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JB Jeff Bannow Tiki Socialite Detroit, MI Joined: May 14, 2015 Posts: 284	JB Jeff Bannow Posted posted on Sun, Jun 26, 2016 6:25 AM We got the matting up yesterday. Couldn't have done it without the help of our friends - big shout out to Daniel, Silke, Mark, and Jen for coming through! We did a 4' section and a 3' section and we have 8 foot ceilings, so there's paint at the very top that we applied when we painted the ceiling. We set the matting up outside due to the fumes. Here's what Oceanic Arts told me about putting up the matting: "We use Contact Cement with a short napped roller and a paint roller tray to hold the contact cement. We apply to the backside of the matting and to the wall, then apply the matting. We tamp lightly the matting on the wall to make sure all areas are sticking to the wall." Our process (pretty much the same as O.A.): Snap a chalk line at the top where the matting will line up. Coat both the wall and the back of the matting completely with contact cement, and let both dry for 10-15 minutes. If the matting needed to be cut to size, we did so with scissors. Carefully bring the matting inside and, starting from one eddge, apply the matting to the wall. The contact cement worked great, and we were able to peel it away and reapply as needed while working on a section. Once it was lined up as best as possible (the lauhala especially was very unevenly sized), someone came through with a laminate roller before it dried to get a firm seal. Any outlets were cut out with a knife after applying. Any window frames etc. were cut around with scissors or a knife. Any corners we just wrapped around with the matting. It made a pretty decent corner, and was a lot easier to deal with than corner molding. It was really a very simple process overall. It took about 6 hours of work to put up about 120 linear feet of matting. Not bad considering none of us had any clue what we were doing when we started. Fans were a must - we opened up the windows for ventilation, and the fans kept the air moving. That contact cement is very stinky stuff! Setting up outside for coating. The first wall goes up. Wall is up, with Daniel doing a mockup of the bamboo molding. Progress is made! You missed a spot. Jen painting around the door frame. (Thanks Jen for your masterful painting kung fu!) Silke trimming around the window sill. Starting to look very tiki ... The sunlight has given up, but we soldier on. All hands on deck for the longest piece of the day. Jen painting behind the mermaid. The last wall is up! [ Edited by: Jeff Bannow 2016-06-26 06:43 ]

We got the matting up yesterday. Couldn't have done it without the help of our friends - big shout out to Daniel, Silke, Mark, and Jen for coming through!

We did a 4' section and a 3' section and we have 8 foot ceilings, so there's paint at the very top that we applied when we painted the ceiling. We set the matting up outside due to the fumes.

Here's what Oceanic Arts told me about putting up the matting:
"We use Contact Cement with a short napped roller and a paint roller tray to hold the contact cement. We apply to the backside of the matting and to the wall, then apply the matting. We tamp lightly the matting on the wall to make sure all areas are sticking to the wall."

Our process (pretty much the same as O.A.):

Snap a chalk line at the top where the matting will line up.
Coat both the wall and the back of the matting completely with contact cement, and let both dry for 10-15 minutes. If the matting needed to be cut to size, we did so with scissors.
Carefully bring the matting inside and, starting from one eddge, apply the matting to the wall. The contact cement worked great, and we were able to peel it away and reapply as needed while working on a section.
Once it was lined up as best as possible (the lauhala especially was very unevenly sized), someone came through with a laminate roller before it dried to get a firm seal.
Any outlets were cut out with a knife after applying. Any window frames etc. were cut around with scissors or a knife.
Any corners we just wrapped around with the matting. It made a pretty decent corner, and was a lot easier to deal with than corner molding.

It was really a very simple process overall. It took about 6 hours of work to put up about 120 linear feet of matting. Not bad considering none of us had any clue what we were doing when we started. Fans were a must - we opened up the windows for ventilation, and the fans kept the air moving. That contact cement is very stinky stuff!

Setting up outside for coating.