[shacols]

My mum is re doing her kitchen she is not sure about the doors. Has any one had any experiance with vacuum formed doors. She is undecided about them or melamine.
Thanks

[Amanda_R]

Vinyl wrapped doors fail often. Personally I wouldn't use them as there are too many ways for the vinyl to shrink and peel. If she can, go with a 2 pac polyurethane finish, far more hardwearing and no issues with the wrap peeling over time.

[sophiasmum]

We have just installed vacuum formed (not vinyl wrapped which PP mentioned), they were my first choice above everything else, and they look great. I like the seamless look when you open the doors. I was told by Freedom Kitchens that polyurethane can chip.

[BlueEyedBeauties]

Def go 2 PAC.. So much easier to keep clean, as well as they look great

[YodaTheWrinkledO...]

We have just installed vacuum formed (not vinyl wrapped which PP mentioned),

I thought vacuum formed were the same as vinyl wrapped??

I would recommend 2-pac or laminate with 1-2mm edging. I wouldn't go for vinyl wrap for the same reasons as Amanda_R suggested.

This post has been edited by YodaTheWrinkledOne: 28/05/2012, 02:24 PM

[Amanda_R]

We have just installed vacuum formed (not vinyl wrapped which PP mentioned), they were my first choice above everything else, and they look great. I like the seamless look when you open the doors. I was told by Freedom Kitchens that polyurethane can chip.

Vacuum formed are the same as vinyl wrapped.

[Fossy]

2 pac. DH makes cupboard doors, we've never installed vinyl wrapped/vac doors, they don't have the longevity of 2pac.

[belindarama]

We were advised by multiple people, including the interior designer helping us choose colours, not to use them. (Point about interior desinger is she was not trying to sell us something, she was just a colour consultant- no vested interest.)

They all reported incidents of failure, particularly around areas such as the stove and kettle where steam was involved. The vinyl peels off quite easliy apparently.

I have had 2pac at our current place (6 years) and place before that (5 years) and nothing has ever chipped. I don't know anyone who has had a chip.

We have gone for laminate in our new house as we wanted a different look this time. Laminate has come a long way...

[Oilucy]

Its funny but I would have vacuum formed any day over laminate. We had it our previous house for 10 years and it was so servicable and easy to keep clean and the finish didnt show up fingerprints.
Our second house we had painted timber doors and our current house is laminate (I hate the laminate).

[YodaTheWrinkledO...]

Its funny but I would have vacuum formed any day over laminate. We had it our previous house for 10 years and it was so servicable and easy to keep clean and the finish didnt show up fingerprints.
Our second house we had painted timber doors and our current house is laminate (I hate the laminate).

how old is the laminate? The stuff in my parent's old kitchen was awful (think circa 1960). The stuff we had done a few years ago is great. Massively different products now, laminate has changed a lot. Laminate comes in different finishes. The high gloss will show up greasy fingerprints, etc but the satin finish still shines without showing up every mark. Both are easy to wipe down. I'm not a huge fan of the matt finish for cabinet doors/drawers, but I have seen it used well in laundries.