Browse Forums Kitchen Corner 1 Feb 14, 2007 10:41 pm Hi,
Does anyone have experience with the gloss laminates which vaguely have the appearance of natural stone (if you dont look too closely!) I am seriously considering Formica kitchen bench tops in Castille Granite gloss finish, but my builder has added a clause that they will not be responsible for scratching to the surface while it is being installed. Yet they tell me it is hardwearing. Now I'm confused. Does anyone have experience with these types of product, and have I made a terrible mistake? Re: Gloss laminate 2Feb 15, 2007 8:57 am Any gloss laminate will scratch and dull over time.
Places on your tops where you repeatedly put objects, such as plates or cups ,when you are taking them out of cupboards will quickly lose their shine. A lot of my customers come to me wanting gloss tops, and my advice is that if you are going to live in this kitchen then you should really reconsider your choice. The easist way to prove this is to get a colour chip sample of the laminate you are considering and try some tests on it yourself. Car keys are my favourite. Your builder is quite rightly covering himself, and I am with him. Cheers, Earl Re: Gloss laminate 3Feb 15, 2007 5:55 pm I agree Earl; this is one texture of laminate best left alone.
Its hardwearing yes, as is every other laminate, but hardwearing doesn’t cover scratch resistant!!! Choose another that is a Flint Finish, there’s plenty of them in the look you want. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Gloss laminate 4Feb 15, 2007 8:05 pm I completely agree with Michelle and Strumer, I liked gloss laminate for benchtops when we were doing our old kitchen, but car keys scratches on the sample made me change my mind pretty quickly, and I went for granite, never regretted it. Re: Gloss laminate 5Feb 16, 2007 7:05 am Maybe Michell you could help out here...
We have some "Parbury" wilsonart samples that we are deciding between for the bathroom and ensuite (kitchen is having ceasarstone). The 2 we like are 4724 (milano amber) and 4726 (milano quartz) in finish "52" which I can't find what the finish is on the website.. It has some other numbered finishes that explains what they are, but not finish 52. From the sample it looks quite shiny with little indents sparingly across the surface (I think to give it that stoney look). Do you know if this would constitute a "gloss" that would show scratches easily? And do you think it would matter in the bathroom/ensuite? Thanks, Ray. Second Time 'Round Re: Gloss laminate 6Feb 16, 2007 7:37 am I don’t even have the samples to those colours!!!!!!
So guess which REP is about to get a rev up!!! Sorry, I couldn’t help you! Michelle. Internal and External Building and Colour Consultant Online - Worldwide http://www.denovoconcepts.com Re: Gloss laminate 7Feb 16, 2007 7:46 am Car keys are my favourite
personally earl l ask the owners if there floor is clean and all will tell you that it is then i rub the gloss laminate sample face down on the "clean " floor and shoew them against a light source ,never fails to turn them off Re: Gloss laminate 8Feb 16, 2007 9:11 am Hey Ray,
Where did you get the samples from? Maybe you could get in touch with them and request a larger piece. I don't know about Parbury, (as my Rep has a notoriously low profile) but a lot of the other suppliers will provide you with a 100 x 100 or 200 x 200 colour sample if you ask them for one. A larger sample will allow you to make up your own mind about the suitability of the gloss/semi gloss you have in mind. Alternatively you could try ringing Parbury - Sales directly and request a bigger piece. You can try some of the " toughness" tests listed above - I especially like Arms' tactic - "clean floor" *laugh* watch out for indignant home owners though! Of course, bathrooms generally get less "contact wear" on their tops than kitchens, as most of the objects used in them tend to be plastic/organic, so you might find a gloss finish o.k. anyway. Cheers, Earl Re: Gloss laminate 9Feb 16, 2007 1:09 pm Thanks,
I did try the sharpest key we have on the little sample we have and it did make some minor surface scratches - but out of both mine and my husbands best scratching efforts it left only about 3 marks. And unless the sun is shining directly on the surface so that you can see the 'finish' you can't notice it (probably also due to the mottled colours in it too). I think we'll be safe with it in the bathrooms, but I can see that having it in the kitchen would be much harderer on the surface. I will definitely request a larger sample of the colours we want and test them too. Thanks again, Ray. P.S OMG - I just tried rubbing one piece on the brickwork at the front door and the scratches!!! I used the other on the polished floor boards (just rubbed it back and forth a couple of times) and that left heaps more scratches than the keys!!!). Second Time 'Round Re: Gloss laminate 10Feb 16, 2007 3:37 pm P.S OMG - I just tried rubbing one piece on the brickwork at the front door and the scratches!!! I used the other on the polished floor boards (just rubbed it back and forth a couple of times) and that left heaps more scratches than the keys!!!).[/quote]
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