Kitchen top vinyl

Gingerbiscuit88

Hi,
First post. I'm planning on using sticky back vinyl to cover the top of this unit and researched how to cover the curved edges, does anyone know if it's possible to keep the ridges too? I'd like to keep them instead of having it flat. If so are there any videos anyone know of demonstrating it? 

Gingerbiscuit88

this unit

Mutton_Geoff

Are you going to be using the top of the cabinet at all? Sticky plastic is not very tough at all, you won't be able to use the top to do anything on.

If it's a worktop, then you don't have many alternatives if you want to keep the routed channel. Sand and paint with something like Dulux Diamond for occasional use or sand and recoat with oil or Rustins plastic coating for worktop use.

The top looks homemade. You could replace the whole thing with a laminated top?

foreveryours

Gingerbiscuit88 said:

Hi,
First post. I'm planning on using sticky back vinyl to cover the top of this unit and researched how to cover the curved edges, does anyone know if it's possible to keep the ridges too? I'd like to keep them instead of having it flat. If so are there any videos anyone know of demonstrating it? 

I'm sure that if you really hunt you'll find videos supposedly showing what you want but can I ask: have you ever used sticky-backed vinyl before?
I ask because IME the larger the surface the more awkward it is to get anything like a reasonable finish.
I've seen videos of shrink-wrap-type stuff applied to cars but that is very different to sticky-backed vinyl.

You've got a routed-out section plus you want to cover curved edges, more to go wrong.
Good luck to you because there is absolutely no way would I be trying that with Fablon-type stuff.

If you want it to look anything like reasonable you're going to have to invest a bit of time and effort, so proper preparation before whatever finish depending on what you want to use the top for.

Emmia

To be flexible enough to go into the routed section, the fablon/plastic would need to be fairly thin - which means that it would be easily damaged - I also think it would be a nightmare getting it to look good.

Why do you want to cover the existing surface?

GDB2222

Why not simply sand out the blemishes and oil it? Or live with it as it is? Or throw an oil cloth over it. But, please don't ruin a perfectly decent piece of furniture by attempting to stick plastic on.