Plastic Laminate
- Thread starter alfaguy
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you are going to find that hard to do .....you may be able to find 30" wide by 10' long from wilsonart or maybe go to a cabinet shop or counter top shop and see if they can help you ...this stuff is industry related and really not a retail item ....yes the big box stores sell it but then again it's back to the 4x8 sheet ....good hunting
When I had to redo the hatches in my countertop, I visited about 6 cabinet shops until I found one that had a scrap piece big enough for what I needed. He sold it to me for about $10. I was amazed how well the color matched for 30+ year old Formica.
Typically you will find vertical grade laminate in 4 x 8 sheets, General purpose or a post form grade in widths of 36" , 48" and 60" with lengths of 8, 10 and 12ft. on a retail purchase a 4 x8 from a big box store is going to be your cheapest route unless you can find a shop to let you scrounge their scraps (we do not). Most distributors are wholesale only.
I guess I was lucky to find some cheap. I could have bought full sheet since I used to work for a Nevamar laminate distributor, and I know all of the competition. But this is such an old color, and it was used so much in the 80s and 90s that I knew some of the older shops would still have tons of scrap available.
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