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Formica Touch Up

April 30th, 2009 1 comment

I’m going to give you tips on how to do Formica repair or touch up that perhaps you would have never though of prior to reading this article. You’ll find these techniques, I’ve used for many years, will assist you with repairing the marred or flawed plastic laminate area that is now an “eye sore.”

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Matching Old Plastic Laminate on Cabinets

April 19th, 2009 1 comment

pulling out hair Matching Old Plastic Laminate on CabinetsHaving trouble matching old plastic laminate on a cabinet? Finding unavailable colors or patterns can be frustrating but not impossible. Neutrals such as white, antique white and almonds should be available with most suppliers but patterns and wood grains change annually.

The process of finding the match is what can get tiresome. There are several plastic laminate companies to sift through. With today’s technology much of this can be done on the Internet but as suggested in our article on Finding Discontinued Formica, a local cabinet maker who has been in business for many years may be your best place to start.

Color consistency with these mica developers, on in-stock items, remains accurate throughout time, but the top coats vary. read article Matching Plastic Laminate Cabinets