Gluing with the MFT when you can't sand the face?

[LaserGecko]

Hi everyone,

Thanks to Jerry's fantastic manual, I am enthralled with the idea of gluing up with everything clamped flat to the MFT. However, what do you do when you can't just sand off the squeeze out?

For example, I have to glue plastic door track to the edge of 3/4" melamine. I would love to be able to clamp everything flush to the tabletop, but by the time the glue (RooGlue) is dry, cleanup is a gigantic PITA. If it was wood, I could just touch it with the sander, but that plastic surface doesn't appreciate it.

To make matters worse, some of the pieces I do have track on the top and the bottom. Would it be easier to just glue them in place after the cabinet is assembled?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Eli]

To make matters worse, some of the pieces I do have track on the top and the bottom. Would it be easier to just glue them in place after the cabinet is assembled?

Sounds like it. You're using RooClear?

 

[tvgordon]

I haven't used that glue, but would it be possible to apply either tape or wax to make cleaning up the dry glue easier?

Tom.

 

[cdconey]

Apply packing tape to the bottom side of the melamine, and to the plastic door track.  Let ift overyhang & trim with a razor kinfe.  Put packing tape on the MFT below the glue joint.  Peel the tape off when you are done.

 

[LaserGecko]

Fantastic idea, guys! I was working towards that, but hadn't found the "keystone" to hold the plan.

Thanks for saving me a lot of time!

...and yes, it's the RooClear. I have some of their SuperBond and like it, as well.