended a foam roller for the best finish. I mentioned that many reviews said the foam roller was an issue, but the guy said that they've found it works best in testing.
Because you only have about an hour to use the mixture once combined, I made sure I had a 4mm nap microfibre roller (230mm wide) on hand as back up in case I had any issues with the foam roller (which was the one recommended by the salesperson in the actual Taubmans store - White Knight is owned by the same company).
As soon as I started rolling, BIG ISSUES! Loads of bubbles / a really obvious orange peel effect. Tiny bits of the foam roller also broke off and became embedded in the coating (this was a quality foam roller recommended by the Taubman's staff in their store). I used my nitrile gloves to remove the blue bits and immediately switched to the microfibre roller, which was WAYYYYY better. But even still, the coating is challenging because it's clear, so any bits of fine dust / fibres in the air have a tendency to fall on the paint and remain visible unfortunately. I was doing this indoors with the windows/doors closed but still found some dust settled and got stuck in the layers during the painting/drying process. If you don't look closely, it looks okay, but if you run your hand over it, every now and then you'll hit a small bump / fleck of dust/fibre embedded in the top layer.
So all in all, for cabinetry, it's great.
For benchtops, it's a particularly long and painful process (there's no way a tradie/professional painter would do the job!). if you're looking for an aesthetic update to your benchtop and have the time to do it, it's an option. If you're a bit of a perfectionist, you may not be 100% happy with the end result, especially the dust issue. It would probably be better and maybe even cheaper to just replace the benchtop with one from Ikea or Bunnings.
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Excellent alternative to a new kitchen – Bought the White Knight pack including primer, laminate, tile and top coat hardener. Learned that your finish will depend on how smooth you get your first coat of primer so prep well and allow enough time to work properly. If you get hard lines I would sand and prime again, you will thank yourself later. Laminate and Tile paint go on a breeze… Read more
just follow instructions (use good quality thin microfibres rollers)
Top coat is not as easy. I failed with the first coat leaving lines everywhere and what I thought had ruined all my hard work. I followed all the instructions and video examples, triple checked ratios and used good quality foam roller but it failed from the first roll.. once this dried I sanded with 360grit until smooth then with 600grit to soften and reapplied top coat but this time I used a thin high gloss mohair roller and the results were amazingly better. I think recommending using a foam roller is a massive error and I would strongly suggest against it.. I did small full length sections wetting roller regularly and softly going over previous section each time and was left with no lines just some sections glossier than others but it's not that noticeable and overall now looks bloody amazing!!
Allow a good week if you're doing a full kitchen as you do need to adhear to drying times and make sure you do laminate and tile paint during the day as the fumes are really strong.
Good luck.
100% happy – We decided to try this as a new kitchen was going to cost us 7,000.. As our cupboards were in gd condition we decided to try white knights and if it failed then we'd purchase a new kitchen.. So at a cost of $50 for primer $58 for paint as we decided to go white..then of course the rollers they suggested...sanding paper.. Got home ..took… Read more
cupboards off and thoroughly cleaned cupboards with a mould cleaner wiped down sanded and wiped once again..then we used the primer waited the next day and sanded again..then applied paint..waited again the 6-8 hours again then reapplied..
I had to use a small paint brush for difficult areas inside..was no problem at all
After waiting the required time we then went ahead and put cupboard doors back on..we waited the 7 days for curing time..
We are now in our 5th day after painting our kitchen ..
Wow...
What a difference it has made..
Perfect...excellent..its like a new kitchen..prep was the key and took forever but well worth doing as suggested..all up it cost us $130..we did purchase glass overhead cupboards at a extra cost..
Wish i could attach a photo..just to show..
Im so happy with tbis product so far..i have no small children but i do have 3 malamutes
I'd recommend this product..be prepared though as it was very time consuming..all up it took 3-4 days
Positive reviews
no problems – bought to re-do caravan kitchen tops.sanded using 240 grit then 320 grit,dusted off,applied primer using microfibre roller .24hrs later applied first coat of colour.24 hrs later the next coat.then the third coat.waited 3 days to dry.i did not apply a bench top sealer,did the job 6 months ago ,no scratches chips or marks to date.came up perfect. thanks white knight. Show details · 1
Excellent finish – Approximately 6 hours in January. Shower floor tiles. Applied a blended all surface cleaner followed by a Tile and Laminate primer undercoat. When dry, applied the Tile paint as directed followed by a second coat 24 hours later. Allowed 6 days to dry before use. To eliminate ponding after each and every use the shower water was removed first with a chamois followed by wiping with a small hand towel. Show details · 1
Brilliant - saved me a fortune – This paint is brilliant - i was going to renovate my kitchen - new cupboards etc then i thought i would paint instead - the whole kitchen looks amazing and White knight saved me heaps Show details
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Negative reviews
Wish l had not used this – Prepared and painted kitchen benchtop according to Tile and Laminate instructions. Nice bright white, satin finish. Followed instructions to the letter for the protective coating. Colour of my previous lovely white bench is no longer white but off white and a dull finish. I am so disappointed, the protective coating has changed the hue of the… Read more
whole kitchen because the white tiles and the white cupboards beside the benchtop pick up on the benchtop and now everything looks dinghy. Wish l had not done this. Apparently l can't paint over or it will peel, so l am stuck with a benchtop l dislike. After all the hard work, l now have to buy a whole new benchtop because l can't live with this.
