Installing Laminate With Contact Cement

Liquid contact cement is the best adhesive for bonding plastic laminate.

Installing laminate with contact cement.

Wilsonart contact adhesives are specifically formulated for use with high pressure laminate. I went with this matte white formica sheet for my workbench. The preferred way to apply flexible wood veneer is with a vacuum press or a cold or hot press with yellow or white glue. The laminate comes in thin rigid sheets that you secure to a countertop frame using contact cement.

Wilsonart adhesives have held together many of america s foremost projects since 1970. That said when a press is unavailable a good quality contact cement will. If you are installing laminate on a countertop or other surface with edges begin with the edge pieces. With outstanding bond strength and high heat resistance our contact adhesives are the perfect choice for your countertop fixture or panel.

When applying contact cement be sure to wear gloves and protect your worktable from. Table saw circular saw or track saw for cutting laminate sheets. Apply a thin even coating of cement to both the substrate and the laminate using a foam paint roller. Allan explains how laminate is made demon.

Advice on installing laminate on walls. 1 wooden dowels cut slightly longer than the width of your countertop. Plastic laminate is generally applied with contact cement. Apply contact cement to the edge strip and the surface it will attach to if applicable.

If not frp glue what about water based contact cement. Materials needed for installing laminate sheets. Allow the adhesive surfaces to dry to the touch. I tried a sample piece of.

4 foam paint roller. If you cut them from the laminate yourself apply the contact cement with a brush or roller to both surfaces. I have a bunch of bathrooms that need laminate on the walls and am trying to avoid using contact cement in this facility if possible. Laminate sheet wider and longer than your countertop.

Laminate countertops are durable easy to clean and more moisture proof than just about any other material you can use. Question anybody ever use frp glue or similar to put laminate on walls. Apply a smooth even layer covering the entire surface.