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Breaker:
Hey all,

Thanks for the comments - very helpful!

Gravesniffer - this is what I was hoping to hear! The availability of the black laminate at Home Depot is certainly a big factor - I wasn't keen on the idea of having to special order this stuff.

I also appreciate your comment about the quality of the final look. It's great to have that kind of feedback from someone who has used the same laminate - puts my concerns to rest.

Cheers,
Breaker.
quarterback:

--- Quote from: Gravesniffer on March 24, 2005, 02:22:09 am ---I used MDF so the black semi gloss paint on the surfaces that were not laminated match almost prefectly.
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Gravesniffer:
Breaker...  No trouble!  I am very happy as I am sure you will be. 

One other sneaky road you can try is that when I was talking to a guy at Rona (Canadian equivilent of Loews I think) he said that there was quite a few special orders that did not get picked up.  I just about grabbed one of those but eventually opted for the simple black at Home Depot (the other one was black with a stone/crackle pattern, and much more expensive).

My biggest lesson learned so far (not having worked with laminate before):  Make sure you are very careful when you are waiting for the contact cement on the laminate to dry.  My aformentioned dog came flying in from outside (cold weather zooms) and jumped right on the glue side.  This meant scratchy scratchy on the other side which was down on the concrete floor.   Will be straight forward to repair (just a little scratch) but as some of these pieces are big, do not be tempted to step or lean on them while you are putting glue on.  I love a learning curve.

Quarter...  No pics yet, but I can take some for you.  I finished the laminate yesterday so I will take some pics tonight.  I have a drywaller/taper working in the basement today so hopefully he doesn't glop anything on it :-\

'Sniffer
Breaker:
Hey 'Sniffer,

Thanks for the tips - I probably would have leaned on the laminate while putting on the contact cement -  but not now.

I'd be keen to see some pics as well!

Cheers,
Breaker.

P.S.
I'm out on the east coast in Nova Scotia - where in Canada are you located?
IntruderAlert:
There are some fairly large pieces of the laminate chipped off on one of my cabs
What would I have to do to get it looking decent again?
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