Marble Look

We have a small countertop in our hallway that desperately needed some updating. The black granite was in great condition but just very dark. Marble slabs are expensive (I was quoted $300 without installation) and I wasn’t even sure if that was the look I wanted. This contact paper is a great price, relatively easy to install, and I think it looks great! It allows me to see what real marble might look like, and in the meantime it does a great job covering up the black.Installation: the roll wasn’t quite wide enough to be able to use one piece lengthwise, so I had to cut it into strips. I started with the back left corner and lined it up with the wall and the side, and then worked my way towards the front edge. Since the pieces were pretty small I found it easier to get it about 1/4 of the way pressed onto the countertop and then I just pulled off the rest of the lining and smoothed it out the best I could. It was easy to pull up and adjust as needed.I used a spatula with a soft plastic edge to press the bubbles out as much as possible, but there were still bubbles left. I had read that some users had luck with a hair dryer so I gave that a whirl but it didn’t work very well for me. Maybe I was doing it wrong? Who knows. In any case, what I found worked best for those pesky air bubbles I couldn’t press out was to poke a tiny hole in them with a needle and then press the air out that way. It left only very tiny pinpricks that I don’t think are noticeable at all.I struggled with the rounded corner and still am not happy with how that turned out. But, I have enough left over that I might pull that end piece up and try something else to make it smoother.The end result is fantastic!! I think it looks great. It’s thick and feels like it will hold up well. The slight gloss makes it look like an actual countertop. Husband was shocked when he got home. Highly recommend!!

I bought this to temporarily refresh my kitchen countertops due to the original epoxy chipping off. It looks very nice, almost realistic. It has a glossy surface for easy cleanup. We have a few bubbles here and there but I think is based on the application method. I took my time and slowly peeled off the contact paper while pressing with my plastic putty knife (no bubbles) while my husband peeled it all off and used his putty knife to go over big sections at a time (bubbles). It's easy to peel off if you need to make adjustments but once you really get it on your surface, it sticks very well. The quality is good compared to others. I have 10x10 kitchen & didnt even finish the 2nd roll I purchased (picture only shows one side of kitchen).

For the price, it's a nice and easy alternative to replacing countertops. I'm happy with how it turned out. IOthers mentioned this and I should've listened - if it arrives creased, exchange it for a product that's not creased. You can't smooth the creases out. Not a huge deal but annoying. Make sure the surface is clean and use a felt squeegee/smoothing tool (plastic doesn't work as well as felt). I had some bubbles but it's not terrible. The seams (I had to cut several pieces) don't look bad. I plan to add latex/acrylic/silicone sealant on the edges/seams. I used a hot glue gun to adhere the edge to the underside of the edge of the counter.Measure the surface before buying and make sure you buy enough/extra material - I had to buy more because I needed just a little more. Thankfully I found the same item but had to search for it and buy from another seller.I anticipate it probably getting scratched/damaged and I hope it doesn't stain or melt (it's supposed to be heat-resistant up to 170 deg F). But for the price I paid, I don't expect it to last forever.

I put this on my desk top and I use as a mouse pad. Works great and it was very easy to apply. Oh yeah, it looks good too.

OK, so my reaction to this stuff was a bit of a roller-coaster.> I get the vinyl. I look at it. First impression is that the color was WAY lighter than I thought and the pattern is kind of pixelated. At this point, my heart is sinking. Add to that the label "permanent adhesive" (I need to be able to remove it from my rental counter) and I'm already feeling like I made a mistake.> The next day, I'm kind of reconsidering. The color is actually very accurate to the pictures; it's my memory of the images that's faulty (I imagined that the detail was closer to black. No, it's light to mid gray at the darkest.) Also, yeah, so some of the pattern is pixelated, but y'know what? I can't tell unless my face is within 10" of the countertop. Also, I do some research, people seem to say this is removable, ok. It's ok. Everything's ok.> I start thinking about applying it. My countertops are kind of bumpy/textured, and I can't do anything about that. Wow, now I'm worried that it won't stick super well.> I start applying it. Start small, pieces on the sides of the sink area. Hey, it actually sticks pretty well. I'm not having many issues with bubbling. I'm just smoothing it by hand (I am fairly meticulous). I definitely recommend only peeling back an inch or two of the backing to start, and then peeling more and more as you stick it down. That seemed to work well. (I had a bit of bubbling near part of the hard angle I folded the paper over. No problem; poke it with a needle, squeeze some air out, apply some light heat via blow-dryer, looks great). And it handled the textured counter pretty well! Obviously some bumps and flaws from the OG counter are gonna come through, but it still looks way better.> I'm scared to start the big section of the sink. I finally convince myself to at least cut the piece. An inch or two of extra this time just in case. I unroll the rest of the roll, and I'm seeing ridges in the vinyl, lines where it's bubbling off the backing. Oh no, I think, I'm going to have massive bubbles or creases in my countertop> I apply the big section. It's not fast or "easy" but nothing nasty happens. The ridges? Probably just because it's meant to be flat against the backing when rolled up, not when spread out. Those disappeared without giving me any problem. I didn't have any issue with this stuff accidentally ripping on me, or anything. It didn't feel thin or flimsy. It's sticky, but not too sticky.So the end result?? I was really pleased with this stuff. Assuming it peels off well when I leave this rental place, this countertop vinyl thoroughly redeemed itself from all my "oh no!" moments.Problems you may have:- If you crease it, that crease is pretty likely to show up as a little ridge- it's hard to cut the edges well. I don't mean the product is hard to cut (though you'll want a sharp box knife or something); it's just hard to cut it well. Don't expect your cutting job to look gorgeous (alas).- one piece I placed (the earliest) I didn't cut much buffer space, and combined with a bit of mismeasurement/non-square counter width, I left myself a bit of a gap- I had more bubbling and creases when I tried to peel back a big corner of it and stick it back down to get rid of bigger bubbles. Probably better to just do it right the first time... (imagine that). But it was pretty easy to peel up and re-stick!