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White elephant- new kitchen required – The job was transforming a brown laminate bench island and kitchen corner. Followed the instructions and followed a very helpful white knight step by step video. Used correct sand paper grit as suggested, washed and wiped thoroughly after each coat. After 2x coats of the white top coat, the finish didn't seem right with the 'foam' roller lines… Read more
appearing even after layering off which I know to do. Light sanded and decided to do a 3rd top coat and go back to a microfibre 4mm nap roller as I felt this held the paint better. Appeared to be better. Then the real frustration and disappointment after applying 2x coats of the clear set in. Microfibre roller lines appeared after meticulously layering off. I called the help line on the can to question which roller type is best. He said either 'foam' or 'microfibre' is fine. He's had varying feedback. So I had to buy another tin of clear coat and decided to stick to the instructions and use the foam roller as suggested on the tin. The same lines appeared. I have painted inside my house many times and the outside. I do understand about layering off. After considering starting again with Dulux, I stopped after looking at their similar reviews. I then see on this site the same issues I had. I suggest both companies stop selling the product until they are truly tested. Thankyou Bunnings Keperra for the refund on all paint products. Unfortunately I now have a white elephant.
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Make sure you watch the correct video – I did everything that was stated on the cans of the White Knight System. I watched numerous videos on restoring benchtops including the White Knight one, The white knight topcoat that I painted in a white tone was good. However, when I used the two pot white knight protective coating, it left a very disappointing finish. i.e. runs and lines,… Read more
although I layered off as directed using a microfibre roller I should have use sponge roller
I then resanded the bench with 240 grit sandpaper just to scuff the finish. Cleaned everything and used a tack cloth to remove any last bits of dust. I did another coat of the top coat and let that dry for about 6 hours. Then I got a soft t-shirt rag and dipped it ib the white topcoat paint and lightly stippled the surface of the bench. This has fixed the problem for me and I quite like the effect. Fortunately, in my case, Bunnings were understanding. Taubmans, please don't sell the white knight protective coating or at least develop a better product
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Recent reviews
Disaster. New kitchen needed – Purchased 2 tins of primer + 4 tins of Tile and Laminate from Bunnings after convincing my partner it would freshen up the kitchen. Removed all kitchen cabinet doors. Followed instructions, including visiting the White Knight YouTube channel. Spent Easter doing the sanding, priming and painting. Getting an even surface is impossible. We let… Read more
cure for 4 days before attempting to put the kitchen doors back on.
The paint surface is like plasticine. A finger nail can slice through it to the primer.
This product is not fit for purpose. Do not buy it. We now need a new kitchen.
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Dissapointment – I I painted the tiles in the toilet dried quickly but turned yellow I addded a 2nd coat still no good I also put a fan in there opened all cross windows still Yellow rubbed this off and started again this time they are not to bad still off white After many emails all i wanted to find out was how to fix the problem but no answers I will never… Read more
use this product again and when financial will tear the tiles off and re do people wanting a quick cheap fix think again waste of time money andeffort.
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What a waste of time, effort and money – After several attempts painting benchtop....looked great until the final coat of protective product...followed instructions to the letter.... looked great after applying....but once dried is terrible with white patches and horrible finish. Absolute waste of time and $500. Going to replace the benchtop completely. Show details
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Horrible finish after alot of work – Clear coat shows brush marks bad finish to our bench after alot if hard work waste of time ruined the finish to our bench top very dissatisfied and disappointed with product quality Show details
Terrible. Don’t spend your hard earned $$$ on this – Followed all instructions on can plus advice provided by other users (on this website). Application was easy with a very smooth finish. However once paint has cured, the slightest bang on your cupboard will chip. Don’t spend your money on this product as it’s not worth it. Show details
white knight benchtop protective coating – After carefully following instructions and watching videos on how to apply White Knight on my kitchen countertops I am overall very disappointed. After priming and sanding between coats I ended up applying four coats of laminate paint ( getting roller marks out is a nightmare) I was finally happy with the finish. As advised by Bunnings and wanting… Read more
a hard topcoat finish I went ahead and applied the two part benchtop protective coating . What a mistake! some parts are glossy and other parts look flat and feel gritty to touch. overall a very inconsistent finish. I would not use it again.
