Field Installation and Service Manual IMS115 | Page 2

Field Installation and Service Manual
SECTION 1 - INSTALLATION
Applying Skin and
Edgebanding
Illustrated Method Sheet 115
Overlay Skins are prefi nished thin rigid panels anywhere from 1/16” to 1/4” thick that
are designed to cover an area that is either missing its fi nish or the surface is
damaged beyond repair.
Edgebanding is a narrow strip of matching material that is used to fi nish the end of a
board.
Skin and Edgeband material must be adhered to the surface it is covering. The glue
used for this is a spray contact adhesive that is messy. Once it is sprayed on the
surfaces to be joined and dries, it will form a permanent bond between the two pieces
upon contact. Adjusting the placement of a piece is not possible once contact is made.
The main diffi culty in applying Skin or Edgeband is in aligning a part correctly while
keeping the parts from contacting each other until they are positioned.
Applying Skin and Edgebanding involves the following:
Step 1 Prep the Area to be Skinned
Step 2 Size and Cut the Skin
Step 3 Fit, Hinge and Test the Placement
Step 4 Mask Off and Apply Glue
Step 5 Make Contact
Applying Overlay Skin
and Edgebanding can
either be a required step
in completing an installa-
tion or an essential step
to repair a problem or
omission.
Either way, the process is
easy, but can be tricky as
the glue used for this
process usually only
gives you one try to get
it right.
Examine the steps
described in this IMS so
your next Skin Overlay
job goes off without
becoming a “sticky”
situation.
Step 6 Trim In
Step 1
Prep the Area to be Skinned
1.1
Contact Spray Adhe-
sive is very messy. Most of the
stream goes where it is aimed,
but a small amount of misting
over-spray will escape the im-
mediate area and drift.
Take steps to ensure that
surfaces and tools will be pro-
tected from damage by direct
or misting glue over spray.
©2017 PCS Professional Cabinet Solutions. All Rights Reserved.
Section 1: IMS 115
2