In today's home decoration, the concept of whole house customization is becoming more and more popular. Compared with the traditional purchase of ready-made furniture, many families choose to maximize the use of space through whole house customization, and can design according to personal needs. However, when we choose whole house customization, an important decision we face is the choice of materials.

Whole house customization board products are basically divided into two categories, one is paint-free products, and the other is paint products. This article will take you to a detailed understanding of the difference between paint-free materials and painted veneer materials, and help you make the most suitable choice for your home needs.

What is paint-free material?

Paint-free material refers to the material that has been processed on the surface of the wood board during the production process and does not need to be painted again. Common paint-free materials include melamine board (also known as ecological board), PVC veneer board and some composite wood. Since there is no need for secondary painting, paint-free board can save time and manpower for the decoration process, and also reduce indoor air pollution caused by paint volatilization.

What is paint veneer material?

Painted veneer is a common decorative material. It is usually made by sticking a layer of natural veneer or imitation veneer on the surface of solid wood or artificial board, and then polishing and spraying paint. The design of painted veneer is flexible and diverse, and can be processed in different colors and glossiness according to user needs. Its texture is natural and elegant, so it is widely used in high-end home customization.

Common brands of paint-free boards at home and abroad

Domestic particleboard: Daya, Furen, Jilin Sengong Lushuihe, Fenglin, Ningfeng, Luli, Ausborn, Wanhua, Kangxin, etc.

Foreign particleboard: Clive, Kronospan, Egger, Castormo, Fedele, Finsa, Bonek, Norbord, Sonae, etc.

Domestic density board: Daya, Baoyuan, Furen, Sanwei, Zhongfu, Guoxu, Fenglin, Ningfeng, etc.

Foreign density board: Ruihao, etc.

Plywood: Bunny Baby, Qiannianzhou, Moganshan, King Coconut, etc. (Plywood includes woodworking board and multilayer board)

Veneer: Keding, Italian Tabu, Italian ALPI, Italian LATHO, German KOHL, etc.

The surface of the paint-free board is pasted with melamine facing paper or other materials such as PET, acrylic, etc., and then it is processed by EVA, PUR or laser edge banding.

The base materials of paint-free board include particle board, density board, multilayer board, OSB board, etc.

For paint products, the paint brand is very important. The imported Italian ica paint is well-known worldwide and has high-end quality, especially its anti-fingerprint, anti-scratch and metal paint series.

Other well-known brands include Sherwin-Williams, Akzo, Nobel, Zhanchen, Dabao, and China Resources.

In addition, car paint, wall paint and wood paint are not the same thing. If a salesperson says that their customized products use the car paint of a well-known sports car, they are taking the owner as a fool.

Different paint brands bring customized products of different grades, and there are great differences in visual effects and personal feel alone.

Compared with paint-free products, paint does not have an edge band, and the aesthetics are raised to a higher level.

This is also the reason why high-end whole-house customization likes to play with paint products. I have contacted many high-end customization merchants in various cities in China, and they attach great importance to the paint supply chain, because the owner has spent money, and your products and services must match.

All paint products must be dried in a constant temperature room for 48 hours and in a drying room for 48 hours.

Baking paint usually refers to the process of low-temperature curing and high-temperature curing in a drying room.

Mixed oil is pure paint, mostly single-color, divided into high gloss and matte, which is a kind of closed paint.

Full transparency is fully open paint, which is moistened into the wood veneer, and the texture duct is clearly visible.

Semi-transparent is semi-open, with both the gloss of paint and the texture of wood grain.

UV is light-cured paint, which is more suitable for products with fixed specifications and was very popular in the past.

Clear oil is varnish, which is a kind of paint without color.

Closed paint can see color but not wood, full transparency can see wood but not color, and semi-transparent can see color and wood.

After choosing a good material, you must choose a good customization merchant to achieve the space landing effect.

Paint customization also includes a veneer product

Veneer is relatively expensive, and the storage space requires a constant temperature and humidity system. Generally speaking, it is divided into three categories.

The first category is natural veneer. Imported brands of natural veneer include German KOHL veneer.

The second category is dyed veneer. Dyed veneer includes well-known brands such as TABU. The third category is technological veneer, which is AIPI veneer imported from Italy with a better market.

In addition to natural veneer, technological veneer, and dyed veneer, there is also smoked veneer.

The advantage of imported veneer is that the skin is relatively thick and stable. It can be brushed with more than 50 threads and surface processing.

After the veneer is carefully selected, it needs to be trimmed and cut to ensure good flatness. It will enter the wireless sealing process. After the veneer is sealed, no glue line can be seen. Then it will be strictly inspected and laminated to the substrate. After the veneer is pasted, it will enter the hot pressing process. It takes a certain amount of time and is laminated at a certain temperature.

Why is the price difference of veneer so large?

The brand thickness of veneer is a core key. Special-shaped products are handmade. The veneer of special-shaped parts is all hand-pasted. After the veneer is hand-pasted, it must be manually polished and brushed. Therefore, the time cost and labor cost of each special-shaped part are not the same as those of assembly line equipment.

Owners who want to use veneer paint technology need to learn more about the market, and also combine the design level and service landing level of customized merchants to understand why the price of this product varies greatly.

Some factories use a few color blocks as a gimmick, some salesmen talk nonsense, and some replace the pillars after ordering.

So how to judge the authenticity of veneer products?

First, refer to the website to check the pattern and model. If they don't match, there is a problem.

Second, look at the price. Well-known veneer brands start at two to three thousand per square meters, and the area is expanded.

Third, write the brand and model of the veneer on the contract, and indicate that if it is fake, you will be compensated ten times.

At the same time, look, touch and smell

Look at the naturalness of the wood texture. The more natural, the better it looks. The more uniform the wood texture layout, the better it looks.

Whether the gaps in the veneer joints are straight and delicate, and there are no glue lines and gaps, put them into the best quality, and see if the wire drawing leaks.

Leaking means that the thickness of the veneer is not enough, or the quality of the veneer is not high, and it may be that the pressing process is not up to standard.

Look at the edge sealing. The veneer also has edge sealing

See how the edges and corners of the edge sealing are handled, whether it is smooth and without edges and corners, and whether the paint surface is transparent and dirty.

After pasting the cloth skin, it is also necessary to paint it. Is the effect good? Take a picture with a mobile phone to see the transparency of the duct.

Second, touch the surface of the paint surface to see if it is flat. You can also look from the side. The flatter the better. The finer the wood texture, the more natural and continuous it is, the better.

Touch the four corners of the edge band to see if they are round and smooth

Smell the odor. No matter whether it is water-based paint, oil-based paint or acrylic paint, it will have no odor if it is well done.

If there is odor for a long time, it means that either the primer is not dry or there is a problem with the thinner. Such custom furniture will be a disaster if it is placed at home.

Use wood veneer, which is easy to produce effects. If the budget is high, use it in the whole room. If the budget is not high, use it in key places such as the living room.

The most important thing is to find a custom merchant with the ability to realize it.