DAP00271 Weldwood Original Contact Cement, 1-Pint

This was my first time applying veneer to furniture and this worked great. I would suggest applying it with a roller as a brush doesn’t allow for an even thickness of application. You MUST wear a ventilator mask - and not just a cloth one or N95. I’m serious, this is nasty smelling stuff. I had a ventilator mask on with fresh filters, so I couldn’t smell how bad it was. However, even with a barrier of two closed doors to the garage, my husband came out to complain the inside of our house was starting to stink.

I got this Dap Weldwood Original Contact Cement 00271 to attach a paper-backed veneer to the top of our old American of Martinsville dresser that's been in my family since the 1960s that had gotten water damaged (from potted plants sitting on it). We think it was made in the 1950s.I tried refinishing the dresser top, but the thin veneer top had lifted, cracked, & chipped in one 5" area-there was just no way to fix it well enough to not look obvious, so I decided we should re-veneer the top.I wasn't sure what type of wood veneer it was, so I checked online for the different types of wood grain veneers and narrowed it down to Cherry that I would stain (it could also be walnut, but the cherry was a closer match unstained...and better price! LOL)I used this Weldwood Contact cement on a portion of a 2'x8' roll of paper-backed cherry veneer from Amazon. The dresser is just over 4' long & 21" deep so we've got extra for a future project [https://smile.amazon.com/Cherry-Veneer-Plain-Sliced-Sheet/dp/B009KN8INE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1535399026&sr=8-3&keywords=cherry+veneer]After I filled in the missing veneer sections of the dresser with bondo & my husband sanded the top, we cut the veneer to size with a 1/2" extra edge all around & glued it to the dresser top with this Dap Weldwood Contact Cement (I rolled the glue onto both surfaces as seen in the first photo-the dresser top had a darker stain on it because I had first tried to repair it unsuccessfully).This Weldwood Contact Cement is strong stuff. Once it's stuck on...it's permanent.So when the contact cement was just "tacky" on both surfaces, we laid down square wood rods across the surface of the dresser and laid the veneer on top of that. Starting at one end, we pulled out each rod as we pressed the veneer onto the dresser.We let it rest for over a week with a lot weight on top, which included several heavy books & round weights evenly distributed.Note: you can use clamps, but for us, books and weights were definitely sufficient for this Weldwood Contact Cement-our clamps would have been difficult to evenly distribute pressure since the dresser is completely enclosed on the back & sides. Before placing the books, I covered the veneer with white butcher paper-wax side up to protect the surface from scratches, dirt, etc.After a week, we removed the weights & books-the veneer is perfectly flat!-trimmed off the edge & lightly sanded the top & edges to get ready to stain.To match the aged appearance of the dresser, I brushed one coat of Minwax Polyshades Mission Oak...left it on for about 5 minutes, then wiped it off (see photo attached). [https://smile.amazon.com/Minwax-613850444-PolyShades-Polyurethane-Mission/dp/B000QUFN4M/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?ie=UTF8&qid=1534540740&sr=8-1-spons&keywords=minwax+polyshades+mission+oak&psc=1]The last two photos are with three coats of Minwax Paste Finishing Wax.Minwax 785004444 Paste Finishing Wax, 1-Pound, Natural that we actually bought locally. [https://smile.amazon.com/Minwax-785004444-Finishing-1-Pound-Natural/dp/B000LNOZAW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1535399564&sr=8-1&keywords=minwax+paste+finishing+wax]

I have been using Weldwood contact cement for years. Never been disappointed with it's adhesion. Be careful, it can be messy and is tough to remove from places you didn't intend to put it. Follow instructions, carefully line up parts because when they stick they are stuck. I have had no problem with adhesion failure due to water, salt water, temperature, or impact on my applications. With other contact cements I have.

Easy to use

Where would the world and NIKE shoes be without Weldwood Contact Cement? Great product for adhering so many things and an absolute NECESSITY for repairing the sole's of NIKE shoes.

It's a great product, and is a better price than from local stores. I used it to cover a guitar amp with tolex, and it works great for that (follow Uncle Doug's YT advice, BTW).

I used this to repair and old pair of shoes that the soles were coming off of. I have used other shoe repair glues but this has a much stronger bond than those I've tried before.

This glue works great I’ve used it for over 40 years on upholstery.