Comments on: Would You Do This? http://www.blisstree.com/thriftymommy/would-you-do-this/ Time and Money Saving Tips from Thrifty Mommy Wed, 09 Dec 2009 13:22:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Handy Man Fix Home Repair http://www.blisstree.com/thriftymommy/would-you-do-this/comment-page-1/#comment-7269 Handy Man Fix Home Repair Mon, 30 Jun 2008 22:15:51 +0000 http://www.thriftymommy.com/would-you-do-this/#comment-7269 There are 2 links in the comments to 4 foot wide rolls... I have never used either company (I am pretty sure this stuff is easy to find at your local hardware store... I haven't been to mine since this post blew up over the weekend or I would confirmed it...) http://www.glassdecorandmore.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=s26brushed http://www.alsacorp.com/products/sheetingfx/brushed.stainless.htm It is much closer to metal than paper. It can look very good. cleaning the surface (not having an textured surface) and a little practice... Worst case... peel off the paper and try again or simple clean to get the glue off the fridge... You can also paint it with an stainless steel epoxy paint... but you had better like the result in that case... There are 2 links in the comments to 4 foot wide rolls… I have never used either company (I am pretty sure this stuff is easy to find at your local hardware store… I haven’t been to mine since this post blew up over the weekend or I would confirmed it…)

http://www.glassdecorandmore.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?item=s26brushed

http://www.alsacorp.com/products/sheetingfx/brushed.stainless.htm

It is much closer to metal than paper.

It can look very good. cleaning the surface (not having an textured surface) and a little practice…

Worst case… peel off the paper and try again or simple clean to get the glue off the fridge…

You can also paint it with an stainless steel epoxy paint… but you had better like the result in that case…

]]> By: Gerald http://www.blisstree.com/thriftymommy/would-you-do-this/comment-page-1/#comment-7272 Gerald Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:01:36 +0000 http://www.thriftymommy.com/would-you-do-this/#comment-7272 They sell this stuff at Lowes. It is wide enough and thicker than regular contact paper. If you have the kind of appliances with a trim around the edge, you could do it, but there is NO WAY you could go around the curves and corners on a standard appliance They sell this stuff at Lowes. It is wide enough and thicker than regular contact paper. If you have the kind of appliances with a trim around the edge, you could do it, but there is NO WAY you could go around the curves and corners on a standard appliance

]]> By: JayMonster http://www.blisstree.com/thriftymommy/would-you-do-this/comment-page-1/#comment-7280 JayMonster Mon, 30 Jun 2008 18:50:58 +0000 http://www.thriftymommy.com/would-you-do-this/#comment-7280 The stuff I have seen, while "technically" contact paper was more like a veneer, and COULD come out looking real nice. However, it would take a lot of patience, and skill to do it properly. If you think you could "slap it on" (like people did with contact paper on their cabinet doors, or are not the slow moving deliberate type, the results would be awful. The stuff I have seen, while “technically” contact paper was more like a veneer, and COULD come out looking real nice.

However, it would take a lot of patience, and skill to do it properly. If you think you could “slap it on” (like people did with contact paper on their cabinet doors, or are not the slow moving deliberate type, the results would be awful.

]]> By: mom_of_14 http://www.blisstree.com/thriftymommy/would-you-do-this/comment-page-1/#comment-7281 mom_of_14 Mon, 30 Jun 2008 17:04:46 +0000 http://www.thriftymommy.com/would-you-do-this/#comment-7281 i don't have any experience with the stainless steel paper...but i have a vague rememberance of seeing something like this done on one the "home improvement" type shows. they seemed to think it was a cool idea and it looked good on tv....i'm wondering if this is like real contact paper or if it's almost like a sturdy laminate type material? i can't remember how they did it on tv but i think it was something thicker. i personally wouldn't try it because i have these visions of "wrinkles" in my fridge where i couldn't get the bubbles out. i don’t have any experience with the stainless steel paper…but i have a vague rememberance of seeing something like this done on one the “home improvement” type shows. they seemed to think it was a cool idea and it looked good on tv….i’m wondering if this is like real contact paper or if it’s almost like a sturdy laminate type material? i can’t remember how they did it on tv but i think it was something thicker. i personally wouldn’t try it because i have these visions of “wrinkles” in my fridge where i couldn’t get the bubbles out.

