I used black to cover the top of my living room table that was worn and scratched up but did not want to replace. For the most part it was simple to put on. This is a contact paper so for anyone thinking it is something else, it isn't. You peel the paper film off the back and lay it where you want it and it sticks with the adhesive already on the back. I was able to remove and replace when I made a mistake only having issues with that a few times. It has a nice wood grain faux appearance to it. You cut it the size you need with scissors. I took my time and it was fairly simple to add to the top of the table I was putting it on. It is waterproof so if a drink is left on it or spills it wipes right up. I wipe it down with a wet rag and it has held up pretty well to pets, kids, and everything else. The only downside to this contact paper is, it will tear and scratch easily. I have cats, both only have back claws and if they go to jump or run off the table they poke holes in it or scratch it. My kids use scissors and have scratched a few places too doing crafts. We have to slide the table out of the way when guests stay to fold out the sleeper sofa and upon bumping the edge against the wall shelves it peeled off the places we hit the table. After all, it is contact paper. I recommend this as an inexpensive way to make some types of furniture look refreshed again, it looks really nice, but keep in mind, it is not a permanent solution. I also got this in white and did all of my kitchen cabinets and they look very nice. Cannot tell it is contact paper. Make sure you sand down and remove any surface area defects before applying, even little ones. This is paper and will show EVERY single defect, bump, or anything through the paper. I was lazy on a couple cabinets and every place I did not smooth down, such as a few places of thick paint from where I previously painted the cabinets, shows through the paper and looks bad. Not had to remove the paper so no idea if it will leave a residue or not. I do think for what it is, contact paper, it is a little expensive though.

The product delivers everything inspected and works fine. The only con would be that it's so curled up when you buy that it's tough to cut and paste.

I am extremely impressed with the weight of this contact paper and the ease with it's application. I live in an apartment and I wanted to make my particle board cabinet doors look new. I found a gem in this product. It has a very subtle woodgrain and applies the easiest of any other contact paper I've used. No stretching when you might need to lift it and adjust it during your application. I used a squeegee and lifted off the backing very carefully inch by inch and the results are fantastic. For the very little bubble that appeared in only one or two places, I used a tiny needle prick and the bubble smoothed out perfectly. I highly recommend this product if you are interested in renewing any old surface to give it a fresh subtle woodgrain look.

I purchased this to refinish a computer table I found along the street. The table is MDF material with a vinyl sheet coating on it. The coating was in bad shape and it had been rained on, so it was blistered up and had to be removed. I wasn't sure whether I wanted to paint the table or use some sort of shelf paper to rejuvenate it. I found this product while looking for shelf paper.

I found this material very easy to use. I used blue painters tape to help keep it aligned before removing the backing. I affixed one edge and then slowly pulled the backing back from under it at a low angle while using a flexible plastic squeegee to smooth it on the table top. The material is very flexible and I was able to wrap it around the convex curve and chamfer on the front. A heat gun will also help get a little more flexibility out of the material but don't overdo it. I left about 1-1/2" on the bottom to seal the edge. The corners of the desk were rounded, so I had to cut and overlap the vinyl. I also cut a small piece of vinyl to attach under the corner first so that if there was any spot that did not overlap, this would black out the spot. I did have some small bubbles that I simply poked with a pin and pushed the air out. The finished top is amazing looking! I liked the result so much that I wrapped the metal legs too and built a small riser from wood for a monitor stand, and covered that as well. Easy to get carried away!

It has been about a year now and it has held up well. The vinyl is a little soft so I have a keyboard mat and use a coaster do keep it in good shape. The curved section were my hands and chair contact it the most looks like new. It may dent if I was to write on a piece of paper without something under it.

This is a great product and once you use it, you will think of other things you can use it on. Give this a shot on something you were going to pitch or that doesnt look great. You can always peel it back off if you don't like it.

I am currently building a custom piece of furniture for a fish tank I own. I wanted a finish that didn't require an extended finishing process and could withstand the occasional water spill associated with maintaining a fish tank.

I want to first say the shipping was extremely fast; I chose the standard business shipping that didn't require an additional cost as I wasn't in need of this product for a bit as the build process is still on going. This was ordered on Wednesday April 17th and It was schedualed to arrive the week of April 22nd; I actually received it on the 20th and was pleasantly surprised. I had ordered two rolls of the stuff which came in individual boxes and shrink wrapped all packaged into one larger box.

Unboxing: I removed a roll from its box and removed the shrink wrap from the roll. It is a pretty thick vinyl once the backing is removed and very similar to what would be found on a similar piece of production furniture. At first rolling it out I could see some blemishes from the manufacturing process but these were only visible on the first 3 inches of the roll and when strategically placed on the work piece wont even be a problem. I saw a few complaints here about creasing of the product upon arrival. I can say that I had a few creases that disappeared once I applied this to my work piece.

Application to the work piece: I will say that applying this to my work piece was pretty straight forward. It is indeed like a giant sticker and your results are going to very based on your skill level, comfort level and the substrate to which you are applying it to; the material I am using is just your usual lightly sanded particle board from a big box home improvement store. I have put a small piece on a scrap piece of wood to get an idea of how it will perform (See photos).

A few tips:

Make sure whatever you are applying this to is clean, and dust free. Any little particle will show up as a 'pimple' bump under the vinyl you can see this in my work piece as I failed to get all the saw dust off. Once you commit to placing the vinyl on the piece , it is on there. I simply could not pull it back off, the vinyl just ripped and was a little difficult to take off. Start with a small piece and get an idea of how its going to apply and maybe practice with a scrap piece if you can. Have patience and take your time, I've seen a few reviewers on here that were frustrated with the product and gave it a bad review based on application results. Don't forget to pay attention to the direction of the grain too.

Overall I am very happy with the results and will definitely order more for future projects.