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| MrTeamWork:
Woah crap, I was just at the Home Depot scrounging for parts for my cab and I went to the kitchen counter department. What followed was a fiasco. I asked how much 4 4'x8' sheets of Wilsonart Laminate would cost. The person asked me if I could show him my kitchen plans, and I said I do not have plans, it's for an Arcade Cabinet I am building. The person looked at me like I had 10 arms or something - honestly a 10 second 'stare' into space. He said the Laminate I wanted cost $2.50 a square foot - so I quickly added it up in my brain, but forgot to include all the square feet on the inside, ( I added only 4 x 2.50 and 8 X 2.50 ) lol and it comes out to like 80 bucks a POP. I was like What the hell! lol I don't have the funds to spend $360 bucks on Laminate for the sides of my cab. lol I need other options - badly. Does anyone know if my Home Depot is out of wack with their prices? Does anyone know a CHEAPER place to buy Laminate, perhaps in the NYC area? ( I live on Staten Island ) What about Laminate alternitives? Paint? Glossy? Stain? Enamel? I have already spent more than I wanted too on the cabinet, but I don't want it to look like crap either. So I am stuck where I cannot spend $360 bucks on the Laminate, yet I have already spent more than I wanted, so I 'cant' chicken out and do a crap job. lol I hope that makes sense... Help! =/ Please? =/ |
| Keith O:
Formica brand laminate was quoted at $1.50 a sq. ft at my Home Depot (Florida). You might want to check it out in your area. |
| aj6500:
I used rust-oleum "HAMMERED" black paint on my juke cabinet. It kind of orange peels as it dries, giving the sides a slight texture and hiding some flaws. This was on MDF. It looks good and sells for $10 a quart. I bought 2, used less than 1 after priming with Kilz and applying 2 coats. My cab is smaller than a stand arcade cab, so you would probably use more than 1. One point of note. The can says to use outdoors or in a well ventilated area. DO NOT IGNORE! 3 am in a near blizzard and I had every door and window in my house open. On the other hand, I didn't need any beer at that point. On the downside I kept hoping the wife wouldn't wake up until i'd vented the house. Also, it stays slightly tacky for a couple days, after the 3rd the finish is hardened and seems pretty durable. A friend of mine suggested using a roll-on bed liner for pickup trucks. I gave it a loooong thought. I figured it'd look pretty industrial and pretty cool, but decided against it. Could work tho' |
| rampy:
snaaake lives in the NYC area and found a laminate warehouse/discount place.... some thread where snaaake talks about it The roll on bedliner idea is decent... It's been discussed before, but haven't seen an example of it being done yet... *Shrug* hope that helps if you still have a hankering for laminate... rampy EDIT: here's where snaaake says he got his laminate cheap First Wood & Laminates Inc 16 Eckford St, Brooklyn, NY 11222 Phone: (718) 218-7800 |
| _Iz-:
I used some splatter paint designed for the trunks of cars on the sides of my control panel box. (Had it left over from my '68 camaro resto). Then did the control panel surface with hammered silver (ran out of the trunk paint and couldn't get anymore). Looks pretty kewl I think! ;D |
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