Don Stephan
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Joined: 2003-07-18
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
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I recently tried the iron on method, for the first AND ABSOLUTELY THE LAST time. Seams opened, splits formed, must have had 75 bubbles show up over the following week ... I was using a FWW article I think by Mario Rodriguez, and although he had some success I obviously did not.
If ironing is mandatory, some suggestions would be:
make sure the veneer is dry dry dry drier than the driest martini;
reinforce any seams with a strip of 3 hole veneer tape on the glue side;
after applying the glue, let the veneer dry for at least 5 hours, longer if possible, so that moisture from the glue may have time to leave the veneer;
don't use any higher iron heat setting than necessary, and get the iron off the veneer as soon as possible;
if religous, go to church every day for a week before ironing;
if not religous, consider it.
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