Next I trimmed and applied Heat Lock to the veneer itself...
The sides of the speakers needing to be veneered measure 18" by approximately 74" so I decided to make four panels that were 19" by 76"...
I ordered 10 mil veneer and this was easy to cut with a typical pair of scissors...
Photo Home shows how I cut out the veneer on the dining room table... Photos Forum and Blogs show how I drew lines on the back of the veneer... I made a 1" stripe on on either side of the panels so that I would have an area to roll the glue onto and then trim so that I was guaranteed 100% Heat Lock coverage on the edges...
1" Strip - 19" Left Side - 19" Right Side" - 1" Strip
Since the left and right panels were adjacent to each other I guaranteed 100% Heat Lock coverage there be default...
I followed the same method of using the glue roller to apply the Heat Lock... It went on the veneer the same as the speaker cabinets...
Once the glue on the veneer was absolutely dry I trimmed the 1" strips from each side and cut the two panels apart...
Photos Groups and Uncategorized Groups show the veneer as I applied the Heat Lock to it...
The veneer became VERY flexible and flimsy when saturated with the Heat Lock... This was not necessarily a bad thing... But, don't let it freak you out and handle the veneer with caution as it could probably easily rip...
I had to wait for the first set of panels to dry so that I could move them and then redo the entire process on the second set of panels...
Mark
The sides of the speakers needing to be veneered measure 18" by approximately 74" so I decided to make four panels that were 19" by 76"...
I ordered 10 mil veneer and this was easy to cut with a typical pair of scissors...
Photo Home shows how I cut out the veneer on the dining room table... Photos Forum and Blogs show how I drew lines on the back of the veneer... I made a 1" stripe on on either side of the panels so that I would have an area to roll the glue onto and then trim so that I was guaranteed 100% Heat Lock coverage on the edges...
1" Strip - 19" Left Side - 19" Right Side" - 1" Strip
Since the left and right panels were adjacent to each other I guaranteed 100% Heat Lock coverage there be default...
I followed the same method of using the glue roller to apply the Heat Lock... It went on the veneer the same as the speaker cabinets...
Once the glue on the veneer was absolutely dry I trimmed the 1" strips from each side and cut the two panels apart...
Photos Groups and Uncategorized Groups show the veneer as I applied the Heat Lock to it...
The veneer became VERY flexible and flimsy when saturated with the Heat Lock... This was not necessarily a bad thing... But, don't let it freak you out and handle the veneer with caution as it could probably easily rip...
I had to wait for the first set of panels to dry so that I could move them and then redo the entire process on the second set of panels...
Mark
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