Laminex on Laminex [Archive]

Rossluck

30th June 2007, 09:32 AM

This may be a stupid question, but is it possible to glue new laminex over old laminex? I ran a search but there are too many threads.

echnidna

30th June 2007, 09:57 AM

Sand the surface of the original laminate to give the adhesive a good key

arms

30th June 2007, 10:20 AM

This may be a stupid question, but is it possible to glue new laminex over old laminex? I ran a search but there are too many threads.

i dont want to seem pedantic ,but laminex is a company name and laminate is the product it sells ,so your listing should read "is it possible to glue new laminate over old laminate"

and the answer is yes it is possible but you must make sure that the base laminate is well glued to the substrate and you grind or score it well making sure that you pay extra attention to edges as the new laminate will want to curl lift on them :C

Barry_White

30th June 2007, 11:20 AM

i dont want to seem pedantic ,but laminex is a company name and laminate is the product it sells ,so your listing should read "is it possible to glue new laminate over old laminate"

and the answer is yes it is possible but you must make sure that the base laminate is well glued to the substrate and you grind or score it well making sure that you pay extra attention to edges as the new laminate will want to curl lift on them :C

Hey Arms that may be true but he maybe actually glueing Laminex over Laminex.

And how many actual laminates are there besides Laminex apart from Formica that I believe is owned by Laminex anyway.

Sybarite

30th June 2007, 11:40 AM

And how many actual laminates are there besides Laminex apart from Formica that I believe is owned by Laminex anyway.

Duropal
Abet Laminati
Nevamar
Liri
Polytech
Wilsonart

...just to name a few...

Cheers,

Barry_White

30th June 2007, 11:49 AM

Duropal
Abet Laminati
Nevamar
Liri
Polytech
Wilsonart

...just to name a few...

Cheers,

Interesting 50 years in and out of the building trade and I've never heard of any of them. They must all have a small market share.

Rossluck

30th June 2007, 12:46 PM

Thanks for the advice. I might just have a go at it. As for the Laminex brand name thing, I felt as I was writing it that something was wrong, but I'm sure you got the gist of it. :wink:

Thanks again....:D :D :D

Just George

30th June 2007, 03:44 PM

Interesting 50 years in and out of the building trade and I've never heard of any of them. They must all have a small market share.

That's 'cause all you hear about in Tamworth is "COUNTRY MUSIC".

Barry_White

30th June 2007, 03:51 PM

That's 'cause all you hear about in Tamworth is "COUNTRY MUSIC".

Sorry to burst your bubble George but when country music is on I leave town and I had 40 years in the big smoke of Sydney.

arms

1st July 2007, 10:10 AM

[quote=Barry_White;537490]Hey Arms that may be true but he maybe actually glueing Laminex over Laminex.

sorry to correct you but laminex (the company) sell "laminex" laminates as well as formica (the company) sell "formica" laminates , so laminate is the correct terminology for the product . and laminex (the company) does own and sell formica laminates and associated products :oo:

Barry_White

1st July 2007, 10:25 AM

arms

1st July 2007, 11:08 AM

[quote=arms;537968]

So by definition the name Laminex has become the generic name for all laminates.

Bingo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:2tsup:

Rossluck

1st July 2007, 05:10 PM

[quote=Barry_White;537973]

Bingo !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:2tsup:

Glad we got that sorted. :rolleyes:

Tip

3rd July 2007, 01:39 PM

Wouldn't there be a problem with thickness and joining if there was to be laminate over laminate? Or is the difference negligable.

What about the products that can paint over laminate?

White Knights is said to be decent, and if you want a gloss finish all you need to use is the tile paint instead of the laminate paint.

btw if your going to buy laminate, look to furniture companies who have overstocked, you can usually get it at half the price. Also if your using laminate be SURE you get a sample chip, if not an A4 piece, they can be very different to the swatches in the brochures.

Some fail safe colours are;

antique white - Laminex

Sarsen Grey - Laminex

Fossil - Laminex

Also have a look into the Laminex 'Innovations' range, very cool stuff, but can only be used vertically.

If your looking into timber veneers go to eveneers, they are by far the better product (for finishing, i'm not sure how user friendly they are). I would stay away from formica's timber veneer range, they tend to be too plasticy. If you were going to use laminex use their new designed timber veneer range. Just a tip, wenge is going out of fashion....again.

Best of Luck!:2tsup:

renomart

3rd July 2007, 10:55 PM

What about the products that can paint over laminate?

White Knights is said to be decent, and if you want a gloss finish all you need to use is the tile paint instead of the laminate paint.

I don't think that White Knight would recommend painting laminate for a horizontal application as it would wear too easily.

Tubby2

12th July 2007, 07:56 PM

I dare say that if your in the trade Laminate will always be the product and Laminex will always be a company owned by CSR. But anyone who asks me for Laminex I just assume means Laminate and will never bother to correct them as there's no real point to it other than the fact of being a smart ????.
All the other brands of Laminate that Sybarite mentioned are all well known brands throughout the trade but if your not in the trade then who really cares!

As for the laminate on top of laminate the only problem you may have is the edges. If there is a square edge, you will see the black line about 1.3mm thick on the edges . The laminate is generally not cut straight and you may have a 'double black line if you stick laminate on top again. If you have rolled (postformed) edges then forget about sticking laminate on top.

I am assuming that you mean b/tops or Laminate. If your talking coloured melamine board then the same thing applies except melamine is about half the thickness of a laminate.

journeyman Mick

13th July 2007, 12:40 AM

................and Laminex will always be a company owned by CSR..........

Actually CSR used to own Formica until Laminex bought it off them. Laminex is owned by a multinational (whose name escapes me at the moment) which is heavily involved in tobacco and snack foods.

Mick the pedant:rolleyes:

Edit: I was told about the tobacco/snack food link by one of ther local Laminex sales staff, but I did a search and it seems Laminex is owned by Amatek whilst the snack food/tobbacco mob is Amatil.

Tubby2

13th July 2007, 10:51 AM

Actually CSR used to own Formica until Laminex bought it off them. Laminex is owned by a multinational (whose name escapes me at the moment) which is heavily involved in tobacco and snack foods.

Mick the pedant:rolleyes:

Opps, your right! I stand corrected.