Wax paper - the kind used for baking.
I pre-cut all of the veneer today (leaving 1/4" extra for play) and will apply to my speakers tomorrow after a good nights sleep.
As you know, once the contact adhesive dries on both surfaces, you get one shot at getting it right (lining it up). I'll be doing this solo this time, so I've been thinking of easier ways to avoid errors and un-needed head-aches. I wondered if I could lay some wax paper between the veneer and the MDF cabinet and gently pull the wax paper out as I work my way up?
Has anyone done this before? How well did it work? Or, is there an easier way to apply veneer when doing it single-handedly?
I pre-cut all of the veneer today (leaving 1/4" extra for play) and will apply to my speakers tomorrow after a good nights sleep.
As you know, once the contact adhesive dries on both surfaces, you get one shot at getting it right (lining it up). I'll be doing this solo this time, so I've been thinking of easier ways to avoid errors and un-needed head-aches. I wondered if I could lay some wax paper between the veneer and the MDF cabinet and gently pull the wax paper out as I work my way up?
Has anyone done this before? How well did it work? Or, is there an easier way to apply veneer when doing it single-handedly?
We always used newspaper when doing contact cement work. Two pieces overlapped at the centre. Set one end of your veneer with a light clamping or friend holding it and remove the paper from the other end. Once that end is set, remove the other piece of paper. Voila.
You might try putting a couple of 1 inch dowel rods on the cabinet, then lay your veneer on them, then line it up and then roll the dowels off, allowing the veneer to droop into place, gently pressing it on to the cabinet....................Omni
I wouldn't use wax paper, for fear some of the wax would transfer from the paper to one of the sides. Then, just as the glue doesn't stick to the wax paper, it wouldn't stick to the waxed wood.
If I were going to experiment with something non-stick, I'd try a heavy weight polyethylene painters drop cloth. Cut a split section to fit, and clean it with some rubbing alcohol to take any oils/solvents off. Use it as Cal said, split in the center. Almost nothing sticks to PE. It works great as a release paper for epoxy or CA adhesives, I have no idea if it would work for contact cement.
If I were going to experiment with something non-stick, I'd try a heavy weight polyethylene painters drop cloth. Cut a split section to fit, and clean it with some rubbing alcohol to take any oils/solvents off. Use it as Cal said, split in the center. Almost nothing sticks to PE. It works great as a release paper for epoxy or CA adhesives, I have no idea if it would work for contact cement.
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