Does anyone from Italy recognise this?

[RogerS]

This is a cabinet made in Italy from MFC (melamine faced chipboard or similar) with a very high gloss finish to imitate pink marble. I was wondering if this type of material was still available?

Many thanks

Roger

 

[squib]

These guys do some marble laminates but not quite the same i suspect.
Squib.

 

[RogerS]

These guys do some marble laminates but not quite the same i suspect.
Squib.

Which guys, squib? :wink:

 

[squib]

http://www.topclasscarpentry.com/product/13387/
errr sorry Roger :roll:

 

[jasonB]

Are you sure its not white MFC that someone has marbled and lacquered? How regular is the pattern, thats usually the giveaway

Jason

 

[RogerS]

Are you sure its not white MFC that someone has marbled and lacquered? How regular is the pattern, thats usually the giveaway

Jason

I don't think so...but I could be wrong

 

[jasonB]

Do you have a pic of the edge as a well marbled surface will have the figure of the marble carried around but edge banding will not.

Jason

 

[RogerS]

This is about the best example I have although it's not brilliant.

Don't look at the top moulding :wink:

 

[jasonB]

Bit hard to tell with that fuzzy pic but the fact that the top moulding has all been coloured makes me think the sides have had the same treatment.

Jason

 

[RogerS]

Fair point, Jason...the top is actually a plastic moulding. Nothing to do with me. :shock:

 

[antonello]

I can't see from the photos, but it is true melamine sheet or a "skin"?

Skins are widely used by Italian industrial forniture makers: they are a thin sheet of plastic that perfectly (....almost....) imitates wood, marble etc. and are applied with a vacuum sistem at relatively high temperature, so they can be applied on curved surfaces, mouldings etc.

Cheers

 

[RogerS]

Antonello...thank you for that insight. It sounds very much as if that could be the case here.

Which then gives me a problem as to how to replicate it!

 

[antonello]

No problems..... a couple of hundred thousand pounds and they will get the complete plant directly into your shop......