I've seen some ridiculous videos on painting laminate furniture that only set people up for failure, such as "...paint laminate furniture, no sanding", basically piling a ton of primer. That paint job is guaranteed to fail. I'm going to show you how you SHOULD be prepping for paint if you really want that paint job to last. If you're painting Ikea furniture or in fact, anything at all, the steps to prep for paint is universal.