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Cabinet advice
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Thu Dec 28, 2006 12:56 pmby dulcimerbob
I am redoing the cabinet doors in my 70s vintage TTT. The veneer is delaminating on the doors so I was thinking about taking off the veneer down to solid wood and replacing it with Formica or some sticky back tile. Any advice etc. on this ? Thanks
DB
Posted:
Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:21 pmby Rick Sheerin
I would keep the wood look- If you can't repair the originals, use them as templates and make new ones. Match the stain up as close as you can.
Posted:
Thu Dec 28, 2006 1:25 pmby reiltear
Do you have the pictures of the problem? Veneers can be re-glued back on quite often.
Posted:
Thu Dec 28, 2006 2:27 pmby Gerdo
If the main part of the wood door is still in good shape then re-veneer! I have an old Triumph TR-6 with a wood dash. When I bought it the dash was in bad shape. the dash is a 9 ply 1/2" with an English Oak Veneer.I took my beltsander to it and got it down to solid wood. I contact cemented new veneer onto it. Let it overhand the edges, cut it off with a sharp utility knife. Stain and poly. My dash looks like new and it cost me a fraction of a new dash.
Posted:
Thu Dec 28, 2006 3:01 pmby dulcimerbob
I don't have any pics . The veneer on one door is in pieces and on one of the faceplates. Thanks
Posted:
Thu Dec 28, 2006 5:31 pmby bdosborn
I'm with Gerdo, applying a veneer isn't that hard if all the surfaces are flat. Curves are another story. I covered some speakers with oak veneer; it wasn't that hard to do and they look great.
Here's where I got my veneer...
http://www.tapeease.com/Home.htm
Here's a how to on veneer.
http://members.aol.com/woodmiser1/veneer.htm
Bruce