Ken Cobbing
09-08-2017, 1:05 AM
Hi all,
I'm laminating some countertops for the first time and had a heartbreaking SNAP when trying to lay down the last big piece of laminate on the substrate. The laminate cracked at the crook of the L-shaped piece :(
Now I need to order a replacement piece of plastic laminate (Abet Laminati) and it will take a week or more to arrive.
The countertop substrate has 2 layers of dried contact cement on it right now. My question is: How long can does the contact cement stay usable for - assuming I apply another layer on top to "reactivate" the adhesive? In other words, can I let the substrate sit for the next week or more, apply another layer of contact cement, and then apply the laminate as usual? Or do I have to somehow remove the existing layers of contact cement and start over?
Thanks a lot for reading. I'm going to sob a bit more and go to bed with my kitchen still missing a sink.
I'm laminating some countertops for the first time and had a heartbreaking SNAP when trying to lay down the last big piece of laminate on the substrate. The laminate cracked at the crook of the L-shaped piece :(
Now I need to order a replacement piece of plastic laminate (Abet Laminati) and it will take a week or more to arrive.
The countertop substrate has 2 layers of dried contact cement on it right now. My question is: How long can does the contact cement stay usable for - assuming I apply another layer on top to "reactivate" the adhesive? In other words, can I let the substrate sit for the next week or more, apply another layer of contact cement, and then apply the laminate as usual? Or do I have to somehow remove the existing layers of contact cement and start over?
Thanks a lot for reading. I'm going to sob a bit more and go to bed with my kitchen still missing a sink.