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Any Laminate (Wilsonart) Experts Out There....
tivogre:
Greetings!
I have created a "built out" coin door panel for my cabinet:
I spent quite a bit of time smoothing out the radii on the "S-Curve" shape of this assembly:
Bottom line, I don't want to mess it up when I try to apply the laminate (black Wilsonart) to it.
My current plan is to apply it to the flat, upper surface first, and then J-Roll gradually around the upper (outside) radius, then down the sloped panel around the lower (inside) radius and onto the flat part of the lower panel.
On a flat panel, I would use vinyl blind slats to keep the laminate up as I worked out from the center. Here, however, everything isn't flat, and as I start around the curves, the laminate is going to want to touch at points I don't want. I'm thinking about a large sheet of brown "package wrap" paper used as a slip sheet.
Will this work?
Are there any laminate application experts out there that can offer tips, or a better strategy?
Thanks!
Cabinet construction (in progress) page:
http://www.ogredog.com/mame_construction_home.htm
tivogre:
Well, it's done!
I learned some things along the way, the most important of which was that the 1" radius curves I had were NOT sufficient.
The full saga of the lamination can be found on my web update:
http://www.ogredog.com/mame_construction_home.htm#Day%2024%20&%2025
Tailgunner:
Good job, it turned out nice. Sounds like you had quite a fight to get it follow the curves.
Did you check the installation guides on the Wilsonart website? There are different grades and thicknesses of laminate, some of which will follow a 5/8" curve without heat.
dema:
That looks beautiful!
NinjaEpisode:
Beautiful work. I'm a real fan of laminate and it's finished look. I agree, it's a pain to work with, but I believe it's worth the effort and really provides a professional finish to a cabinet.