How To Apply Copper Sheeting To Wood

Place the copper sheet on the dowels.

How to apply copper sheeting to wood.

Paint a thin layer of adhesive onto the entire etched surface of the copper sheet. Here are answers to the most common questions about copper veneer. Imagine the reaction your family friends and customers will have when presented with a one of a kind copper veneer work of art. No two sheets are identical and each is an amazing work of art by itself.

Start with small bends all along the edge and progressively bend it sharper. Best of all this copper is easy to use and requires no harmful chemicals. Spread it on the rough side of the copper like you would if you were spreading glue on a substrate for veneer. Soak a rag in lacquer thinner and thoroughly polish the newly etched surface with it.

Lay the copper sheet on top of the wood so that the two adhesive coated surfaces meet. Cover both pieces and wait until tacky. Use a short piece of wood to bend the copper. Take your copper sheet and a palm sander and rough up the back with 100 grit sandpaper.

This will give something for the adhesive to grab onto. A few passes will do the trick. In fact the procedure was almost identical. It is then time to center place and secure the copper sheet on the cupboard surface.

Gently scuff sand the back of the copper veneer with 80 or 120 grit sandpaper. Apply the adhesive to the porous substrate with a glue roller. I ve used contact cement the same kind used to apply laminate to a substrate. Lay a sheet of 4 mil.

In a well ventilated area thoroughly wash the back side of the copper with water or acetone using a steel wool or synthetic steel wool scotch brite pad. Lay the 1 4 inch dowels on the surface. You can t bend the copper to stay flat against the wood so hammer small nails or tacks into the copper. Then place a piece of vinyl material over the blemish and use the roller to flatten the wrinkle.

To remove a crease set the copper on a clean and smooth surface. Do not apply the adhesive to the copper. After lining up the copper. The contact cement must cure for 10 to 20 minutes until both areas are very tacky.

Put the copper over the wood with dowels in between. Cut the copper sheet to size with scissors or tin snips so that it is the size of the mdf sheet plus another 3 inches on all sides. Flip the copper sheet over set the vinyl in place and then roll the back side as well. Plastic sheeting over the entire copper sheet.

Apply the contact cement to the mdf and to the copper sheeting and wait 2 minutes.