Replacing desk inlay

Formica?

Not that easy to find these days- or it wasn't the last time I needed some.

Cutting can be 'interesting', I just cut over size and trim to size by filing. You can cut with fine saw.

Contact adhesive will secure it- Evostick is what I've always used but there are probably more modern alternatives.

I wouldn't be so sure

But if you want a really tough finish, the stuff used to cover music equipment flight cases is pretty good

cut a paper or cardboard template first

Real linoleum is quite trendy at the moment.

Owain

Problem there (as I see it) is that it'd need more than one piece. They're 32" (70cm) maximum widths, I think.

Ah yes, good thinking, thanks, that's more like it.

Yes, will do, ta.

If it is the standard issue light brown surface it will break up come out quite easily if warmed (not incinerated) and lifted out with a stiff scraper. It is about 3-4mm thick.

That could work, and be fashionable to boot - but I think it'll be too thick. I need to take a section off at some point - but it looks eggshell thin.

Fake/Faux leather? Example

I covered my speakers in black leathercloth some 40 years ago and they still look OK.

Lino is too soft. The cheap option would be vinyl tiles, but do remove the adhesive on them, it's no use for anything. They're about 2mm thick. They're vastly easier to cut right than a single expensive piece of anything.

NT

The way wqe used to cover loudspaker cabs was to use PVA and a power press with a bit of ply as a pressure plate. Then we tidied up the edges with copydex or in extreme cases evostik.

Neat stuff!

Polyflor do some vinyl that might do