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EchoGale ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 10 Mar 2019 Location: FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 469 |
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Hi everyone!
I've been quieter on here because I'm traveling in the pod and only have intermittent internet. I'm headed west finally! Anyway, I try hard to keep up with cosmetic wear and tear on my 2016. I'm having a problem with my counter top and I'm wondering if anyone else has had this. The marble look covering is peeling up from the hard surface in a couple of places on the edges (on the corners where it gets bumped). I am not up to replace it altogether but I'm wondering if there's a more basic fix to keep it form getting worse. My dad would have run a 1" piece of duct tape all around the edge and that would have solved the problem at least for a while. I don't want to do that...exactly. Anyone else have any thoughts? Thanks! Julie
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Colt ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 16 Nov 2019 Online Status: Offline Posts: 383 |
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Yes. Look for some good glue at Lowes/Home Depot. Construction grade Elmers wood glue, or better. Get a piece of 3/8" plywood about 1' x 1' and some popsicle sticks and some clamps. ![]() Use the popsicle sticks to lift the laminate just enough to put glue under it and to spread the glue. Clamp initially and clean up all the glue that squeezed out. Use the plywood and clamps to hold it all together for 24 hours, or more. You might ask the clerk if he has a better glue for your purpose. You might also need to put saran wrap down to keep the plywood from sticking permanently. |
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EchoGale ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 10 Mar 2019 Location: FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 469 |
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EchoGale ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 10 Mar 2019 Location: FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 469 |
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thanks! I can see how that could work. The laminate is worse than lifted, though. It's peeling and cracking on one corner. I'll give this a try but I may be back. I appreciate the suggestion.
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GlueGuy ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2705 |
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Don't use Elmer's. Use something like Titebond III or Titebond Ultimate. This glue is stronger than wood, and the ultimate version is even water proof.
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StephenH ![]() podders Helping podders - pHp ![]() ![]() Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6418 |
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For laminate, contact cement is the proper glue to use. For repair of damaged spots though, that is much more difficult. When I worked at place that did a lot of laminates, contact cement was what was used. Brush it on, let it dry, then bond using the suggestions by Colt to use spacers to keep the parts apart until the contact cement dries to the right stage for bonding. The can will tell you how to use it. With contact cement, clamping is generally not needed once it is bonded. Just pressure with a good roller to make sure the laminate has made the best contact possible and all air bubbles are moved out.
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EchoGale ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 10 Mar 2019 Location: FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 469 |
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Thanks for the help
--Julie
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marwayne ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 25 Oct 2011 Location: Edmonton AB Can Online Status: Offline Posts: 1003 |
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If you want something done right, do it yourself.
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EchoGale ![]() Senior Member ![]() Joined: 10 Mar 2019 Location: FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 469 |
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I love it. But I don't have those skills. You volunteering? :)
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GlueGuy ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2705 |
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If it's just the laminate that's lifted off the substrate I agree. However, if the particle board underneath is frangible, then the primary thing is to get the particle board back together. I guess it's a judgement call.
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