Contact paper counter top seam issue...
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Clearly, you are a perfectionist. I think they are fine the way they are - after all it is a 'marbled' finish. Having said that consider the 'seam' is only showing because some of the foundation is visible - that brown stuff. So instead of more Poly to 'seal' more, consider a tinted Poly - and do it with a artist's brush (or 3!) to dab the line in an artistic way. Test elsewhere to make sure it 'matches' the white of the contact paper. Work slowly and let the first 5 inches dry and set up before proceeding. Good Luck.
That's a good idea actually. I just wish I knew why it pulled back a tiny bit. The places where it's actually lifted can get water in them now. I'll either have to try and glue it down... which won't work as its so thin an area, or trim what sticks up, paint the seam then coat it with the gloss. I'm not a perfectionist so much as OCD. :-) Really... I take meds for it. lol
I'm wondering if it's the glue on the back of the contact paper that's shrinking/drying out.
It's possible that some water got under there, perhaps from the humidity, and that is was caused it to lift a bit
I agree with Shoshana, considering the fact that contact paper was not made for countertops, you figured out a way to use it for one and made it last for a whole year plus. Congratulations. Next time I might try one of those heavy weighted rollers on the seams to make sure they are totally stuck.
I like the idea of using a small brush and reapply your sealer just on the seam. or you could also try some clear silicon on a scrap to see if it works with contact paper, then apply to the seam and wipe off any excess with a metal blade.
It looks like the Contact paper is shrinking. Are you sure there is a crack in the sealer? If there is, maybe you could put a strip of some kind of decorative tape over it, and then reseal it.
Contact paper will shrink over time. Even sealed. Overlap an eight of an inch to allow for shrinkage
Whatever the substrate is probably expanded and some point. When it did the contact paper either didn’t, or didn’t expand, or it expanded less than the substrate This is true even if the substrate is is a plastic laminate (think Formica). Either way, the damage is done. You’re unfortunately stuck with making a repair that will most likely show. If you apply new contact paper this is likely to happen again, especially seeing that this is a bathroom.
Keep in mind that all contact paper is not created equally. Depending on price and brand name, there can be noticeable differences in thickness, durability, and quality of the backing glue.
I would say though, that as contact paper is meant to be only a temporary decorating change, to get one year's wear out of a bathroom counter is beyond reasonable expectations.
Hi there,
Cut a piece of contrast contact and cover the gap with it , making sure you cover the old raw edges. Contact does shrink with time, and I have found the best way to hide the gap is to make a feature of it! If you don't like that idea, you could try to loosen or rather soften the glue using heat (May be an Iron over Brown paper or a hair drier etc. and a paint scraper.
Hello, it is not too bad, but what if you took a sponge and just dabbed a bit along the seam, not in a solid line but randomly. It would look less noticable.