When decorating, in order to solve the problem of storage at home in the future, it is essential to make cabinets for the home, the most common on the market is to customize the wardrobe and carpenter to play the cabinet, but compared with the custom wardrobe is expensive and time-consuming, more people are more willing to find a carpenter with good craftsmanship to play the cabinet, and when the carpenter plays the cabinet, in addition to the structure of the board and the cabinet, the edge of the cabinet is also very important.
Although edge banding is only a small detail when playing cabinets, it plays a very big role, not only to make our cabinets more beautiful, but also to prolong the life of furniture, and prevent formaldehyde in the board from being emitted in the air.
Below I will analyze 5 common edge banding materials on the market, so that you can understand at a glance that you will not be pitted when playing cabinets.
▼PVC edge banding
This is a product made of polypropylene or polyvinyl chloride as raw materials and other chemical additives, and the surface can present a variety of colors and textures of the board.
In the market, it is generally divided into environmentally friendly PVC edge banding strips and non-environmentally friendly PVC edge banding strips, ordinary PVC edge banding strips are cheap and easy to obtain, and environmentally friendly PVC edge banding strips are more secure, but the price will be more expensive.
The advantages are high hardness, heat resistance, wear resistance, good bending, and good construction.
The disadvantage is that it is not easy to stick to it, and it will fall off after a long time.
▼Melamine edge banding
Use a better colored paper than a kind, and then print the pattern, preferably soaked in melamine ester made of edge banding table.
Advantages: easy to stick, many patterns, strong decoration, cheap price, not easy to expand and shrink when exposed to heat and cold, and not easy to deform.
Shortcoming; It is brittle and easy to break.
▼ABS edging
It is a relatively advanced way of edge banding, which is different from the traditional edge banding strip, which is made of resin.
Advantages: The surface is smooth and translucent, and there will be no whitishness.
Disadvantages: the price is expensive, and the market is not widely used.
▼Wooden edge banding
It is an edge banding strip made of solid wood finger jointing board, which is mostly used for relatively high-end solid wood veneer furniture.
Advantages: high hardness, good texture, natural and beautiful texture, wear-resistant.
Disadvantages: The price is more expensive than ordinary edge banding, and the moisture resistance is relatively weak.
▼Metal edge banding
Generally, the edge banding strip made of aluminum alloy is installed in the form of buckles
Advantages: simple and convenient installation, wear-resistant and durable, fireproof and moisture-proof, etc
Disadvantages: not easy to match, not easy to process.
▼Edge banding method
(1) Glue edge banding
It is mainly used to glue the edge banding material, and the commonly used glue is mainly all-purpose glue, hot melt glue, and white latex
(2) U-shaped buckle edge
That is, there is a U-shaped buckle on the edge banding, and you can use it without glue and directly buckle it on the cabinet.
▼ Precautions for edge banding
(1) The indoor temperature should not be lower than 18 °C when the edge is sealed
(2) To remove the impurities on the edge of the plate
(3) The glue of edge sealing should be well controlled
In general, it is most economical to use environmentally friendly PVC edge banding, solid wood edge banding is of higher grade, and metal edge banding is more durable. If you were decorating your home, which kind of edge banding would you choose?