- 1. [Shop-talk] Formica counter top (score: 1)
- Author: Brian Kennedy <kennedybc@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 09:51:06 -0800
- We have a cottage with an old formica counter top we'd like to replace. We'd like to replace it, but we can't find any brackets. It looks like it's the top has been glued to the cabinet tops? Any ide
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- 2. Re: [Shop-talk] Formica counter top (score: 1)
- Author: "Eric J Russell" <ejrussell@mebtel.net>
- Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 16:44:05 -0500
- If there are no screws going up from underneath then it is likely it was built in place. The substrate might be glued, screwed or nailed down from above. If it is in good condition you can clean it w
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- 3. Re: [Shop-talk] Formica counter top (score: 1)
- Author: David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 17:42:55 -0500
- You can glue new laminate onto the existing stuff. If you can clean and properly prep the surface, you can get a good bond. But It's a really big pain to do it in place, and if there's any damage to
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- 4. Re: [Shop-talk] Formica counter top (score: 1)
- Author: Pat Horne <pat@hornesystemstx.com>
- Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 20:02:24 -0600
- Formica is usually put down with contact cement. Contact cement can be released with lacquer thinner. If there is a loose spot around the edge, squirt some lacquer thinner under it and let it sit for
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- 5. Re: [Shop-talk] Formica counter top (score: 1)
- Author: "Peter J. Thomas" <pj_thomas@comcast.net>
- Date: Fri, 26 Nov 2010 17:46:05 -0500
- Saw the guys on "Ask This Old House" use a clothes iron to release and reapply laminate. The heat from the iron softens the cement and makes it tacky. Pretty neat. They fixed a damaged edge piece by
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