Furniture, Wood and Cabinetry Finishing - adding top to table
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nessuno
03-08-06, 09:34 PM
OK, i'm really clueless so please bear with me.
I have this table that I use as a computer table, it's a 6 foot long folding table with this like cardboard top. I say cardboard cause when I wash it (soap/water/brush) the fibers look like paper fiber and it's the color of cardboard. Looks like the wall with the bunches of holes that you hang hangers for like hammers and tools on, but without all the little holes. That's 1/4" thick on top of a particle board base with a metal (it really is metal) molding along the outside.
Can I add a layer of hard black plastic to the top of this ? I would think it would be called something like formica (sp) but I'm even not sure about that. Trying to find places online that sell that (to try to figure out what it'll cost about) isn't turning out any results so i'm really lost so i'm here.
Here's what I want:
A hard durable desktop that's black so it won't show how much of a filthy desk I keep. Can't be too shiny because the mouse get's funky with shiny surfaces. Easy to clean (spills sorta soak in this current desktop, which may be why I hate cleaning it).
Thought i'd add that since I know I'm clueless in this area, i'd be really good at following directions.
I have this table that I use as a computer table, it's a 6 foot long folding table with this like cardboard top. I say cardboard cause when I wash it (soap/water/brush) the fibers look like paper fiber and it's the color of cardboard. Looks like the wall with the bunches of holes that you hang hangers for like hammers and tools on, but without all the little holes. That's 1/4" thick on top of a particle board base with a metal (it really is metal) molding along the outside.
Can I add a layer of hard black plastic to the top of this ? I would think it would be called something like formica (sp) but I'm even not sure about that. Trying to find places online that sell that (to try to figure out what it'll cost about) isn't turning out any results so i'm really lost so i'm here.
Here's what I want:
A hard durable desktop that's black so it won't show how much of a filthy desk I keep. Can't be too shiny because the mouse get's funky with shiny surfaces. Easy to clean (spills sorta soak in this current desktop, which may be why I hate cleaning it).
Thought i'd add that since I know I'm clueless in this area, i'd be really good at following directions.
leewaytoo
03-10-06, 08:01 AM
it would be cheaper to buy a new folding table made of plastic.
paint it black with a paint for plastic.
then clear coat it.
get a mouse that has a ball on top for moving the cursor, therefore you dont
have to move the whole mouse around the table top.
you can place the mouse out far enough that you can rest your whole forearm on the
table, decreasing fatigue in your wrist.
the folding table i use has a faux wood finish/dark walnut.
not as good as formica, yet it works.
paint it black with a paint for plastic.
then clear coat it.
get a mouse that has a ball on top for moving the cursor, therefore you dont
have to move the whole mouse around the table top.
you can place the mouse out far enough that you can rest your whole forearm on the
table, decreasing fatigue in your wrist.
the folding table i use has a faux wood finish/dark walnut.
not as good as formica, yet it works.
Debbie Long
03-12-06, 09:45 AM
I agree with buying a new table made of plastic - BUT - if you want to redo this one, another option is to use contact paper - you can get it in many colors and patterns ( including dark, marbelized patterns that will hide dirt), and you can cut it to fit. It usually comes in about 18" widths, so you will have to match patterns (marbelized patterns are easy to match, since they are random) If you can remove the steel edges, do so, and run the contact paper under the edge. If not, lay the contact paper, and use a sharp utility knife to undercut the edge.
Blessings,
Blessings,