How To Laminate Plastic Sheets

Liquid contact cement is the best adhesive for bonding.

How to laminate plastic sheets.

Laminate sheet finish options go glossy for a shiny finish. Rob shows a clip of plastic laminating where heat fuses plastic to paper. Apply two coats to particleboard. One type of laminate plastic sheet is a self adhesive sheet that comes with an adhesive side covered in plastic.

Tape the grid down so it doesn t slide around. You pull the plastic away from the adhesive side of the sheet and then press the sheet against the item you wish to laminate. Plastic sheeting is notoriously hard to join tape is messy and glue won t stick. Lay the sheet on your work surface adhesive side up with a grid under it.

The best way to fit laminate to a substrate is to install an oversized piece then trim it flush with a router. Choose surface designs like stone look patterns abstract and wood laminate sheets. Apply adhesive to the surface and to the back of the laminate with a brush or notched plastic applicator. Laminate sheets come in every color and pattern imaginable.

Laminate is a super versatile material and knowing how to use it is a great skill to have. 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. Lay three pieces of brown kraft paper over the surface making sure the edges overlap. Use your nails to separate the sheet from its backing.

Clean the back face of the laminate with mineral spirits to remove any contaminants or dirt that could. You can use several tools to cut laminates including a. Here are the steps to follow. You can really get the look you want solids metallics multicolored even soft pinks and bright reds.

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. Learn to laminate like a pro and save yourself some cash. Continue reading below our video of the day heat pressed laminate sheets. Sheets are typically 1 16 inch thick and are usually installed on a substrate of plywood or medium density fiberboard with contact cement.

Let the adhesive dry until you can put a piece of brown kraft paper on it and the paper doesn t stick.