There are a variety of different edge banding materials available on the market. These materials range from melamine, Paper, and Pre-glued melamine. Let’s examine the pros and cons of each. What’s best for your home? If you’re unsure, consider painting PVC edge banding. You can even choose from a variety of colors to match your decor. This process will increase the life of your melamine-based edge banding.
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If you’re looking to transform the look of your home with new cabinets, you’ve probably wondered whether PVC edge banding is paintable. If you don’t know, this plastic material has been designed to be paintable with a primer coating. This means that you can paint it with any oil or solvent-based furniture paint without sanding. And because it’s paintable, you can use it as a decorative accent as well as a protective edgebanding.
You can find paintable PVC edge banding in a variety of styles, including paper, automatic, and pre-glued. Some products are available in different colors and are suitable for various decorating styles. In fact, you can search for the color and design you need by browsing through the website of a specific manufacturer. There are over eight hundred different PVC edge banding colors to choose from. If you’re not sure which edgebanding is right for your home, you can always look for a custom-made one.
The method to apply the PVC edge banding on the edge of the board:
Cutting the banding slightly wider than the edge of the plywood. You’ll need to cut the banding one or two inches longer than your plywood to match the thickness of the plywood. If you have excess edging, you can cut it by hand, or simply bend it to snap it. To apply paint to the banding, you’ll need a sander with an appropriate grit, usually 120-220. For more details on PVC edge banding, please turn to: how to cut edge banding and apply it to plywood.
The advantages of PVC edge banding are obvious. These products are designed to be suitable for various applications such as painting, lacquering, and gluing. Their homogeneous adhesive primer coating ensures easy adhesion. These products are available in several formats: paper, pre-glued, and automatic. The following is a brief description of the advantages of paintable PVC edge banding. Listed below are some of the advantages of paintable PVC edge banding.
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Melamine: This material is superior to many edge banding solutions on the market. It is compatible with various types of wood and furniture materials. It comes in a variety of shades and wood grain designs. It is highly versatile and can blend in with a wide variety of decors. Its color is not limited to white or beige and it can be used on any surface. It is a great choice for covering rough edges on wooden furniture.
Veneer: It is made of slices of wood and is layered on plywood. These are available in unfinished and finished varieties, which makes them suitable for both painted and stained plywood. They are commonly used for furniture to give it a more solid look. PVC edge banding is available in a variety of colors and styles, and it can be easily painted or stained to match any decor. There are many other benefits of edge banding. It is an attractive addition to any piece of furniture, and it also helps with the maintenance of your furniture.
If you’re painting the edges of melamine sheet goods, you may be wondering whether or not pre-glued melamine edge banding is paintable. Melamine edge banding is a durable product made from paper covered with melamine resin, which resists high temperatures, water, and UV rays. The adhesive has a pre-applied layer for superior adhesion and is compatible with water-based, PUR, and acrylic paints.
There are two types of pre-glued melamine edge banding. Some of them require heat activation to activate the glue, while others are available unglued. Pre-glued melamine edge banding is often the most affordable option. While both types are paintable, soft melamine edge banding is more suitable for custom and commercial furniture because it provides more flexibility and strength, and sits on curved edges smoothly.
The adhesive used to apply pre-glued melamine edge banding is typically hot-melt. Apply the adhesive along the edge of the melamine material. Make sure to use a well-ventilated area. Once the adhesive has adhered to the edge banding, press down on it from end to end. This will push down the adhesive, remove trapped air, and even out the adhesive underneath the banding.
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Wondering pros and cons to different types of edge banding. Basically peel and stick versus glue backed iron on.
I am concerned the peel and stick will gum up my trimming knife quickly and may not adhere as well as I want.
But I am also concerned that the iron on will take longer and when I put the finish on it the any oil drips will not let the glue stick.
Advice?
Hey Glen,
I use the glue on type (with iron) and just recently got a small edgebander (about $350) I always use a flush trim router bit in one of my small hand held routers and it speeds things up a bit but still gets gummed up and I have to clean the bearing after a while. I have not used the peel and stick but keep thinking about it for speed reasons.
I have never had any problems with finising my edges they always turned out fine.
Maybe do a small test with both and see what works best for you!
By the way I used to live in Colorado (Breckenridge) and we would drive to our favorite ski area Powder Mountain we sure do miss the west!!
Hope I helped a little.
Nick
Do you finish your edging before application or after?
My plan was to wrap the edging around a sonotube and finish the whole roll prior to application. My fear is that some of the stain will drip behind the edging and between the sonotube. This may affect the glue's ability when is comes time to apply the edging to melamine.
"Peel and stick" edge banding is garbage. Sorry but someone has to say it. The iron on kind uses the same hot melt glue used in edge banding machines, just not quite as much. But if you burnish it down before the glue completely cools, it will stick "pretty good".
I use the hot melt pre-glued edgebanding on a table top edge bander. I have never tried the peel & stick. The edgebander is not great but it gets the job done better than an iron IMO. I use a Virutex end trimmer and Varikant edge trimmer to trim the veneer edgebanding. These are manual trimmers that do a fairly good job on wood veneers. The routers I have tried to trim the edgebanding do gum up quite a bit and cause a lot of tearout when the grain on the veneer switches back. If I wanted to use a power router to do this, the only thing I would consider is the Lamello Lamina.
With curved cauls you can use regular old wood glue and clamp it.. and eliminate all of the problems mentioned. No gumming of the trimmer and more importantly no tear-out. It's glued...Never coming off. I even do pre-finished edge-tape this way. 4 feet, 2 clamps. Works every time.
I use the iron on and have been very happy with it, I will second the peel and stick is junk, it will not hold.
I bought an iron on sale for $19 and it works great, use a lot of pressure with the heat and you can't get the stuff off. If you screw up a little you can heat it up and move it back to were it should be, I also roll it when it is still hot.
I use use a a chisel to trim it or if I have a lot that I have done I use one of these.
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?p...edge%20banding
i prefer the fastcap fastedge pvc product over melamine iron on edgebanding. it's way more durable although it's a mess when you trim the edges off because they stick to EVERYTHING including your clothes, shoes, work floor... i've never liked the hot air applied edgebanding even with a woodtek/rockler/jet/freud $300 blow dryer!