I’m looking to finish the back of a cabinet cheaply while maintaining a wood look on it, it’s to be a kitchen island with a butcher block top. The back of the cabinet is unfinished MDF.
I was thinking for simplicity I could use wood flooring pieces like this to finish it and just add corner trims, but wondering how I could glue it down to the back. Wood glue is probably out, but would liquid nails work?
Hey, thanks for responding. I say “like this” specifically because that’s the piece I’m looking to buy, one of these two:
I’m not worried about adhesion to the press board, yeah, that’s no problem. Any glue should work for that, I’ve got wood glue, liquid nails, and cyanoacrylate. Heck, even a glue gun and sticks. If I were using actual plank, wood glue would be no brainer. But the floor panels are wood laminate with a rubberized backing. I’d be gluing to the rubberized part and I’m not sure what the material is. It’s for waterproofing, they’re click-lock pieces.
I have wood laminate floating floor, I’m probably gonna have to sacrifice a spare piece to test, but was hoping someone would know for sure…
There are also glues made specifically for vinyl wood planks. You could look at their formulations for inspiration.
For the rubberized backing, construction adhesive like Liquid Nails Heavy Duty or PL Premium will definetly work - they’re formulated specifically for bonding rubber, vinyl, and similar materials to wood/MDF.