Making Plastic Laminate Tops Look Realistic! NO Black Seam Lines Trick...

Here's How to Make Plastic Laminate Countertops that look Super Realistic! This Technique to make countertops isn't well known yet... but it's super simple, fast, easy, cheap light weight and best of all a DIY Friendly way to make countertops. I'll go through step by step how to make this countertop using Wilsonart Plastic Laminate. Although this method will work for any Laminate like Arborite, Pionite, Formica, and Wood Veneers. As a cabinet maker I'll be going over some pro tips that you can use to make these tops so any woodworker will be successful. This kind of countertop would be a great addition to modern cabinets being installed in a budget friendly project. As an added bonus ill also point out some drawbacks to making countertops this way with a miter fold in plastic laminate.
Specialty Tools Mentioned and Used in this Video:
There is a special Laminate Trimmer I used In this video to make the miterfold possible in the countertop from Betterley Tools. I have no affiliation with this company but have no problem giving them a shout out for a cool tool
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I had used the..
-V Groove Tape and
-Miter Fold Router

[@greenwichtahoe]

great video. thank you so much

[@Ashton1andonly]

@greenwichtahoe7341 thanks appreciate the feedback!

[@greenwichtahoe]

Do you know if it's possible to attach laminate to wood and miter the edges at a 45-degree angle, similar to how it's done with real stone?

[@Ashton1andonly]

@greenwichtahoe7341 great question! I'm pretty sure this is possible.. although I've never quite done this exact thing. If you are trying to do the same technique as in the video then I think if you had a wood veneer the same thickness as the laminate lined it up really well and taped it then follow the steps in the video I'm sure it would work. If you had 3/4" wood stock then I would adjust my approach and glue my laminate to a substrate to match this thickness and then cut both @ whatever angle, tape and glue them together. This would work as well. The trick would be to cut the laminate on the angle without chipping it. ( I'd use a different method in this case )