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- From: frank@austin.ibm.com (F. Karner)
- Subject: Re: Laminate Bond that Didn't
- Originator: frank@karner.austin.ibm.com
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 20:35:59 GMT
- References: <8090025@hpfcdc.fc.hp.com> <1993Jan21.201450.7362@slustl.slu.edu> <mlh1-220193101710@132.197.9.231>
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- In article <mlh1-220193101710@132.197.9.231>, mlh1@bunny.gte.com (Michael Hackney) writes:
- > In article <1993Jan21.201450.7362@slustl.slu.edu>, guy@slustl.slu.edu (Guy
- > Smith) wrote:
- > >
- > > In article <8090025@hpfcdc.fc.hp.com> bennett@hpfcdc.fc.hp.com (Steve Bennett) writes:
- > > >I recently applied a piece of plastic laminate to a small table top. For
- > > >some reason (maybe the shop wasn't quite warm enough?), I didn't get a good
- > > >bond on one of the edges. I can peal it back about a half inch along that side.
- > > >
- > > >What's the recommended technique to fix this sort of problem? Any suggestions
- > > >would be gratefully accepted!
- > > I had a similar problem with a commercially produced laminate counter.
- > > As it was still under warranty, they came out and fixed it. They just
- > > cleaned out the dried contact cement and injected yellow glue and clamped
- > > it. Still ok one year later.
- >
- > I've done this sort of repair too - but don't use yellow glue, the formica
- > laminate is not porous enough to get a good bond. Use epoxy instead.
- > Clamping is critical. I use a 3/4" plywood scrap several inches longer than
- > the delamination and use as many clamps as you can get on it.
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- Epoxy works fine, but is probably overkill. I've used a brand called
- "Liquid nails" that is very sticky and requires minimum clamping, with
- great success. It is also very cheap to buy. At HD, I've bought a
- couple of cartridges packaged together, for use in a caulk gun, for less
- than $3.00.
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