wood veneer?

karma · 26th February 2005, 06:42 AM

i had to remove the plastic veneer do to damage. now its just mdf
is wood venner anygood? and how hard is it to install? what other types are there?

thanks

markp · 26th February 2005, 03:26 PM

You can get paper backed self adhesive wood veneer that works well and is ease to use. Its not that expensive either.

shusha · 27th February 2005, 06:11 AM

Self adhesive veneer is one way to go as mark mentioned. The other way is to use standard wood veneer and apply some sort of neopren glue to it as well as to the enclosure. Let it dry for some 15 minutes and then put the veneer to the enclosure using ironing method. It works fine. Watch out for bubbles.

karma · 27th February 2005, 10:18 AM

thanks for the replys. i think ill go with the glue and wood idea with the iron. sounds like it would give it a more natural look of wood. ill post some pics when finished..

thanks...

mwmkravchenko · 27th February 2005, 12:03 PM

Most of this idea is good. You really can apply veneer with contact cement. But using an iron is not something that I would reccomend to a first timer. It may help in some way but I'm hard pressed to see how.

A way that will work is to make yourself a rubbing stick. Which is shaped like a large paint brush. You round over the "brush" end so that you can apply pressure to the surface of the veneer without damaging it. Then you rubb or push as hard as you can on the surface of the veneer so that the contact cement (that is dried on both of the surfaces as per manufacturers instruction) can come into intimate contact. ( Put your sub in a dark room and wait for the baby subs )

I sugest that you try latex based contact cement on a test piece and get a feel for it before working on the sub. Better to make your mistakes on something that you can throw away

Mark

Timn8ter · 27th February 2005, 01:06 PM

When using paperback veneer and contact cement I've found it beneficial to coat both surfaces (veneer back and MDF) with contact cement, dry it completely with a heat gun or hair dryer, then apply a second coat and drying it completely before attaching the veneer.

26th February 2005, 03:26 PM	#2
markp diyAudio Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: L.A., CA	You can get paper backed self adhesive wood veneer that works well and is ease to use. Its not that expensive either. __________________ If it sounds good... it is good!

27th February 2005, 12:03 PM	#5
mwmkravchenko diyAudio Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Perth Canada	Iron to apply veneer with contact cement!!!! Most of this idea is good. You really can apply veneer with contact cement. But using an iron is not something that I would reccomend to a first timer. It may help in some way but I'm hard pressed to see how. A way that will work is to make yourself a rubbing stick. Which is shaped like a large paint brush. You round over the "brush" end so that you can apply pressure to the surface of the veneer without damaging it. Then you rubb or push as hard as you can on the surface of the veneer so that the contact cement (that is dried on both of the surfaces as per manufacturers instruction) can come into intimate contact. ( Put your sub in a dark room and wait for the baby subs ) I sugest that you try latex based contact cement on a test piece and get a feel for it before working on the sub. Better to make your mistakes on something that you can throw away Mark __________________ Mark

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27th February 2005, 06:11 AM	#3
shusha diyAudio Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Velika Gorica	Self adhesive veneer is one way to go as mark mentioned. The other way is to use standard wood veneer and apply some sort of neopren glue to it as well as to the enclosure. Let it dry for some 15 minutes and then put the veneer to the enclosure using ironing method. It works fine. Watch out for bubbles.

27th February 2005, 10:18 AM	#4
karma diyAudio Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: hamilton,ontario	thanks for the replys. i think ill go with the glue and wood idea with the iron. sounds like it would give it a more natural look of wood. ill post some pics when finished.. thanks...

27th February 2005, 01:06 PM	#6
Timn8ter diyAudio Member Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Seattle, WA	When using paperback veneer and contact cement I've found it beneficial to coat both surfaces (veneer back and MDF) with contact cement, dry it completely with a heat gun or hair dryer, then apply a second coat and drying it completely before attaching the veneer.

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