June 28 2007.
Bonding stainless steel sheet to plywood.
Decometal by formica group high pressure laminate is created using real metal foils over a laminate core to create stunning metallic laminates that are durable but very light compared to sheet metal.
Formica decometal m2178 brushed stainless steel.
I expect it will need to be a full contact adhesive and also one that doesn t breakdown when it gets hot as hot pans will be placed directly on to the worktop.
I ve just taken delivery of a fabulous stainless steel worktop which will need to be bonded to the plywood substrate.
As long as the metal is cleaned from any oils most purs like gorilla glue will bond to it.
They just state 2 brushed 304 stainless steel applied over 3 4 plywood.
The supplier alluded to a product make by the manufacturer sika but didn t say which one.
Any suggestions for affixing a stainless steel bar top to a plywood substrate.
Anyone have any suggestions.
Forum responses adhesive forum from contributor r.
We tried silicone and didn t have much luck.
It does not corrode rust or stain like normal steel.
A stainless steel top glued flush to a double 3 4 layer of appleply the ply edges showing for a.
Stainless steel or inox steel is a steel alloy containing chromium.
Textures and patterns are applied to some metallic laminates to create outstanding effects.
The drawings are very conceptual though.
It normally is quite easy to bond and does not require much in the way of surface preparation however mirror finish stainless steel can have a very low surface energy and prove difficult to bond.
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