In a message dated 4/6/99 11:52:58 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
Jay_Laifman(at)countrywide.com writes:
> The problem I have found with contact cement is, well, it sticks on
> "contact" - and really only "first" contact. So, if you do not have it set
> perfectly the first time, your "stuck." I guess with the dash it would
> not be too hard to figure out where you want it to go and trace the shape
> of the dash there so you have a really good idea where to lay it down.
>
The best bet is to make the dash veneer over size and then trim it to size
after the glue has cured. You can use a router with a laminate trimming bit
to do the hard work. No fuss, no muss.
> I was very unhappy with the way contact cement worked for the dash top. I
> still have small ends of wax paper pieces stuck under my dash top that
> ripped off when I put it on and tried to pull out the paper. I am doing it
> again for another Sunbeam. So, if anyone has any good ideas of how to grow
> 4 additional arms and hands so I can evenly press it all down at once,
> please let me know! Is there a super heavy duty wax paper
Cloning might grow you an extra arm or two. I would say don't even mess with
the wax paper. Make the veneer oversize and trim to fit.
Rob Kempinski
Melbourne Fl
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