Thread: Contact glue for veneering

I wouldn't use contact adhesive for veneering, unless you mean attaching laminate. If that's what you're doing, apply it to bothe surfaces, let it touch-dry, put some greaseproof paper on the bottom surface, line the top one up, then slowly pull the paper out, pressing the top surface down as you go.
I've used Selleys gel contact adhesive for other purposes, and its good because it's less messy.

i do a fair bit of this in my work. all i do is spray contact adhesive on the back of the veneer and then on the surface to be veneered. this is for kitchen bathroom cabinetry i'm assuming. if this is the case then be careful when applying a finish. make the first few coats super light, otherwise the veneer can bubble and seperate from the substrate. good luck.

Originally Posted by spencer411

i do a fair bit of this in my work. all i do is spray contact adhesive on the back of the veneer and then on the surface to be veneered. this is for kitchen bathroom cabinetry i'm assuming. if this is the case then be careful when applying a finish. make the first few coats super light, otherwise the veneer can bubble and seperate from the substrate. good luck.

this is interesting. the first thing I think of when I read this is that if you have to be careful with the first few coats of finish or else the veneer lifts, then doesnt this mean that the veneer is not very strongly or permanently stuck down anyway - and what happens in a few years or maybe a decades time ? I'd appreciate your comments on that.

cheers
Arron

Originally Posted by Arron

this is interesting. the first thing I think of when I read this is that if you have to be careful with the first few coats of finish or else the veneer lifts, then doesnt this mean that the veneer is not very strongly or permanently stuck down anyway - and what happens in a few years or maybe a decades time ? I'd appreciate your comments on that.

cheers
Arron

I think what Spencer is saying that finishes that are oil/solvent based can penetrate the veneer and affect/soften the solvent based contact adhesive. It has nothing to do with the veneer itself.

I have attached veneer before with contact spray and have good sucess but if you get a bubble in the surface good luck getting it out.
regards Chowcini

pretty much what rod said. when using certain finishes and you put thinners in it to thin out the finish, the thinners can penetrate the veneer and cause the contact to come off. sorry if this seems a little confusing but my brain doesn't want to work today.

contact does work a treat for veneer on board. just be carefully when applying finishes. and yes it does last for a long time.