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.
Best adhesive for paper backed veneer.
This opens up the paper backing to allow for better glue penetration.
A paper backed veneer can still be put over a painted or lacquered surface.
They can also be ordered with the 3m peel and stick adhesive.
I have ordered 20 mil paper backed 4 x8 sheets of veneer.
For paper backed veneers you can use fsv flexible sheet veneer glue.
I will be using an mdf substrate and most likely a shop made veneer press using clamps and cauls.
And just like the paper backed veneers the wood backed veneers also come with an optional 3m peel and stick adhesive.
Instead of a liquid adhesive consider using a psa pressure sensitive adhesive instead.
A backed veneer won t.
For better glue bonding you can scuff sand the paper backing.
This is a fast tack pva specifically formulated for paper backed veneers.
More information pressure sensitive adhesive psa veneers our guide to paper backed veneer.
Question my plywood supplier tells me there can be big problems using contact cement to adhere a paperback veneer to any substrate.
With either of these methods you can use a pva cold press glue or a urea formaldehyde glue.
The wood backed veneers just like the paper backed veneers can be cut with a razor knife and even a scissors.
Backed veneers are easy to work with.
Designed specifically for iron on veneering this adhesive bonds raw and paper backed veneers to porous.
Paper and phenolic backed veneers can be worked the same ways.
The backing holds the veneer together and prevents cracking.
They don t split or crack as easily as raw veneers and they work with a wide variety of adhesives.
In all the research i have done i discovered that there seems to be a controversy regarding the best adhesive to use.
The original heat and bond veneer glue.
The 1 64 paper backed veneers and the 3 64 wood backed veneers can be glued down with woodworker s glue or contact cement.
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.
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.
Pva glue contact adhesive and hide glue will all work.
