[micky]

My house was built when formica counters were't rolled at corners but
there were saparate pieces on tops and sides.

The bathroom counter got wet and I didn't dry it for 10 or 15 minuters
and even then I might not have done a perfect job, and it swelled.

But only a little, and it seems to have gone back** so close to the
original size I can barely notice.

I need to waterproof the corner edge.

What should I use????



**Unlike my kitchen counter. I had a plastic bottle of distilled water
on the cement basement floor for months, without its leaking at all.

When my friend who only drinks distilled water was about to arrive, I
put the bottle on the kitchen counter and the next morning the counter
had a puddle on it and the particle board inside had started to swell.
It got worse in the next day, both vertically and horizontally, and
never shrank again, afaict not at all.

That had to be replaced, but the bathroom counter, well, maybe I could
tell if I looked at, but I'd rather not look and imagine that it's
perfect again. :-)

[Clare Snyder]

On Sun, 14 Mar 2021 21:39:54 -0400, micky
wrote:

My house was built when formica counters were't rolled at corners but
there were saparate pieces on tops and sides.

The bathroom counter got wet and I didn't dry it for 10 or 15 minuters
and even then I might not have done a perfect job, and it swelled.

But only a little, and it seems to have gone back** so close to the
original size I can barely notice.

I need to waterproof the corner edge.

What should I use????



**Unlike my kitchen counter. I had a plastic bottle of distilled water
on the cement basement floor for months, without its leaking at all.

When my friend who only drinks distilled water was about to arrive, I
put the bottle on the kitchen counter and the next morning the counter
had a puddle on it and the particle board inside had started to swell.
It got worse in the next day, both vertically and horizontally, and
never shrank again, afaict not at all.

That had to be replaced, but the bathroom counter, well, maybe I could
tell if I looked at, but I'd rather not look and imagine that it's
perfect again. :-)
Clear laquer?

[Rod Speed]

micky wrote

My house was built when formica counters were't rolled at
corners but there were saparate pieces on tops and sides.

Mine too.

The bathroom counter got wet and I didn't dry it for 10 or 15 minuters
and even then I might not have done a perfect job, and it swelled.

Never got that result with my kitchen bench.

But only a little, and it seems to have gone back**
so close to the original size I can barely notice.

I need to waterproof the corner edge.

What should I use????

I painted the exposed not laminated particle board ends with estapol.

They arent laminated because they arent visible with the counter installed.

**Unlike my kitchen counter. I had a plastic bottle of distilled water
on the cement basement floor for months, without its leaking at all.

When my friend who only drinks distilled water was about to
arrive, I put the bottle on the kitchen counter and the next
morning the counter had a puddle on it and the particle board
inside had started to swell. It got worse in the next day, both
vertically and horizontally, and never shrank again, afaict not at all.

That had to be replaced, but the bathroom counter,
well, maybe I could tell if I looked at, but I'd rather
not look and imagine that it's perfect again. :-)

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On Sun, 14 Mar 2021 21:39:54 -0400, micky
wrote:

My house was built when formica counters were't rolled at corners but
there were saparate pieces on tops and sides.

The bathroom counter got wet and I didn't dry it for 10 or 15 minuters
and even then I might not have done a perfect job, and it swelled.

But only a little, and it seems to have gone back** so close to the
original size I can barely notice.

I need to waterproof the corner edge.

What should I use????



**Unlike my kitchen counter. I had a plastic bottle of distilled water
on the cement basement floor for months, without its leaking at all.

When my friend who only drinks distilled water was about to arrive, I
put the bottle on the kitchen counter and the next morning the counter
had a puddle on it and the particle board inside had started to swell.
It got worse in the next day, both vertically and horizontally, and
never shrank again, afaict not at all.

