How to choose kitchen door material?

How to choose kitchen door material?

The door of the cabinet is an important part of the quality and comfort of the cabinet. We have to open the door of the cabinet countless times every day, so the quality and material control of the door must be paid attention to. So, what are the materials of the cabinet door panel? Cabinet door panels are generally painted door panels, fireproof door panels, solid wood door panels, etc. Let's take a look at the introduction of each material door panel of the cabinet.

1.Solid wood door panels

Definition: refers to the production of cabinets, wardrobes and other cabinet door materials from the forest of natural logs or solid wood integrated wood (also known as solid wood finger joint or solid wood tooth joint), after drying, cutting, planing, tenon, drilling, high-speed milling, assembly, grinding, painting and other processes of scientific processing.

Advantages: gorgeous appearance, exquisite carving, environmental protection, reliable and pollution-free, light and hard, strong and durable.

Disadvantages: Because of the high price of raw materials and complex workmanship, the price is expensive.

Note for purchase: good door panel sealing flat and smooth, fine joints, no saw tooth printing, bright and pure finish color, clear texture, good texture, full coating, three-dimensional sense, finish without scratches, grooves shape angular lines.

2.PVC door panels

Definition: Generally refers to the molded door panel, density board as the base material, the surface of the vacuum blister or the use of a seamless PVC film press molding process and completed the board.

Advantages: bright appearance, wear resistance, corrosion resistance, strong anti-aging.

Disadvantages: material difference, price difference, etc.

Purchase note: the surface treatment of the plastic door panel and the appearance of the finished product have a direct impact, if the surface of the orange peel is serious, the color will appear dark, because the orange peel will reflect the light out, pay attention to the appearance of the product when purchasing.

3.Lacquer paint door panels

Definition: The base material is density board, the surface is baked at high temperature by six times of spray baking inlet paint (three bottoms, two sides, one light).

Advantages: bright color, with a strong visual impact, good surface finish, easy to scrub, waterproof, moisture, fire performance is good.

Disadvantages: The process is complex, the processing cycle is long, the price is relatively high. When used, it should be carefully sheltered, afraid of bumps and scratches, damage is difficult to repair, and it should be replaced as a whole.

Note: The real painted door panels are painted with environmentally friendly paint, so there will be no unpleasant odor above. On the contrary, those fake inferior paint door panels will have a variety of smells.

4.Melamine door

Definition: particleboard as the base material, two sides of the melamine finish material after a hot press molding.

Advantages: flat surface, not easy to deformation, bright luster, wear resistance and erosion advantages, and moderate price.

Disadvantages: poor surface resistance to water vapor index, poor surface cracking resistance, poor surface pollution resistance, poor surface resistance to cigarette burning. 

Purchase note: In addition to taking into account the color and texture satisfaction, you can also judge from the presence of stains, scratches, indentation, pores, color luster is uniform, there is no bubbling phenomenon, there is no local paper tear or defect phenomenon.

5.Acrylic door

Definition: Also known as plexiglass, can replace plexiglass.

Advantages: Excellent transparency, good processing performance, wide variety, rich color.

Disadvantages: The surface is easy to fall off, affecting the appearance, the surface is easy to scratch, it will oxidize and change color in the normal temperature air, and the gloss will be kept for a short time.

Note for purchase: After good acrylic sheet is illuminated with white light, the light revealed is very pure, no yellowing or blue, and the light transmittance of good sheet is greater. The appearance of pure new material acrylic plate is pure in color, and the appearance of recycled plate is yellow.

6.Sintered door panel

Food grade surface material, non-toxic, aldehyde-free, healthier and safer
1250℃ high temperature firing, high temperature resistance, fire coefficient up to A1 non-combustible
Mohs grade 7 hardness, impact resistance, scratch resistance, toughness without deformation
Oil resistant and easy to clean
Water absorption less than 0.05%, waterproof and anti-mold

Disadvantages: expensive,  installation difficulty.

7.Glass door panel

Advantages: Environmental protection, beautiful appearance, colorful, due to reflective reasons, the kitchen lighting is better, easy to take care of, wear resistance.

Disadvantages: the door is heavy, easy to dirty, the edges and corners are relatively hard, and the brittleness of the glass is large.

Purchase note: do not buy products without outer packaging. Toughened glass ccc certification and brand identity on the glass. In addition, you can use your knuckles to knock on the glass, the tempered glass sound is clearer, and the ordinary glass sound is dull.