A complete guide to knowledge about cabinet door panels

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The main types and characteristics of cabinet door panels

As the facade of the cabinet, the door panel is the most intuitive factor influencing the overall style and appearance of the cabinet. , and the door panel is also one of the cabinet parts that is most likely to come into contact with the human body and objects in real life. When consumers choose kitchen cabinet door panels, they should consider the style, color matching, ease of care, the solidity of the base material, and the resistance to deformation. , moisture-proof, waterproof, surface wear resistance, durability and environmental protection are several key performance indicators that determine the quality and service life of kitchen cabinets. With the continuous emergence of new materials and new processes, the types of door panels are becoming more and more abundant. The common types of kitchen cabinets currently on the market mainly include the following:

Solid wood door panels

The unique texture and texture of natural wood has the elegant sentiment of returning to nature and returning to nature. Most of the domestic high-end solid wood kitchen cabinet door panels are made of imported high-end solid wood. The exquisite edges, corners, decorative lines and other processing and painting techniques, as well as various elegant and gorgeous door panel shapes, give it a strong aristocratic atmosphere and are more popular. Successful people welcome. But usually the price is more expensive.

Pure solid wood door panels and solid wood composite door panels are two types of solid wood panels. Pure solid wood doors are easily deformed and cracked due to processing technology and the influence of temperature and humidity, and have basically disappeared from the market. Solid wood composite door panels are derived from the technology of imported door panels. The four sides are solid wood door frames, and the core board is density board with 1.0-thick solid wood veneer, which is not easy to deform and crack. High-end solid wood cabinets on the market are basically processed using this process. The high-end materials used for solid wood door panels include cherry wood, walnut, and oak; the mid-range materials include oak and catalpa wood; and the low-level materials include birch and paulownia.

Fireproof door panel

1) Fireproof door panel: This kind of door panel usually uses environmentally friendly E1 grade large core board as the base material, and is covered with high-quality, environmentally friendly fireproof board. The surface is wear-resistant, high-temperature resistant, scratch-resistant, anti-penetration, easy to clean, flat and not easily deformed, and has beautiful color, making fire-resistant door panels very suitable for the use requirements of modern kitchen cabinets. This kind of board generally has many new designs and colors coming out every year, some of which are specially designed for kitchen cabinets. They meet the requirements of combining beauty and practicality of kitchen cabinets, and have become a common material for door panels.

Advantages of fireproof board: The surface is relatively smooth, not easily deformed, and has a long service life. The surface is resistant to high temperatures and is not afraid of heat or scalding. It can withstand high temperatures up to 280 degrees in an instant. You can put out cigarette butts directly on it without burning the surface. Wear-resistant and scratch-resistant We can use a brush or lightly scrub with a steel ball during daily care, and there will be no problem with the surface. The moisture-proof and seepage-proof performance is also relatively good. Another great advantage of fire-proof board is its color selection space

Disadvantages of fire-proof board: The edges must be sealed, and it can only be made into a flat plate, which cannot meet your needs for styling. The thickness of fireproof board is generally 0.8mm, 1mm and 1.2mm.

Advantages: good wear resistance, good high temperature resistance, cheap price

Disadvantages: poor waterproof performance, the door panel is flat, unable to create three-dimensional effects such as concave and convex, metal, etc., fashion sense Slightly worse.

Painted door panels

Usually refers to door panels that are sprayed with multiple layers of environmentally friendly paint on high-quality E1 grade medium-density fiberboard and other substrates, and then processed through baking, drying or surface polishing. .

The production process of baking painted door panels: density board - sanding and polishing - sealing paint - baking - drying and sanding and polishing - applying the first primer - drying. Do the same process eight times. One sealer, two primers, three top coats, and two clear coats.

The surface treatment of painted door leaves can be divided into single-sided paint and double-sided paint. If single-sided paint is used, the moisture resistance of the door panel will be relatively poor.

