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27th September 2019, 06:41 PM #1Member
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Help needed for Glue Smell
Hi everyone, good afternoon from Thailand.
I've just made a couple of kitchen cabinets for a friend of mine. He wanted a laminate finish, but wanted the same inside & out.
I used Wilson Art Formica & used a contact adhesive to glue the Formica onto MDF. It has been installed over a month & there is still a strong smell of glue.
Besides leaving the doors to the cabinets open & the doors & windows, is there any other way to get rid of the smell.
I hope someone can help, we are both getting grief off his wife, who wants to use them, but does not want everything smelling of Glue.
Thanks everyone
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28th September 2019, 03:18 PM #4Senior Member
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I would suggest putting it out in the sun for a day or two if you can or warming it up somehow.
The smell of the glue will be from volatile aromatic compounds. If you heat it up you speed up the rate at which these leave the glue.
Same thing for new carpet, furniture etc.
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28th September 2019, 06:37 PM #5Member
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Thanks BoneInspector, at the moment we are trying Elans remedy, but if that does not work, we will try yours.
Thanks again
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28th September 2019, 07:30 PM #6GOLD MEMBER
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Try burning some candles.
i once (back in the old days) used to frequent a gym that was completely and thoroughly painted over a weekend. By Monday there was absolutely no smell. When I asked the proprietor the secret, he told me he used scented candles for the weekend.
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Bee's wax candles work really well.
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30th September 2019, 05:33 PM #8Member
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Thanks Bohdan, not sure but I think it's sorted. My friend wife put a bag of liquid softener for washing clothes in there, & all the smell has gone.
For how long I don't know, but she's happy. Thanks to all who replied
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