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Having 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

How To Work With Formica/ Plastic Laminate find old wood grain, old mica patterns colors, solid color

It is often frustrating finding out that your Formica color has been discontinued. Plastic laminate (or, “mica”) colors and patterns change as new fads replace old outdated styles. If your cabinetmaker is having difficulty finding your color don’t get discouraged too quickly. It’s been my experience that there are at least four major laminate suppliers that should be checked with before discounting the possibility of finding an unavailable Formica color. Read more…

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