How To Laminate Plastic Sheets

Laminate sheet finish options go glossy for a shiny finish.

How to laminate plastic sheets.

Learn to laminate like a pro and save yourself some cash. Apply adhesive to the surface and to the back of the laminate with a brush or notched plastic applicator. Clean the back face of the laminate with mineral spirits to remove any contaminants or dirt that could. Laminate sheets come in every color and pattern imaginable.

Apply two coats to particleboard. Continue reading below our video of the day heat pressed laminate sheets. Lay the sheet on your work surface adhesive side up with a grid under it. Laminate is a super versatile material and knowing how to use it is a great skill to have.

You pull the plastic away from the adhesive side of the sheet and then press the sheet against the item you wish to laminate. Liquid contact cement is the best adhesive for bonding. Don t touch the part that has the adhesive lest your fingerprint. Tape the grid down so it doesn t slide around.

Let the adhesive dry until you can put a piece of brown kraft paper on it and the paper doesn t stick. Once you re satisfied. Here are the steps to follow. You can use several tools to cut laminates including a.

Rob shows a clip of plastic laminating where heat fuses plastic to paper. One type of laminate plastic sheet is a self adhesive sheet that comes with an adhesive side covered in plastic. Choose surface designs like stone look patterns abstract and wood laminate sheets. You can use the grid on the backing you just removed a sheet of graph paper or a grid you drew on a plain sheet of paper.

Plastic sheeting is notoriously hard to join tape is messy and glue won t stick. The best way to fit laminate to a substrate is to install an oversized piece then trim it flush with a router. Place your paper on the side that has the adhesive and adjust it into position perhaps with the grid s guidance. Laminate sheets are created from a mixture of paper or fiber that is impregnated into a plastic resin and cured under a specific heating and cooling process known as thermosetting.

Sheets are typically 1 16 inch thick and are usually installed on a substrate of plywood or medium density fiberboard with contact cement.