The advantages of painted door panels: no edge sealing, good overall feel, and good waterproof performance (the best waterproof among all kitchen cabinet door panel materials). The surface is smooth and easy to care for, and it does not harbor dirt and evil. The color selection space is relatively large. As long as there is a color plate, any color can be made. The color is bright and the visual impact is strong. It is very suitable for the taste of young people. Among them, metallic paint has The high-gloss color and metallic texture give it a gorgeous and noble temperament. It is also the first choice for poor lighting conditions. The hardness and wear resistance are very good.

PVC molded blister door panel

The surface of the 18mm high-quality environmentally friendly MDF substrate is vacuum-pressurized by special equipment and adsorbed with a PVC three-dimensional film (thickness 0.35-0.7mm).

The surface of this kind of door panel can be decorated with various patterns or shapes. It has the characteristics of rich and changeable colors and no need for edge sealing. It avoids problems such as glue opening or moisture absorption that may occur at the edge of the veneer door panel. It is also called "defect-free" internationally. Plate". The quality of this kind of door panel mainly depends on the quality of the PVC three-dimensional mold and the processing equipment and technology.

The blister door panel is made of medium density board as the base material. The surface can be milled and polished to create various shapes, and then the surface is formed with

PvC film vacuum lamination. The edge sealing has strong overall sealing performance.

The advantages of blister door panels: better overall performance, no need for edge sealing, and beautiful and individual shape. The moisture-proof performance is also relatively good. It can be used as a bathroom cabinet. The color selection space is relatively large, which can meet your pursuit of color.

Disadvantages of blister door panels: not scratch-resistant, inferior PVC film will fade, and bubbles will be produced if blister is not good.

Crystal board

E1 grade large core board base material is covered with various acrylic boards on the surface, with a thickness of about 1.8-2mm (acrylic is a polymer composite material, the scientific name is polymethylmethacrylate methyl acrylate). The door panels are usually surrounded by crystal plates of the same color or aluminum profiles. Crystal door panels are rich in color, crystal clear in texture, come in many simulated colors, and are easy to clean; avoid scratches or impacts from hard objects when using them.

Stainless steel door panels

The base material of stainless steel door panels is generally made of high-quality SUS304 plates (cold-rolled plates, commonly used thickness is 0.6mm) imported from South Korea, Japan, Taiwan and other places, and the surface adopts a frosted effect. Stainless steel plates have good physical and chemical properties: acid and alkali resistance, long service life, but the color is relatively monotonous and the visual effect is "hard", giving people a cold feeling. Therefore, customers choose kitchen cabinets made solely of stainless steel materials. not much. However, some users like to use stainless steel cabinets with other door panels to take into account durability and aesthetics.

EGGER door panel

It is a melamine double-faced particleboard produced by the German EGGER company (produced by the Austrian factory). This kind of door panel has the advantages of rich color, fine texture, high degree of pattern simulation, solid texture, not easy to deform, and flat corners. It can be surrounded by 2mm PVC edge banding or metal edge banding strips, which is one of the main door panel materials used in European kitchen cabinets. EGGER board is a high-quality door panel with high environmental protection (the highest international standard, European E1 level). The price is relatively high in the market, so there are many counterfeit products. When consumers choose Aijia board, they must pay attention to the origin mark or the EGGER company's power of attorney.

Moisture-proof door panel

Also known as double decorative panel. A double-sided melamine-impregnated decorative panel is used as the door panel material using E1 grade environmentally friendly and moisture-proof particleboard as the base material. There are many imported and domestic brands of this material, and the quality of different brands varies greatly. Generally speaking, the materials and characteristics of most imported brands and some domestic high-quality brands are similar to those of Aijia panels; however, there are also some domestic double-decorated panels that suffer from poor material physical properties, environmental performance, or surface quality due to the use of cheap raw materials or substandard craftsmanship. The exquisiteness does not meet the requirements of kitchen cabinet panels, so consumers need to pay special attention.