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3rd April 2023, 05:46 PM #1
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How do I remove old laminex?
I was breaking down an old kitchen cupboard from my late father's shed that he had re-purposed into a storage unit for his "good" stuff.
After knocking the top off I was surprised to see that it was a single board, 1800x450x23 and what appears to be Kauri. I thought that such a piece was worthy of something better than the skip where everything else was destined.
As can be seen in the pictures it is covered in a lovely shade of laminex and surprisingly I do not wish to retain it. What is the best way to go about removing it and keep damage to a minimum? The laminex breaks easily at the edges and lifts a bit from the timber. Do I just work away with a scraper or is there a preferred method?
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3rd April 2023, 05:54 PM #2
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Heat gun and a paint scraper or iron and paint scraper
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4th April 2023, 08:34 AM #3
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I agree with Ray!!!
Just do it!
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4th April 2023, 09:58 AM #4
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When I was in the cabinet making trade we used to remove laminex with Touloul [I think that's how you spell it.]
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4th April 2023, 03:30 PM #5
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We used Toluol.
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4th April 2023, 08:56 PM #6
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Toluol / tolulene is the solvent / thinner mostly used to clean up the adhesives used with Laminex / Formica etc. It evaporates rapidly and has some nasty side effects and is often one of the chemicals in products associated with "chroming." Use with caution and very good ventilation.
In my experience it's not that great on old well dried "contact adhesives" due to its rapid evaporation. I would use the heat gun approach to remove the Laminex, then the bulk of the adhesive before using solvents. Sanding or feeding through a thicknesser is not a great idea.Mobyturns
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5th April 2023, 10:19 AM #7
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Definitely well ventilated and masked. The trick to this is use plenty of it. A squirt bottle, not a spray and it will lift glue of any age.
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5th April 2023, 12:57 PM #8
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... another option to remove the glue residue is a good old fashioned Skarsten scraper. Its amazing the power one can generate removing old paint & glue with one of them. Mind you I haven't used one in decades.
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