This opens up the paper backing to allow for better glue penetration.
Best adhesive for paper backed veneer.
The best method of glueing would require that you have a vacuum press or be able to press the veneer evenly using clamp pressure and clamping cauls.
More information pressure sensitive adhesive psa veneers our guide to paper backed veneer.
Designed specifically for iron on veneering this adhesive bonds raw and paper backed veneers to porous.
I have ordered 20 mil paper backed 4 x8 sheets of veneer.
A backed veneer won t.
Paper and phenolic backed veneers can be worked the same ways.
I like the peel and stick method the best because it is fast and easy and there is no mess no clean up no fumes and the 3m peel and stick adhesive sticks like crazy.
Question my plywood supplier tells me there can be big problems using contact cement to adhere a paperback veneer to any substrate.
A question about the best adhesive to use for paper backed veneer over plywood leads to an extended discussion comparing professional methods to inexpensive and less durable diy options.
For better glue bonding you can scuff sand the paper backing.
The backing holds the veneer together and prevents cracking.
Pva glue contact adhesive and hide glue will all work.
In all the research i have done i discovered that there seems to be a controversy regarding the best adhesive to use.
For paper backed veneers you can use fsv flexible sheet veneer glue.
With either of these methods you can use a pva cold press glue or a urea formaldehyde glue.
The original heat and bond veneer glue.
Instead of a liquid adhesive consider using a psa pressure sensitive adhesive instead.
This is a fast tack pva specifically formulated for paper backed veneers.
Backed veneers are easy to work with.
They can also be ordered with the 3m peel and stick adhesive.
From architectural woodwork for office and residential furniture to store fixtures kitchen cabinets automotive dashboards hi fi stereo speakers and more no other veneer has such as wide range of uses.
Paper backed veneer or wood backed veneer pros and cons.
The 1 64 paper backed veneers and the 3 64 wood backed veneers can be glued down with woodworker s glue or contact cement.
Heat lock is the woodworker s solution for small or irregularly shaped veneering projects.
The wood backed veneers just like the paper backed veneers can be cut with a razor knife and even a scissors.
They don t split or crack as easily as raw veneers and they work with a wide variety of adhesives.