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Tile over Formica
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07/06/21 05:13 PM
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Does anyone know if you can put ceramic tile over an existing Formica countertop.
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Re: Tile over Formica
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07/06/21 10:59 PM
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hopalong
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you have to use 40 grit to get the surface off, use a mastic type adhesive.
best tho to just start over with clean plywood/hardibacker, 1/4 the work vs sanding usually.
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Re: Tile over Formica
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07/06/21 11:08 PM
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hopalong
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Re: Tile over Formica
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07/06/21 11:10 PM
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hopalong
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you can use a heat gun to loosen the contact cement and try to peel the formica, warm you can bend it and the glue should loosen.
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Last edited by hopalong; 07/06/21 11:11 PM.
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Re: Tile over Formica
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07/07/21 01:26 PM
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Thanks for the info hop. That’s pretty much what I was thinking as well. It would be impossible to take the top off without wrecking out the vanity. Think I’ll just screw some 1/4” dura rock on top and roll with it. That’s a beautiful outdoor kitchen you built I followed your thread during the construction.
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Re: Tile over Formica
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07/07/21 04:37 PM
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hopalong
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thanks.
yeah, vanity you got it figured out, I was thinking kitchen tops.
use a little polyurethane adhesive along with the screws, keeps it from possibly warping later.
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