How To Repair A Laminate Backsplash
Before you decide to repair laminate backsplash
, you must determine whether the sheet is in good condition to justify the efforts to repair or if it is more convenient to replace the laminate instead.
Tools and materials required:
* Adhesive coating remover or thinner
* Pencil
* A piece of wood or block (small)
* Construction glue or cement
* Putty knife or hammer
* Spray bottle (optional)
* 1 / 4 inch to copy the tape (optional)
* Dam (optional)
Step 1 - Damage Assessment
Damage is likely to forgive you repair the damage will be water, leading to unsightly air bubbles. May be cracked sheet or your exit on the edges, which is more an indication of wear and tear experienced over time. If your laminate is very old, you may want to consider removing the sheet completely and replace it with a new sheet.
Make sure that nailed the bottom of the sheet; is not recommended to install the screws and in the case of laminate sheet is your nailed it might be better to replace every piece of laminate.
Once you determine the affected area you want to repair, and note if you'll have to seek reform of the caulked. If this is the case, you will need to replace this contact with the fill block matching color.
Use a pencil to mark the area outside of the laminate is damaged, this will help you not to "exaggerate the dimensions of" the last piece of laminate area of damage.
Step 2 - Remove existing adhesive laminate
You can use a putty knife or hammer to pry away from the laminate and particleboard or plywood, where it is attached. Proceed with caution, and laminate does not need a lot of power to drive if you need to hunt for pardon from seeking caulked, use a putty knife to push the edge to seek and peel away.
Application of adhesive or nail polish thinner adhesive on the laminate; have a spray bottle to make this task easier and. Use a small piece of wood to support the laminate away from particleboard, plywood, while the dry adhesive remover so that the sheet is not prepared.
Step 3 - Apply new adhesive
Once in the region backed by sheet dry, carefully apply glue construction or cement to the back of the laminate. Make sure to use the least amount possible to avoid creating air bubbles.
Removing support for, and press once again strongly against the laminate particleboard or plywood. Decompression after 5 seconds or so and make sure there are no air bubbles. Allow adhesive to dry for 1 or 2 hours.
Step 4 - Finishing up
If you have a petition to remove the plug from the edge of a piece of sheet, make sure to clean the seam area, and dry completely before applying the new block. Application 2 strips of tape artist in every aspect of petition; left approximately 1 / 8 inch of space to seek caulked.
Applied slowly to fill the petition, and the creation of the tape so that one proposal sure. Carefully remove the tape before the tape fills dry completely.
Let the block to seek dry for 20 minutes or so.
by: umar
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