That trick with using a heat gun on stubborn edge banding actually saved my bacon

Bought a cheap glue-on roll from a lumber yard in Tulsa and it kept peeling after 2 days. Tried their tip of hitting it with a heat gun on low for 10 seconds then pressing with a block and it's held solid for 3 weeks now. Anyone else got a go-to fix for bad pre-glued banding?

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evan_campbell12d ago

Honestly was about to throw that same roll in the trash after it bubbled up on me the third time. Took an old putty knife I heated up on my gas stove for like 15 seconds and ran it over the banding like a flat iron on hair. Did this little trick on a kitchen cabinet door that gets hit with steam every day and it's been flawless for a month now. The heat plus pressure really melts that cheap glue deeper into the wood fibers instead of just sitting on top.

the_riley12d ago

Glad that heat gun trick worked. I've had good luck with a regular iron on the low setting too.