That had to be replaced, but the bathroom counter, well, maybe I could
tell if I looked at, but I'd rather not look and imagine that it's
perfect again. :-)

The real answer is don't use particle board for counter tops but that
ship sailed. CDX is better than sawdust and glue but a good exterior
grade of plywood is better.
The only mica I have here is a small round table in the pool bar. This
has been living outside for over 30 years and it is OK. I sealed the
edges of the plywood with poly before I glued the mica down and it is
doing fine. I can't say as much for the oak flooring I put on the bar.
I ripped that off and put granite on it.

http://gfretwell.com/electrical/TIKIBAR.jpg

The best mica job I ever saw was in a house we rented in Montana.
They cut the corner out with a router, laid in a piece of Corian and
rounded it over. That eliminates the chipped edge problem.

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/counter%20edge.jpg

I did a similar thing in the master bathroom here but the counter top
is tile. The edge is Corian.

[Rod Speed]

wrote
micky wrote

My house was built when formica counters were't rolled at
corners but there were saparate pieces on tops and sides.

The bathroom counter got wet and I didn't dry it for 10 or 15 minuters
and even then I might not have done a perfect job, and it swelled.

But only a little, and it seems to have gone back**
so close to the original size I can barely notice.

I need to waterproof the corner edge.

What should I use????

**Unlike my kitchen counter. I had a plastic bottle of distilled water
on the cement basement floor for months, without its leaking at all.

When my friend who only drinks distilled water was about to arrive,
I put the bottle on the kitchen counter and the next morning the
counter had a puddle on it and the particle board inside had
started to swell. It got worse in the next day, both vertically
and horizontally, and never shrank again, afaict not at all.

That had to be replaced, but the bathroom counter,
well, maybe I could tell if I looked at, but I'd rather
not look and imagine that it's perfect again. :-)

The real answer is don't use particle board for counter tops

That's bull****. It works fine when done properly.

but that ship sailed. CDX is better than sawdust and
glue but a good exterior grade of plywood is better.

Stupid waste of money.

The only mica I have here is a small round table in the pool bar.
This has been living outside for over 30 years and it is OK. I sealed
the edges of the plywood with poly before I glued the mica down
and it is doing fine. I can't say as much for the oak flooring I put
on the bar. I ripped that off and put granite on it.

**** that, breaks stuff too easily and stupidly priced.

http://gfretwell.com/electrical/TIKIBAR.jpg

The best mica job I ever saw was in a house we rented in Montana.
They cut the corner out with a router, laid in a piece of Corian and
rounded it over. That eliminates the chipped edge problem.

Yep, one of my counter tops is done like that.

http://gfretwell.com/ftp/counter%20edge.jpg

I did a similar thing in the master bathroom here
but the counter top is tile. The edge is Corian.

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On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:55:53 +1100, "Rod Speed"
wrote:


Stupid waste of money.

The only mica I have here is a small round table in the pool bar.
This has been living outside for over 30 years and it is OK. I sealed
the edges of the plywood with poly before I glued the mica down
and it is doing fine. I can't say as much for the oak flooring I put
on the bar. I ripped that off and put granite on it.

**** that, breaks stuff too easily and stupidly priced.

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On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:55:53 +1100, "Rod Speed"
wrote:

The real answer is don't use particle board for counter tops

That's bull****. It works fine when done properly.

but that ship sailed. CDX is better than sawdust and
glue but a good exterior grade of plywood is better.

Stupid waste of money.

Particle board is **** and any quality installer will avoid using it.
Plywood or MDF is not that much more expensive.
You get what you pay for.

The only mica I have here is a small round table in the pool bar.
This has been living outside for over 30 years and it is OK. I sealed
the edges of the plywood with poly before I glued the mica down
and it is doing fine. I can't say as much for the oak flooring I put
on the bar. I ripped that off and put granite on it.

**** that, breaks stuff too easily and stupidly priced.

I got it for free. It isn't that easy to break if you get the 1.5"
stuff. I assume a cheapskate like you only looked at the 3/4 - 1"
stuff.
Maybe quartz is more your thing. It is cheaper and pretty
indestructible.

[Rod Speed]

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On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:55:53 +1100, "Rod Speed"
wrote:

The real answer is don't use particle board for counter tops

That's bull****. It works fine when done properly.

but that ship sailed. CDX is better than sawdust and
glue but a good exterior grade of plywood is better.

