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| wp34:
--- Quote from: bobbyb13 on November 26, 2020, 02:27:29 am ---Still looks excellent to me Don't sweat the small stuff, right? Would you mind sharing what you are using for adhesive with that laminate? --- End quote --- Thanks! I usually use Loctite spray adhesive for its ease of use. You just spray it on to both surfaces and wait a few minutes to apply. For this project the spray was too messy for the portions of the front of the cabinet and so I ended up using DAP. With this you brush it on to each surface. For the PCB door I did use the Loctite and while it was quick and easy I had a lot of overspray to cleanup after the fact. As such I decided to use the DAP for the side panels and will likely just use it for future projects. |
| bobbyb13:
Appreciate the wisdom- thank you. I had only every used the brush on stuff myself and that gets messy too if you aren't careful about it. Spray is so nice because it usually seems easier to get an even layer of it, but like you say- Oh... the overspray |
| ChanceKJ:
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| wp34:
With the laminating done it I finally got around to applying the artwork this week. The side-art came with the cabinet and I was told it was from This Old Game. Unfortunately it had been sitting a long time and was very wrinkled and impossible to lie flat. Furthermore the artwork is supposed to have a 1/2" bleed on every edge but was actually smaller than the cabinet. I had a heck of a time getting it applied but my wife ended up jumping to help and really saved the day. Between the two of us we were able to get the artwork on and I'm happy with the result. It took a lot of starts and stops and a generous use of a hairdryer to make it happen. 3M vinyl is very impressive and forgiving material. In the end I had to trim the white "overlap" off the bottom of the artwork due to the smaller size. Since I went with black laminate underneath you really can't see it. I also had to trim a little off the top as well. Also in the picture above you can see I attached carpet sliders to the legs with double-sided tape. First I tried some nylon leg levelers that were recommended over on KLOV but they really didn't work well on my carpet. This setup is fantastic and the cabinet is extremely easy for me to move. Will use this on a couple of my cabinets that do not have castors. |
| javeryh:
Looks great. Only you will notice that bottom strip. Really sucks that the side art was smaller than it should have been. I wonder what happened? |
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