Installing Laminate With Contact Cement

Table saw circular saw or track saw for cutting laminate sheets.

Installing laminate with contact cement.

The preferred way to apply flexible wood veneer is with a vacuum press or a cold or hot press with yellow or white glue. Plastic laminate is generally applied with contact cement. 1 wooden dowels cut slightly longer than the width of your countertop. 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.

Apply a thin even coating of cement to both the substrate and the laminate using a foam paint roller. I tried a sample piece of. Then brush a layer of contact cement on the back side of the laminate cutout for the counter. 4 foam paint roller.

Allan explains how laminate is made demon. The laminate comes in thin rigid sheets that you secure to a countertop frame using contact cement. Liquid contact cement is the best adhesive for bonding plastic laminate. Wilsonart adhesives have held together many of america s foremost projects since 1970.

Question anybody ever use frp glue or similar to put laminate on walls. When applying contact cement be sure to wear gloves and protect your worktable from. Materials needed for installing laminate sheets. I went with this matte white formica sheet for my workbench.

If not frp glue what about water based contact cement. After the old countertop has been prepped sanded cleaned dried brush contact cement onto the countertop surface. Allow the adhesive surfaces to dry to the touch. Wilsonart contact adhesives are specifically formulated for use with high pressure laminate.

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. Apply a smooth even layer covering the entire surface. If you cut them from the laminate yourself apply the contact cement with a brush or roller to both surfaces.

Advice on installing laminate on walls. It takes about 20 minutes. Laminate countertops are durable easy to clean and more moisture proof than just about any other material you can use.