Thanks guys,

all very helpful, and I suppose I should have just gone and had a look
at the formica site myself.

Damn shame about the plywood recommendations; I'm laminating a
bulkhead for the heads and I wanted a smooth light cleanable finish as
there is not much light in that area. Still, I'm going to take a
chance on that.

As for contact adhesive, I stopped using that stuff about twenty years
ago because it is slow and dirty to use, and doesn't bond as well as
PVA glues anyway. PVA would not be any use in this situation .

Interesting about the grain, I never knew about that and I have been
using the stuff for years

Thanks again

pete

Put this in your veneer press:
Plywood substrate, wet out with epoxy, snapshots of friends and
family, old newspaper clippings, etc. 6 oz fibreglass cloth, wet out
with WEST SYSTEM 105 Resin and 207 Special Coating Hardener, cover
with a sheet of Formica sprayed with mould release, When it cures, you
will have a montage that is significant, and the texture of Formica
all on a stable substrate. Don't use too much pressure, (10 psi)
Just a thought.


"pete" wrote in message
...
| Thanks guys,
|
| all very helpful, and I suppose I should have just gone and had a
look
| at the formica site myself.
|
| Damn shame about the plywood recommendations; I'm laminating a
| bulkhead for the heads and I wanted a smooth light cleanable finish
as
| there is not much light in that area. Still, I'm going to take a
| chance on that.
|
| As for contact adhesive, I stopped using that stuff about twenty
years
| ago because it is slow and dirty to use, and doesn't bond as well as
| PVA glues anyway. PVA would not be any use in this situation .
|
| Interesting about the grain, I never knew about that and I have been
| using the stuff for years
|
| Thanks again
|
| pete

How interesting, I'm certainly going to give that a tryout

Pete

On Sat, 9 Jul 2005 18:08:41 -0400, "Mungo Bulge"
wrote:

Put this in your veneer press:
Plywood substrate, wet out with epoxy, snapshots of friends and
family, old newspaper clippings, etc. 6 oz fibreglass cloth, wet out
with WEST SYSTEM 105 Resin and 207 Special Coating Hardener, cover
with a sheet of Formica sprayed with mould release, When it cures, you
will have a montage that is significant, and the texture of Formica
all on a stable substrate. Don't use too much pressure, (10 psi)
Just a thought.


"pete" wrote in message
.. .
| Thanks guys,
|
| all very helpful, and I suppose I should have just gone and had a
look
| at the formica site myself.
|
| Damn shame about the plywood recommendations; I'm laminating a
| bulkhead for the heads and I wanted a smooth light cleanable finish
as
| there is not much light in that area. Still, I'm going to take a
| chance on that.
|
| As for contact adhesive, I stopped using that stuff about twenty
years
| ago because it is slow and dirty to use, and doesn't bond as well as
| PVA glues anyway. PVA would not be any use in this situation .
|
| Interesting about the grain, I never knew about that and I have been
| using the stuff for years
|
| Thanks again
|
| pete

"Mungo Bulge" wrote:

Put this in your veneer press:
Plywood substrate, wet out with epoxy, snapshots of friends and
family, old newspaper clippings, etc. 6 oz fibreglass cloth, wet out
with WEST SYSTEM 105 Resin and 207 Special Coating Hardener, cover
with a sheet of Formica sprayed with mould release, When it cures, you
will have a montage that is significant, and the texture of Formica
all on a stable substrate. Don't use too much pressure, (10 psi)
Just a thought.


SFWIW, my head has glass laminated over plywood with epoxy, then shot
with high build primer followed by 2 part LP.

Clean up is with a sponge.

Depending on the glass, you may or may not have to fair out the glass
before shooting HBP.

Lew

On Mon, 11 Jul 2005 20:52:59 GMT, Lew Hodgett
wrote:

"Mungo Bulge" wrote:

Put this in your veneer press:
Plywood substrate, wet out with epoxy, snapshots of friends and
family, old newspaper clippings, etc. 6 oz fibreglass cloth, wet out
with WEST SYSTEM 105 Resin and 207 Special Coating Hardener, cover
with a sheet of Formica sprayed with mould release, When it cures, you
will have a montage that is significant, and the texture of Formica
all on a stable substrate. Don't use too much pressure, (10 psi)
Just a thought.


SFWIW, my head has glass laminated over plywood with epoxy, then shot
with high build primer followed by 2 part LP.

Clean up is with a sponge.

Depending on the glass, you may or may not have to fair out the glass
before shooting HBP.

Lew


Yes I did consider that, but I wanted a quick fix, and I wasn't
confident in my ability to produce a finish I would be happy with.

Thanks,

Pete