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Devastated - all my hard work has to be undone now – Followed instructions to the letter, using a kitchen measuring cup with mm gradations to be extra sure. Used the recommended foam roller. Surface is covered in roller marks - looks just awful. Will have to sand back once dry and start again. If anyone can recommend another way to seal my freshly painted laminate, please please help. I cannot bring myself to use this product again. Thanks in advance Show details
Don't bother, would give no stars – I followed the instructions, cleaned bench top several times, the laminate cleaner is awesome. We applied the primer, then the paint and it was looking great. I cleaned etc and applied the top coat, it left white specs of something all over the bench top, so I sanded back but couldn't get rid of it. I bought a new tin of the clear coat,… Read more
applied it, and it looked fine, after 7 days we used the bench top, we were still careful and then it started scratching off and peeling all over. I followed all instructions and it looks awful. We spent two weeks doing this bench top, making sure it's dry, being busy etc.
GREAT RESULT – painted my benchtop with white knight products as per directions, primer, laminate paint, benchtop clear, easy as, benchtop clear i used a short nap microfibre roller 6 inch, mixed at 3 to 1, ie 100 ml hardner, 300ml other stuff, total 400mls, youtube video is wrong, he says 2 to 1, probably why there are mixed results, work quick and keep a wet edge and lay it back once, dont go back over it, anyway it turned out perfect for me and looks great. Show details
Laminating bench top – I used all the correct laminate products for bench top The top coat has left yellow stains on corners & in parts it looks like orange peel not completely happy about out come of this product Show details
Good result - including protective coating – I recently painted a laminate table and had a good result using White Knight primer, laminate paint and the protective coating topcoat. I followed the instructions on the can for mixing, but used a microfibre roller rather than a foam roller (thanks to this forum for the tip). The primer and paint process was no problem but the first coat of the… Read more
topcoat looked a bit patchy and you could see the roller marks. I was more careful with the second coat to do long, continuous strokes as much as possible. This was more successful and although you can see some faint roller marks on close examination, for general use they are not noticeable. I am very happy with the end result.
Protective coating – White protective coating is ok but came up like orange peel. Wont use it again. Not good for kitchen benchtop worried how it is going to last on the benchtop. Show details
Excellent product - but beware discrepancy in video versus can inatructions – I used this product a couple of years ago on an old kitchen benchtop, with excellent results. It remains hard and unscratched and easy to clean. However a friend has just asked me if she should use it. One problem I had when I used it is that the instructions on the video (excellent vid therwise) are different from the instructions on the can… Read more
regarding mixing the topcoat hardener - vid says 2 parts A:1 part B, can says 3 parts A:1 part B. This is clearly why some people had major problems with this product. Problem is - I cant remember which I did! I think I followed the can. WHITE KNOGHT - CHANGE THIS ANOMALY AND YOU'D GET MORE SATISFIED CUSTOMERS!
the product a few years later – I've coloured my old laminate white a few years ago and it came up great. However, the top coat was a disaster as many others had mentioned and made it a decidedly yellow colour so it was rubbed off quickly.. After a while though, the white does yellow slightly so i did a top up a year later and came up great. the other colour splash was purple.… Read more
Not so good and picks up smudges and finish wasn't as great. This was probably due to the pignment. But for a great quick fix, its a great product. The purple is going this weekend, so will undercoat and paint white and will review again.
Dont use the final Protection – I recently painted our benches and loved the outcome then I applied the final protective coating and what a disaster that turned out to be. Im pretty devastated as much as I tried to get rid of the lines they are there and have spoiled my great paint job. Where to now??? Show details
Instructions need revision by manufacturer – Good product but instructions and demo videos need reviewing. Primer and laminate paint coats are simple.Top coat mixing ratio differs between can and 'expert' on video. DON'T use foam roller. Works best with 230mm microfiber roller, wider roller gives less lines. I tried manufacturers recommendations on top coat, having to sand back and reapply… Read more
laminate paint coat before trying top coat again due to the horrendous lines and bubbles left by foam roller. Good product overall with practice.
No complaints – I used this approximately 7 years ago on my kitchen cupboards & it's still looking as good as ever! It was my only option at the time unable to afford a new kitchen, definitely can't complain about this paint. I guess like most painting preparation is the key to a long lasting & good result. Show details
Excellent alternative to a new kitchen – Had exactly the same results as the 1st reviewer on the list, final top coat was a disaster using the foam roller, lines everywhere, looked a mess!. Primer and laminate paint were no problems using a microfibre roller. I'm now in the process of sanding off this hardener coat and to try the mohair roller instead as suggested. I will post again later with the results. Show details
Works as advertised – It adheres well to laminate surfaces giving a durable coating. I applied this 18 months ago to pantry cupboards that are subjected to tins and jars being dragged on the shelves. There are no signs of the coating lifting or even marking. I strongly suggest cleaning the surfaces with sugar soap, and then thoroughly wiping them down afterward to… Read more
remove residue. The seperate Laminate Primer is an essential step in achieving a good result.
Also use a 25mm synthetic bristle brush to cut in, then finish with a high density foam roller to achieve a satin smooth surface.
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