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Step
#1: Remove curl from veneer sheets.
Lat sheets flat and cover with plywood while sheets
acclimatize to the ambient conditions of the job
site. Ideal conditions are 70º – 80º F at 35%
- 50% relative humidity; prior, during and after
installation. If you pre-finish sheets as 2’ x
8’ , they should be dried, re-rolled just as received,
and placed back in the original shipping carton.
This will help pre-finished sheets stay flat until
used on the job. Unsupported, un-mounted pre-finished
sheets are subject to finish cracking under adverse
conditions of humidity and temperature. |
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Step
#2: Pressure sensitive
adhesive sticks best to lacquered, enameled, or
varnished top-coated surfaces which are not peeling,
cracking, or flaking and are free of dirt, dust,
grime wax or grease. This product normally comes
24” wide. Do not attempt to join sheets to cover
areas wider than 24”.
Never attempt
to use this product in direct contact with bare
wood, sanding sealers, high pressure laminates,
melamine surfaces, or other plastic surfaces.
It is the sole responsibility of the installer
to test each surface to determine if this product
is suitable for each application. |
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Step #3: Use only
Denatured Ethyl Alcohol (SOLOX) to remove grease,
grime, dust and waxes. Never use mineral spirits,
naptha, or gasoline. These leave an oily film
on the finished surface. Then uniformly
scuff sand the finished surface with 280-320 No-Fill
sandpaper. (If bare wood is exposed use enamel,
lacquer or varnish topcoats to coat the exposed
bare wood) Then tack-rag wipe dust free. Re-wipe
with denatured ethyl alcohol and apply the sheet.
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Step
#4: Trim veneer
sheet ½” oversize all around to allow trimming.
Loose fit the sheet with the release liner in
place to ensure correct fit.
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Step
#5: Slit the release
liner along the centerline of sheet and peel back
1” on each side to reveal 2” wide strip of adhesive.
Crease the liner flat.
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Step
#6: Do not
use J roller. Sheets must be scrapped
down tightly with a Flexwood Scraper or
Block of Wood. |
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Do
not allow adhesive to pick up trash or
dust. |
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Keep
fingers off the adhesive. |
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Do
not press tightly to surface until certain
that the sheet is in the correct position. |
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Installed
veneers must be promptly finished to guard
against high humidity conditions. |
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Step#7:
Align the sheet |
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Step
#8: Lightly touch
down. |
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Step#9:
Pull the release liner from the back of the sheet
and scrape the veneer to the surface as you pull
the liner. Do not use fingers to smooth the veneer.
This will result in bubbles. Use
the scraper tool. “J” rollers do not result
in sufficient nip pressure. Insufficient pressure
during application is the major cause of delaminating
and checking after application. Pressure sensitive
adhesives are very sensitive to lack of pressure.
Strive for all possible scraper pressure during
application. |
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Step
#10: The scraper tool must be used
to apply pressure to the sheets. It is very important
to eliminate all bubbles and trapped air which
will result in a failed application. Go
Slowly! It is necessary to exert maximum
pressure on the surface with the scraper tool.
Use of the release liner or Kraft paper between
the scraper tool and the veneer surface will eliminate
any burnishing of the veneer. |
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Re-facing
kitchen cabinets
These
illustrations show flat panels being covered.
If you are installing this product on kitchen
cabinet end panels do not jam fit the sheets tightly
between the back of the face frame, and the wall.
All wood tends to expand in the presence of high
humidity. For that reason, never jam Flexwood
sheets between limits. Allow at least 1/16” on
each side for expansion. Failure to allow for
expansion can result in failed applications.
Pressure sensitive adhesive do not achieve ultimate
adhesion until 72 hours after being applied to
appropriate surfaces. Bear in mind that wood veneers
are vulnerable to high humidity. Advise the homeowner
of this. Remember every installation requires
professional diligence and execution. Birds Eye
Maple, Cherry, Maple, and Birch species are unforgiving
of any inattention to detail.
In every case we urge and recommend that purchasers
before using any product in full scale production
make their own tests to determine to their own
satisfaction whether the product is of acceptable
quality and is suitable for their particular purposes
under their own operating conditions. The products
herein are sold without any warranty as to their
merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose
or any other warranty, express or implied. No
representative of ours has any authority to waive
or change the foregoing provisions but, subject
to such provisions, our engineers are available
to assist purchasers in adapting our products
to their needs and to the circumstances prevailing
in their business. |
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