SMS
2025-08-27 15:22:24
Beautiful material, thick with the backing and easy to work with, with the 3M Peel & Stick.I was creating Shaker-Style End Panels for my cabinets - Real White Oak Rails & Stiles and the veneer over 1/4 birch plywood for the center panels.A couple of installation notes that are important.First, I gave the Plywood two coats of Water-Based Polycrylic with a light 240 grit sanding. This will give much better adherence to the Veneer 3M coating by sealing the Ply to a smooth surface.Then, it's best to be in a warm environment. A bit cool in my basement workshop, so I applied upstairs in a heated room at about 70FNext, when you apply it is critical that you apply pressure across the Veneer - it's important to know that the adhesive is PRESSURE activated. But additionally, you need to ensure all the bubbles are worked out before it sets up. I used a combination of a carpet-tucking tool and a J-Roller. Roll/Push from center out initially in both planes. I found I could hear a 'Rice Krispies' type of popping as I pushed small bubbles (these were not visible, the only indication was the audible response as you 'pressed' them.)Once confident it was pretty well , at least initially, secured, I flipped and trimmed it. Blade with the grain and, although you can cross cut with multiple blade strokes, a veneer saw gives much cleaner cut in that plane. An alternative to a specific Veneer saw could be a Japanese Pull Saw, blade with a finer, higher tooth count.Then flipped back over and worked the veneer surface some more with heavy pressure from the J-Roller, especially towards the edges. The now combined panels will be cut to final size on the table saw and given a final finish or Rubio Monocoat.Some reviews stated they had bubbles - in my opinion the Bubbles are due to inadequate preparation and application technique. This adhesive is fabulous but can only work as well as it will be applied.
R. L.
2025-08-15 13:44:34
This arrived rolled up in the sturdy packaging. It took a couple of days to get it to flat now where I could work with it. The 3M pre-applied adhesive works great, just be sure that you’ve got it positioned exactly where you want it. I have a coffee table that I purchased inexpensively and the top was wearing through the contact paper. (I should’ve known it wouldn’t be real wood when I bought it so cheaply.) anyhow I prepared the surface and laid this down. trimmed edges stained it to match and it looks like a much more expensive piece of furniture now. I’m already thinking of other things I could use it for in the future.
camping man
2025-07-23 16:40:22
Peel and stick sheeting is so easy to work with, cuts with a good pair of scissors or razor knife to work in most any project. The peel and stick adheres very well and turned my old banged up cabinets into a great new look!My only complaint/warning that knocked it down a star is that it did not take to polyurethane the same way other veneer sheets or lumber of the same species... (different manufacturers') possibly because of the pre-applied peel and stick trapping air? but a little pre-staining made the difference, just not something I needed to do on other products. staining is a caution helpful tip
JSM
2025-06-04 14:49:24
I bought this for refinishing two bathroom vanities in my houses. The cabinet and doors and solid wood so I was able to sand those and stain them but the side is a printed wood grain on plastic like sheeting. I got this veneer to cover the sides.The product looks good but is very hard to work with and the edges curl up no matter how hard I push to try to get the adhesive to stick. I am going to to have to get some super small trim pieces to hold down the edges, not sure how that is going to work but I can’t think of anything else.
California Customer
2025-05-15 14:16:43
Used this to wrap a kitchen hood instead of paying contractor $$$ for real wood. Easy to measure, cut and apply. Stained a beautiful Color to match other kitchen wood and you cannot tell the difference.Was worried heat would warp or unstick it (as it’s on both inside and outside of hood) but a year later it is still looking like new.
Sarah Fisher
2025-04-23 10:23:31
My husband is a cabinet maker, we wanted to refinish our original solid oak doors that been on our house for 100 yrs. The old veneer was all cracked and split. So my husband worked with veneer many many times. Her worked on our door for 8 hrs prepping and sanding. So this is what it turned out to look like, he is not happy, looks like another day trying to fix the bubbles, some edges are not sticking even with wood glue.. today he with try an iron on it. We have another oak door just like this one to do.. I hope it goes better. $400.00 in veneer. It all ironed out, we did the second dood and they look great... very happy.. takes a little extra work..*****
Lucas
2025-04-10 20:33:10
My wife and I refinish furniture. This veneer used to be our go-to. But they changed the adhesive on the back, and it is now junk. As you can see in the pictures, it showed up with all these wrinkles in it, and it didn’t get any better from there. I applied it the same way I always do, and smoothed it out as best I could. It had a couple of bubbles, but I rolled them out and everything seemed fine. But then it started bubbling and peeling up everywhere. One whole edge, and SEVERAL other spots. There were even spots where the wood was peeling right off of the adhesive, not just the adhesive peeling off of the piece. Now I have to make a whole new top for this piece of furniture, cause this one is completely ruined. Giant waste of money for the veneer, and now I have to spend even more on some new wood.**Edit Update** I reached out and they agreed to refund my money. I very much appreciate that, but it cost me several hours messing around trying to fix it and make it work.The wood itself is beautiful, which is why I gave it 2 stars, despite being a complete disaster to apply.If they go back to the quality 3M adhesive backing that they used to use, I would definitely use it again. But for now, I will be buying something else and I recommend you do the same.
Richard Leclerc
2025-04-08 18:17:01
Se travaillle tres bien
Blue Wren Interiors
2025-04-06 12:03:01
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Customer
2025-01-11 18:41:34
I was very disappointed when I opened the package up. The 3 strips that made up the full width of the roll were dramatically different in colour, with the centre strip being much lighter than the two outside strips. I had 3 sides of a floating mantle to veneer, and ended up wasting a lot of an overpriced roll to scrape together a finished product. If the timeline hadn’t been so tight to meet the clients deadline, I definitely would have returned. Another issue was a series of bark inclusions on one end of the roll. The quality was on par with something from a box box building store, but definitely not up to a standard for something priced over $120 CAD.