premise: How to renew laminate kitchen countertops<br>Purchase supplies. You'll be using rust-oleum's new countertop transformations coating system as your paint gloss along with needing paint brushes, plastic sheeting (to cover surrounding areas), paint rollers, rubber gloves, painter's tape and sandpaper. Degloss the countertops using a diamond-embedded sanding kit.
hypothesis: The gloss is a later step.
reason: You have to finish the counters before glossing them.