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Interior Veneer - PSA or Paperback Glue On?

Discussion in 'Technical Discussion' started by Ohana, Dec 8, 2013.

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  1. Ohana, Dec 8, 2013
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    Ohana

    Ohana New Member

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    Greetings interior builders! What has been the best product to use for boat interiors PSA veneers or the paper backed glue downs? Which is easier to use and which produces better results? How about exterior and semi-exterior(covered aft deck) applications?

    Mahalo
  2. OakwoodVeneer, Feb 18, 2014
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    In answer to your question about veneers, PSA is not an appropriate application for a boat due to the moisture.
    For the interior of the boat, the best application when done correctly would be veneer applied with contact cement.
    For the exterior, the veneer would have to be applied with an epoxy and then encapsulated in epoxy to protect it from the elements.
    Hope this helps!
  3. P46-Curaçao, Feb 18, 2014
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    I fully agree with OakwoodVeneer, paperback could hold for a while, but don't take the risk, go for the best!
  4. Capt J, Feb 19, 2014
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    For the exterior, you're better off encapsulating it in a Eurethane such as Awlclear. Neptunus would do their aft deck tables encapsulated in a hard epoxy, it then cracked after 3-5 years and you couldn't strip the epoxy, and it rendered the entire table as junk.....Eurethane can be stripped and re-done......