For the most part people don’t have too many problems with kitchen or bathroom vanity cabinets that have been fabricated correctly using plastic laminate. The trouble comes when the cupboards get abused or the manufacture neglects to either file the material flush or apply enough glue to the Formica or board that it is being glued to. read Problems With Plastic Laminate Cabinets

My expertise at gluing Formica to walls comes from attaching (or, “applying”) plastic laminate to many kitchen areas, over 27 years, including wall mica over the backsplashes and areas underneath bar top overhangs. Wheather you’re resurfacing over the top of old mica or installing new pieces for the first time, the installation process is basically the same.

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Can knee walls be laminated with Formica if there is round corner bead? read article Gluing Plastic Laminate to Walls

Kitchen fabricators have several  width and length sizes of plastic laminate sheets to choose from and two different thicknesses that are available. Local distributors keep Formica products on hand and in-stock colors are generally shipped or delivered the next day after the order is placed. Manufactures have plants scattered abroad that supply smaller chains with these various mica sizes. read article Plastic Laminate Sizes

I’m going to give you tips on how to do Formica repair or touch up that perhaps you would have never though of prior to reading this article. You’ll find these techniques, I’ve used for many years, will assist you with repairing the marred or flawed plastic laminate area that is now an “eye sore.”

read article Formica Touch Up

Having trouble matching old plastic laminate on a cabinet? Finding unavailable colors or patterns can be frustrating but not impossible. Neutrals such as white, antique white and almonds should be available with most suppliers but patterns and wood grains change annually.

The process of finding the match is what can get tiresome. There are several plastic laminate companies to sift through. With today’s technology much of this can be done on the Internet but as suggested in our article on Finding Discontinued Formica, a local cabinet maker who has been in business for many years may be your best place to start.

Color consistency with these mica developers, on in-stock items, remains accurate throughout time, but the top coats vary. read article Matching Plastic Laminate Cabinets