Browse Forums Kitchen Corner Re: Laminates that replicate a stone finish 28Aug 08, 2008 5:15 pm SmartPack Be wary of gloss finishes on benchtops as they show every god damn scratch, dent and dirt. It helps when a benchtop is a low sheen or velvet finish as it tends to hide the latter better. I like the laminates that have a unique look or feel. Of particular note is ash dust and cotton craft by laminex and crystal topaz, white tigris, shadow silky and almond leather. The cotton craft and white tigris have a parchment look, the shadow silky feels great and has a unique shimmer. The rest are stone imitations that are not over powering, just right. Smartpack, I had a look at the laminex ones you mentioned - they are nice. What brand are the others? Re: Laminates that replicate a stone finish 29Aug 09, 2008 9:53 am They are by Wilson Art, more designer orientated than laminex
http://www.wilsonart.com/ Kitchens are like finger prints, no two are ever the same!! SmartPack did the kitchens for Channel 9's Home Made TV Show Re: Laminates that replicate a stone finish 30Aug 16, 2008 8:29 pm I'm keen to hear from anyone who has actually used the Diamond Gloss on their benchtop to get their opinon! We're planning on using Pure Mineralstone for our benchtop. Our builder wont allow us to use any other gloss laminate due to the problems with scratching. I'm pretty sure he said the DG didn't scratch. Re: Laminates that replicate a stone finish 31Aug 16, 2008 10:54 pm We are almost certainly going to go with the DG too. I have just been out to the Laminex display centre here in Brisbane where they have 4 displays of DG. There is no doubt you will get finger marks but I had a good scratch at it on a 15cm sample square and it looks pretty good. Obviously, constant scratching over time might make a difference but nothing stays perfect these days. Ho hum.
Re: Laminates that replicate a stone finish 32Aug 18, 2008 2:04 pm Seriously we have Laminex diamondgloss Kasmir Granite in our laundry with no visible scratches. We CONSTANTLY have clothes basket on it and it does not have scratches that are highly visible. Maybe it depends on the pattern. But I am VERY happy with my bench and would do it again and believe me I am not careful with it.
I believe the normal gloss not the diamond gloss scratches easy Re: Laminates that replicate a stone finish 34Aug 24, 2008 2:18 pm I'm going for Quantum Quartz benchtops in the kitchen in Coral Reef (with Laminex flint finish Moleskin cabinets). Also putting a new cupboard in the adjacent laundry - a bit decandent to have QQ there so came across a Laminex Sqaureform benchtop colour called Sand Pebble in natural finish. Its a perfect match for the QQ Coral Reef - I had a sample square on a larger piece of QQ and you couldn't pick the difference. After reading this thread, my only concern is that this will be durable enough for washing baskets, exposure to washing chemicals etc. Cheers Aquagal (looking forward to life after renos) Generally, the texture that you listed will have a 2mm size stone chip in it which is dragged with float to give the lines Any patch work needs to be 2mm less than face… 2 1879 4 15024 Building Standards; Getting It Right! But they didn't even leave it at one level it goes up and down along the whole front of the house 4 11136 |