09-17-2015, 03:57 PM
It seems that after 30 years, our dishwasher has gotten the better of the laminate-covered particle board kitchen counter top. The underside of the overhang is started to shed sawdust. We're not yet ready to replace the counters and would like to attach a strip of something to the underside of the overhang.
I can't remove the dishwasher without removing the counter because the hardwood floor was installed after the dishwasher and the dishwasher is land-locked. I have no doubt that the counter would never survive being removed.
So, all I can do is try to preserve the underside of the overhang. It's only 2-1/8" wide x 24" long. Four questions:
1. Would you just paint on a coating to seal it? Epoxy? Polyurethane? Glue? Something else?
2. Would you try to glue something on? Laminate? Aluminum flashing? Something else?
3. If glue on, what kind of adhesive? Epoxy? Contact Cement? The stuff that's on the back of PSA laminate?
4. If glue on, does it make sense to size the surface with thinned adhesive first? That area is no longer smooth and I thought it would be a good idea to size it first.
Thanks in advance.
Steve
I can't remove the dishwasher without removing the counter because the hardwood floor was installed after the dishwasher and the dishwasher is land-locked. I have no doubt that the counter would never survive being removed.
So, all I can do is try to preserve the underside of the overhang. It's only 2-1/8" wide x 24" long. Four questions:
1. Would you just paint on a coating to seal it? Epoxy? Polyurethane? Glue? Something else?
2. Would you try to glue something on? Laminate? Aluminum flashing? Something else?
3. If glue on, what kind of adhesive? Epoxy? Contact Cement? The stuff that's on the back of PSA laminate?
4. If glue on, does it make sense to size the surface with thinned adhesive first? That area is no longer smooth and I thought it would be a good idea to size it first.
Thanks in advance.
Steve