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| Marsupial:
--- Quote from: jholman76 on August 15, 2010, 11:09:31 pm --- I had to actually go to a countertop business and get it from them. joe --- End quote --- Ah! that's the trick! Well, there's always a next time... |
| BamBam:
I used a black laminate for my cab and do not regret it at all. It looks like the day I installed (7 years ago). |
| helpmebuild:
I used black vinyl from This Old Game also and it turned out pretty good. It looks awesome except for a small area just below the CP that ended up looking like a vein as I applied it on and squished two air bubbles together. Be cautious of how much of a one time application vinyl is. There are no second chances so be sure to order enough that if you mess up you have some extra. I would suggest enough to cover each side twice as a precaution. I ended up doing that and was happy I did as the first application was a nightmare and learning experience that made the second application that much easier. It will cost ya a few extra bucks but its better than applying it bad first and waiting another 2-3 weeks for another shipment of it and paying shipping again. |
| deepblue:
I used Faux Stainless Steel Formica - looks and feels great. I bought mine in 4x8 sheets at Home Depot, but countertop places might give you better variety. See my project thread for pics, etc. |
| nitz:
--- Quote from: opt2not on August 15, 2010, 10:15:15 pm ---Laminate isn't that expensive. I bought a full sheet of Formica laminate for about $60 at Home Depot a year-and-a-bit ago. That's pretty much the same price of primer and paint right there, minus a ton of work. I guess it depends on how big your cabinet is and how much surface area you need to cover. That stuff is super tough, and you don't have to worry about prepping your surface too much in regards to sanding/priming/etc. Just clean the surface off, apply the contact cement to both surfaces, let dry for 15 mins, then press them together. Trim with your router and you've got a pro-looking, highly durable surface that'll last you way longer than vinyl. ESPECIALLY if you have little rug-rats running around bumping into things. ;) I would recommend Laminate over Vinyl any day. --- End quote --- And one sheet was enough to cover your whole cab? I was under the impression that it came in 8' x 4' sheets like wood in which case you'd need at least 2, maybe 3 sheets to cover a cab. But if you can buy $60 of laminate for your whole cab, then yeah, that's really not that expensive. Had a look at the Home Depot website (the Canadian one, I'm in Canada btw!) and a search for laminate turned up nothing of interest. If I had to go to a countertop store, I'm thinking I wouldn't find the color I want - Donkey Kong cab blue. And if I had to paint it, then I almost may as well just paint the cab. No doubt laminate will be more durable than vinyl, but, meh, I could probably live with something a little less durable as this is not going to be in a commercial environment, and even if it did get nicked up a bit, that makes it more authentic looking right? ;D ;) --- Quote from: helpmebuild on August 16, 2010, 07:45:50 am ---I used black vinyl from This Old Game also and it turned out pretty good. It looks awesome except for a small area just below the CP that ended up looking like a vein as I applied it on and squished two air bubbles together. Be cautious of how much of a one time application vinyl is. There are no second chances so be sure to order enough that if you mess up you have some extra. I would suggest enough to cover each side twice as a precaution. I ended up doing that and was happy I did as the first application was a nightmare and learning experience that made the second application that much easier. It will cost ya a few extra bucks but its better than applying it bad first and waiting another 2-3 weeks for another shipment of it and paying shipping again. --- End quote --- Do you mind telling me how much it cost to cover your whole cab, not including the extra? I had a look on their site and I find the price really confusing - for the DK Blue kit it says something like $45 36 inches 3.5 mil. Since it's a kit, that makes it sound like it should be enough to cover a whole DK cab, but what's the 36 inches and the 3.5 mil stuff then? :dunno And that Formica does look nice deepblue. But after seeing those pics of how authentic that DK blue vinyl looks, I'm having a hard time being swayed in any other direction! ;) |
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