08-03-2013, 05:39 PM
(08-03-2013, 05:26 PM)Radio Fixer Wrote: Nice draw unit Colin 2, very professional and a pleasing non-boxy design made just by shaping the legs.
Colin1 (Retired) would hide glue still be good for large area veneering? Would you be able to heat enough and get it on there in time?
Maybe PVA would be a better bet?
What are the IKEA doors made of Colin1? My guess is chipboard covered with melamine. So I reckon you would have to remove that and then veneer both sides.
Have you considered graining them? My artistic wife did that for two kitchen doors . She bought a kit and it worked very well. The doors, like yours were dark and so they were given a much lighter paint coat before the grain finish. Thats some years ago and they have lasted well with just a little shine added to the almost matt finish in areas where the hands go.
Gary
The doors are currently veneered chipboard, so I am going to try overlaying the new veneer. Ikea do 3 sorts of doors, melamine, painted, and veneered.
Colin
