How To Put Cedar Venerr On Garage Doors

You ll see what i mean in some of the pics and the video below.

How to put cedar venerr on garage doors.

4 center the selected pattern section over the substrate panel and apply the contact cement following the manufacturer s instructions to both the veneer and the substrate. To that end rick medlen of creswell or is developing a wood veneer system garageskins that sticks to metal garage doors with rare earth magnets. Applying veneer to an exterior door with contact cement isn t adviseable. Carefully place the veneer on the door applying gentle pressure until the door is covered with the veneer.

The nature of this flexible bond won t withstand the constant change of conditions to which it will be exposed. Use lacquer thinner on any area where contact cement clumps. Center a scrap of plywood below the door and drive in a screw to act as a pivot point. In doing so i found a start up from a few years back that created some pretty cool skins that transform standard metal garage doors into fairly realistic looking wooden garage doors despite the obvious gaps and shadows where the skins or panels meet.

The veneer will contract and expand on an ongoing basis which will stress the glue bond to the point of certain early failure. Mark on the tape provided the perfect radius. Catch the ing in my previous sentence because medlen is still in the process of putting together funding. Apply the contact cement with a brush to the door and the side of the veneer that will adhere to the door.

In this case the 10 ft. Fixing a chipped piece of veneer isn t as hard as you think. Place your template over the desired section of veneer and cut out that portion leaving approximately one half inch or 1 27 centimeters 0 5 in of excess on each side. Stir the contact cement to prepare it for application.