Applying Laminate Sheets

Once you ve coated the back of the laminate sheet move it aside and apply contact cement to the countertop the same way.

Applying laminate sheets.

Use the roller to apply pressure to the sheet so the glue will have a strong bond and no air pockets. Apply a thin even coating of cement to both the substrate and the laminate using a foam paint roller. Apply two coats to particleboard. When applying contact cement be sure to wear gloves and protect your worktable from.

Liquid contact cement is the best adhesive for bonding plastic laminate. Applying the countertop surface. Let the adhesive dry until you can put a piece of brown kraft paper on it and the paper doesn t stick. Coat the countertop surface with contact cement too.

Plastic laminate comes in sheets normally measuring 49 or 60 inches 124 5 or 152 4 cm by 12 feet 3 7 m but can be purchased cut to size for your project to minimize waste. You will want to be very careful to keep the plywood and laminate clean after you begin to apply the glue. Apply adhesive to the surface and to the back of the laminate with a brush or notched plastic applicator. This part may seem counter intuitive but you need to let both sides dry completely before attaching them together.

Allow the adhesive surfaces to dry to the touch. On a workbench or other surface so you can apply the glue. It takes about 20 minutes. Find laminate sheets at lowe s today.

It should take 10 15 minutes and you can see the difference between the wet and dry sections pretty.