Since I have to replace some missing pieces of the cabinet I needed to learn how to do veneer work. After doing some reading using a heat activate glue sounded like the easiest. It's safe, water based, and you can do it in your living room. You can align pieces without them sticking until you are ready.
I missed the first photo. I forgot to load the film (CF card).
I taped the veneer down to keep the glue from getting on the face. The veneer is cut larger than the plywood. I've already applied the first coat of glue to the plywood in the first photo, but I didn't apply it to the veneer yet since it's a paper backed veneer, it won't require two coats. The glue needs to dry for 20 minutes.
I was surprised at how easy this process is.
In the second photo I've applied glue to the veneer and the second coat to the plywood.
The third photo shows the veneer setting on top of the plywood ready to iron on with medium-high heat.
The last photo shows the finished product after trimming the excess veneer. At this point it would be ready to do any cutting to final size and drilling any needed holes.
It needs to sit for 24hrs before doing any finishing. I will try that next to see if I can match the existing finish.
John