In furniture making, edgebanding is considered to be the most popular and effective solution to cover rough edges. However, melamine edge bands are a more economical solution than other edgebanding solutions like PVC and ABS. It is important to protect the edges of wooden furniture, primarily because they are exposed to damage from moisture and other external factors. Therefore, it becomes important to take advantage of special and cost-effective materials like melamine of edgebanding wooden furniture.
Melamine as a wood edgebanding material has a number of strong qualities that make it one of the most flexible and eco-friendly materials for furniture. Because melamine is a special paper laminated with lacquer, edgebanding with melamine protects edges from scratches and severe impacts like abrasion. With high resistant qualities, melamine is a strong material that can protect the corners of wooden furniture, and also curved corners that are vulnerable to damages.
Highlighted features of Melamine:
- Strong and flexible propertied of melamine material makes it ideal for covering and protecting the roughest corners and edges of furniture.
- The quality of the final melamine material/product is determined by the quality of impregnation, i.e. processing melamine and covering it with lacquer.
- Melamine is superior to most edgebanding solutions available in the market, and also compatible with most forms and materials of furniture.
- Unglued melamine edgebanding rolls can be customized as per the preferences and needs of customers.
- Melamine is available in a wide range of colors, shades, ad wood grain designs, and hence, can be used in a variety of decors.
Pre-Glued Melamine Edgebanding
To offer great flexibility through melamine solutions, the backside of edgebanding is covered with glue based on requirements. Melamine bands that are pre-glued need to be activated by heating the glued side and then, carefully stuck onto the edges of your furniture. Pre-glued melamine materials make sure that the right amount of glue is applied and is usually the most cost-effective of all melamine solutions.
Soft Melamine Edgabding
Manufacturers offer soft melamine materials that are ideal for commercial furniture. Soft melamine is used as customized options for furniture with special radius and area to cover. As compared to straight melamine edgebanding, soft melamine offers more strength, flexibility, and durability to cover specific edge radius and therefore, sits on curved edges smoothly.
High-Gloss Melamine Edgebanding
High-gloss melamine edgebanding is used in bathrooms and kitchen as the material offers a glossy and high-quality look to furniture edges. Also known as acrylic panels, high-gloss melamine is available in both pre-glued and unglued rolls that are known for strong workability, gloss level, and low costs as compared to plastic melamine edgebanding solutions.
Paintable Melaine Edgabding
If you wish to paint melamine materials after applying onto the edges and surfaces of your furniture, paintable melamine can efficiently meet your needs. It is difficult to paint the rough surfaces of furniture. Paintable melamine makes it easier to paint furniture with the desired color and texture, and also allows for easy painting of chipboards and rough edges that are otherwise difficult to cover while furniture painting.