]]> By: lindsey http://www.blisstree.com/thriftymommy/would-you-do-this/comment-page-1/#comment-7294 lindsey Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:48:25 +0000 http://www.thriftymommy.com/would-you-do-this/#comment-7294 My husband and I are buying a house....in the midst of looking at the millions of homes on the market, we found a house who went the thrifty way in the kitchen and recovered all the appliances with stainless steel contact paper. The realtor even said that the kitchen came complete with stainless steel appliances.....and totally denied the fact that it was contact paper when I brought it up. I looked horrible. My husband and I are buying a house….in the midst of looking at the millions of homes on the market, we found a house who went the thrifty way in the kitchen and recovered all the appliances with stainless steel contact paper.

The realtor even said that the kitchen came complete with stainless steel appliances…..and totally denied the fact that it was contact paper when I brought it up.

I looked horrible.

]]> By: Karen http://www.blisstree.com/thriftymommy/would-you-do-this/comment-page-1/#comment-7295 Karen Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:20:45 +0000 http://www.thriftymommy.com/would-you-do-this/#comment-7295 Handy Man: Where do you find the wide contact paper? Do they sell it at home improvement stores? Handy Man: Where do you find the wide contact paper? Do they sell it at home improvement stores?

]]> By: Handy Man Fix Home Repair http://www.blisstree.com/thriftymommy/would-you-do-this/comment-page-1/#comment-7297 Handy Man Fix Home Repair Mon, 30 Jun 2008 14:04:47 +0000 http://www.thriftymommy.com/would-you-do-this/#comment-7297 It is not hard to do... And it does come out looking ok... Make sure you start with contact paper as wide as the width of the fridge. It doesn't help the efficiency which is why I recommend a through cleaning and gasket replacement too... It is not hard to do… And it does come out looking ok… Make sure you start with contact paper as wide as the width of the fridge.

It doesn’t help the efficiency which is why I recommend a through cleaning and gasket replacement too…

]]> By: Tammy http://www.blisstree.com/thriftymommy/would-you-do-this/comment-page-1/#comment-7301 Tammy Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:56:23 +0000 http://www.thriftymommy.com/would-you-do-this/#comment-7301 Because of the difficulty in covering rounded edges and making corners meet, this idea won't improve anything unless the appliance has a frame for the front panel. We bought a Kitchenaid fridge in 1997 that had a black glass front panel. Our designer had the glass replaced with a sheet of stainless steel, which fit inside the frame (i.e. edges did not show). Our dishwasher also had a reversible front panel, black on one side, white on the other. This kind of panel could be covered with the stainless contact paper, but I would still be wary of scrubbing drips off of the paper. I would rather check into the price of replacing the panel with a piece of real stainless steel, and balance that against buying a new appliance. Because of the difficulty in covering rounded edges and making corners meet, this idea won’t improve anything unless the appliance has a frame for the front panel. We bought a Kitchenaid fridge in 1997 that had a black glass front panel. Our designer had the glass replaced with a sheet of stainless steel, which fit inside the frame (i.e. edges did not show). Our dishwasher also had a reversible front panel, black on one side, white on the other. This kind of panel could be covered with the stainless contact paper, but I would still be wary of scrubbing drips off of the paper. I would rather check into the price of replacing the panel with a piece of real stainless steel, and balance that against buying a new appliance.

]]> By: happyathome http://www.blisstree.com/thriftymommy/would-you-do-this/comment-page-1/#comment-7302 happyathome Mon, 30 Jun 2008 12:41:00 +0000 http://www.thriftymommy.com/would-you-do-this/#comment-7302 No....that's just wrong. Usually if you are at that point in an appliance, it is time to replace because inefficiency or issues with use. Not using contact paper to make them look what they think is pretty? Might as well use laminant! No….that’s just wrong. Usually if you are at that point in an appliance, it is time to replace because inefficiency or issues with use. Not using contact paper to make them look what they think is pretty? Might as well use laminant!

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