Finish Foil VS Veneer: A Comparison between two different types of wall paper

Introduction of finish foil and veneer

Finish foil is a kind of finished decorative paper for wall panel, that used for furniture making, with good resistance features, plays an important role in protection and decoration of furniture. It is made of high quality wood pulp and appropriate amount of water, finished with a thin layer of gold foil, which has a metallic appearance, superfine and can be used for partial areas or overall decors, like wall paper.

Venner is also a kind of environment-friendly decorative materials, it is made of natural wood through special process like hot pressing and other process.

Section: Features

Finish Foil

Finish foil has an attractive texture and appearance.

The surface is smooth and easy to clean.

The surface of foil is smooth, bright and sparkling.

It creates a shiny effect when light falls on it. There are different kinds of finishes available.

These finishes are used to give the material a particular look or feel.

The gold foils are available in different textures like matte and glossy finish.

Finish foil is characterized by good chemical resistance, heat resistance, abrasion resistance and moisture resitance, easy to clean and disinfect, durable, recyclable.

Finish foil is waterproof, alkali-proof, acid-proof and can resist high temperature up to 140℃. It can be applied as furniture surface or wall panel.

Finish foil has smooth surface and could be used for many times after clean up. It has the advantages of fast forming speed and low cost; thus it has a good prospect in the development of the future.

Veneer

Veneer can be used as decorative and protective materials.

Veneer has the characteristics of high strength, corrosion resistance, pollution prevention, moisture proof, wear resistance, acid and alkali resistant, fireproof.

Veneer can achieve a variety of decorative effects.

Veneer cost less than solid wood but has similar effect with surface artificial solid wood veneer surface process.

Veneer features light weight, easy to install and repair, cost-effective and so on.

Veneer has smooth surface and could be used for many times after clean up.

It has the advantages of fast forming speed and low cost; thus it has a good prospect in the development of future.

Designs

Veneer is made of wood, its color and pattern are the same as natural solid wood. Therefore, the veneer is the real wood sheet, it has natural wood design.

Finish foil is made of wood pulp and other additive material, covers thousands of design in solid, fancy, matt, high glossy, wood grain, abstract, marble etc.

Applying method

The finish foil is applied on the wood like surface to upgrade the surface of wood-based panel, you need to apply the wood glue or white glue on the wood-based surface. It accepts 50-100 operating temperature under pressing or manual sticking. After applying, you don’t need to apply painting on the surface to protect the design, because it already has the PU coating layer on the surface.

Veneer is made of wood sheet, you need to apply the adhesive on the panel surface, then press on the wood based board by machine. After apply, you need to apply primer on the surface or other surface treatment for the decoration.

Section: Applications

Finish foil applications

This finish foil can be used for MDF, Particleboard, HPL, PVC FOIL etc. It can be used for kitchen cabinet, bathroom vanity cabinet, furniture door and window etc. The installation method is like the solid wood sheet, you can install it by yourself or hire professional workers to help you finish the job.

The most important is that it can be used as solid wood panel, which has many advantages such as:

(1) easy to install;

(2) anti-corrosion and anti-static;

(3) environmental-friendly;

It can be applied on almost all kinds of solid wood surfaces and could be used many times after clean-up.

Veneer applications

Veneer has a good appearance, high strength and toughness, wear resistance. It can be used in furniture making or as wall paneling material. It can be used as a furniture surface or wall panel.