Stupid waste of money.

Particle board is ****

Bull****.

and any quality installer will avoid using it.

More bull****.

Plywood or MDF is not that much more expensive.

More bull**** with your exterior grade plywood.

You get what you pay for.

More utterly mindless bull****.

The only mica I have here is a small round table in the pool bar.
This has been living outside for over 30 years and it is OK. I sealed
the edges of the plywood with poly before I glued the mica down
and it is doing fine. I can't say as much for the oak flooring I put
on the bar. I ripped that off and put granite on it.

**** that, breaks stuff too easily and stupidly priced.

I got it for free. It isn't that easy to break if you get the 1.5"
stuff.

I was talking about what you drop on it, that's why I said STUFF, stupid.

I assume a cheapskate like you only looked at the 3/4 - 1" stuff.

I'm not actually stupid enough to use it at all.

Maybe quartz is more your thing.
It is cheaper and pretty indestructible.

I was talking about what you drop on it, that's why I said STUFF, stupid.

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On Tue, 16 Mar 2021 09:48:26 +1100, "Rod Speed"
wrote:



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On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:55:53 +1100, "Rod Speed"
wrote:

The real answer is don't use particle board for counter tops

That's bull****. It works fine when done properly.

but that ship sailed. CDX is better than sawdust and
glue but a good exterior grade of plywood is better.

Stupid waste of money.

Particle board is ****

Bull****.

and any quality installer will avoid using it.

More bull****.

Plywood or MDF is not that much more expensive.

More bull**** with your exterior grade plywood.

You get what you pay for.

More utterly mindless bull****.

The only mica I have here is a small round table in the pool bar.
This has been living outside for over 30 years and it is OK. I sealed
the edges of the plywood with poly before I glued the mica down
and it is doing fine. I can't say as much for the oak flooring I put
on the bar. I ripped that off and put granite on it.

**** that, breaks stuff too easily and stupidly priced.

I got it for free. It isn't that easy to break if you get the 1.5"
stuff.

I was talking about what you drop on it, that's why I said STUFF, stupid.

I assume a cheapskate like you only looked at the 3/4 - 1" stuff.

I'm not actually stupid enough to use it at all.

Maybe quartz is more your thing.
It is cheaper and pretty indestructible.

I was talking about what you drop on it, that's why I said STUFF, stupid.

It is clear you are clueless so go ahead and rock on with your trailer
park mica.

[Rod Speed]

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On Tue, 16 Mar 2021 09:48:26 +1100, "Rod Speed"
wrote:



wrote in message
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On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:55:53 +1100, "Rod Speed"
wrote:

The real answer is don't use particle board for counter tops

That's bull****. It works fine when done properly.

but that ship sailed. CDX is better than sawdust and
glue but a good exterior grade of plywood is better.

Stupid waste of money.

Particle board is ****

Bull****.

and any quality installer will avoid using it.

More bull****.

Plywood or MDF is not that much more expensive.

More bull**** with your exterior grade plywood.

You get what you pay for.

More utterly mindless bull****.

The only mica I have here is a small round table in the pool bar.
This has been living outside for over 30 years and it is OK. I sealed
the edges of the plywood with poly before I glued the mica down
and it is doing fine. I can't say as much for the oak flooring I put
on the bar. I ripped that off and put granite on it.

**** that, breaks stuff too easily and stupidly priced.

I got it for free. It isn't that easy to break if you get the 1.5"
stuff.

I was talking about what you drop on it, that's why I said STUFF, stupid.

I assume a cheapskate like you only looked at the 3/4 - 1" stuff.

I'm not actually stupid enough to use it at all.

Maybe quartz is more your thing.
It is cheaper and pretty indestructible.

I was talking about what you drop on it, that's why I said STUFF, stupid.

It is clear you are clueless so go ahead and rock on with your trailer
park mica.

You never could bull**** your way out of a wet paper bag.