Browse Forums Kitchen Corner 1 Jul 28, 2009 11:09 pm As i have been unable to talk my husband into quantum quartz we will probably be going diamond gloss laminate. I love the pale look eg pure mineralstone-but something mid colour would hide the joins better. Does anyone know of a DIY method to lighten these joins up? I hve often thought some kind of fine tool with white paint or similar might work.... Re: avoiding black join lines laminex benchtops 2Jul 29, 2009 1:25 am I remember Laminex used to have a product called colorfill. It's kind of putty/sealant for sealing mitre joints and repairing minor chips on laminate benchtop and it comes in a range of colours to match your benchtop. The joints can look almost invisible if its done well. Re: avoiding black join lines laminex benchtops 3Jan 16, 2011 12:19 am if cut with a router ,the joins after exterior aquadhere is used should bolt or compress together with almost no visible line---- and acrylic coloured filler, wiped over if they have used an old router bit although it should be new. i can and have done black gloss laminate with a new thin kerf sircular saw blade and then router the toggle bolt holes to pull it together cheers eden Re: avoiding black join lines laminex benchtops 4Jan 16, 2011 8:14 am megalow As i have been unable to talk my husband into quantum quartz we will probably be going diamond gloss laminate. I love the pale look eg pure mineralstone-but something mid colour would hide the joins better. Does anyone know of a DIY method to lighten these joins up? I hve often thought some kind of fine tool with white paint or similar might work.... Depends what type of finish is required by you on the benchtop http://homerenovations.about.com/od/kitchencounters/ss/LaminateCountertopsBuyersGuide_5.htmthe black edge can be hidden from view or folded inwards effectively by hiding it from view some colours lend themselves to show almost an invisible edge too. So depends how skillful is the person making the benchtop and what laminated product is used in the fabrication, some vary in degree of flexibility as well. Re: avoiding black join lines laminex benchtops 5Jan 17, 2011 3:31 pm Hi Megalow, i take it you are having the tops made by a benchtop manufacturer and installing them yourself? If this is the case the best thing to lighten the joins is to use a similar colour silicon in your joins. Silicon is the best adhesive for benchtop joins as it is water proof. The key is to ensure that you apply and even thin coat to each of the pieces you wish to join and ensure you have covered each piece thoroughly otherwise moisture will get into your join. Even though most benchtops are made from HMR (High Moisture resistant board) it will not take moisture sitting in the joins for a long period of time. Too much silicon and the join won't pull together tight and not enough means that it won't be water proof. It's a bit of an art to get it perfect. For lighter tops I suggest using a white silicon, and for darker tops use a darker colour. With a well joined benchtop, you should find it hard to see the joins, no matter what colour the laminate is. Hope this helps. With 25 years kitchen experience and a passion for what I do, I have joined this forum to offer advice or at least my opinion on all things relevant to kitchens. I was a cabinetmaker by trade and am now a senior manager of a kitchen company. Re: avoiding black join lines laminex benchtops 6Jan 17, 2011 6:19 pm Good points here I recently bought a thin circular saw blade however there are limitations on teeth numbers due to the small size of the arbor I hope to get more blades from overseas I guess Re: avoiding black join lines laminex benchtops 7Jan 19, 2011 12:26 pm Hi, the best way to do a benchtop join if you are going to do this manually (not on a machine) is with a straight edge and router, using a straight cutter bit. You just need to make sure if it is a double rolled top ie like a breakast bar that is rolled on both edges, that you don't run the router right through. You will blow out the back edge, so always ensure you come in from both sides. Am I getting a little too technical? With 25 years kitchen experience and a passion for what I do, I have joined this forum to offer advice or at least my opinion on all things relevant to kitchens. I was a cabinetmaker by trade and am now a senior manager of a kitchen company. Re: avoiding black join lines laminex benchtops 8Jan 19, 2011 4:41 pm Because you're doing DIY, does that mean you're can't use the diamond gloss edging? It's an acrylic edging that obscures the black edge. This is a pic of mine, I think its pure mineral stone (from memory), square edge and diamond gloss/acrylic edging. Re: avoiding black join lines laminex benchtops 9Aug 04, 2012 2:25 pm Sheepdog, can the same be applied if I'm not using diamond gloss? Does diamond gloss scratch easier? thanks The warning is on the sticker on the door too. Second the aluminium powdercoat 6 18204 Thankyou for your advice. We do have Caesar coming out and hopefully resolve the issue for us. 4 18757 I asked this question of one of the forum's resident cabinet makers who may/may not wish to identify himself to answer other questions if he sees this, but the rersponse… 3 7731 |