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Regulate the environment where you are veneering.
Be sure that the core wood is dry. Very dry.
Use "backed" veneer, or use a poplar veneer backing.
Glue size the veneer and press it alone, on wax paper, if needed. (very 
thin alaphatic wood glue)
Use contact cement only in circumstances that won't allow for clamping and 
wood glue.
Take your time.
Tauton press, amongst others, has lots of good references. A lot can be 
said for having the text and some pictures in front of you, and somewhat 
less than 30 opinions.
Remember.... proper protection can prevent veneer-ial dis-ease.

later,
Guy

At 07:59 PM 7/13/2004 -0700, you wrote:
>I am working on an upright piano that had water damage on the horizontal 
>surfaces.  I ordered thin walnut veneer and have been trying, 
>unsuccessfully, to get it to adhere to the boards.  I did remove the old 
>damaged veneer, and cleaned and sanded the surfaces to be repaired.  I 
>first worked with wood glue and clamped in a sandwich of boards, then 
>tried a contact cement on the next piece.  I keep getting air bubbles.  It 
>looks terrible!  There has to be a secret to replacing veneer.  Would one 
>of you expert refinishers give me the benefit of your knowledge...please?
>
>Ed Carwithen
>John Day, OR

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