Video: Repairing an Acrylic Solid Surface Sink

In this video presented by Karran, a sink provider specializing in “seamless” sinks for laminate, solid surface, quartz and granite, repair techniques are shown for solid surface acrylic sinks. While we would never recommend that homeowners or non-professionals do any work on their own sinks or countertops, this video depicts … Read more

Repairing High Pressure Laminate Countertops

This video produced by Finish Repair, which seems to specialize in the repair of all kinds of materials including laminates, wood and marble, shows how a damaged high pressure laminate (HPL) countertop can be repaired. At first I was skeptical when I ran across the video, but I have to … Read more

ATI Decorative Laminates Creates On-Site ‘ATI University’

ATI Decorative Laminates created its first on-site educational program, ATI University. The one-and-a-half day course is designed for ATI distributors across the country. Each session brings in two to eight participants for an education on ATI’s products, and their journey from the front door to the shipping dock. “We show … Read more

ATI Decorative Laminates Creates On-Site ‘ATI University’

ATI Decorative Laminates created its first on-site educational program, ATI University. The one-and-a-half day course is designed for ATI distributors across the country. Each session brings in two to eight participants for an education on ATI’s products, and their journey from the front door to the shipping dock. “We show … Read more

How Postformed Laminate Countertops Are Made

We ran across this video put out by VT Industries, a large supplier of postformed laminate countertops, that shows the process they use for making postformed tops. While the video is a bit promotional, focusing on the things that seem to set this company apart from others, there is some … Read more

Laminate Manufacturing and Considerations for Customers

Laminate is one of the most affordable options for kitchen countertops, and because of this it is also one of the most popular. This durable material can be manufactured in a wide array of colors and patterns, but it sometimes receives a bad rap when it is compared to its … Read more

How Wilsonart Laminate is Made

This video showing how Wilsonart, one of the largest manufacturers/suppliers of laminate, was brought to our attention, here at CountertopResource.com, and we checked it out to find a very insightful piece. Anyone working with laminate material, probably has some idea of what the material is composed of, but this shows … Read more

Interesting Process for Undermounting a Stainless Steel Sink to Laminate

We ran across this video showing an interesting process for undermounting a stainless steel sink to a laminate countertop. It uses a product called Counter-Seal. While we don’t endorse the product, or any products for that matter, it does seem to be a workable process for undermounting a sink to … Read more

Tips For Bending Laminate Around Radius Edges

Here is an insightful video by fixmycabinet.com that offers a couple of tips when bending laminate around the radius edge of a countertop. We’d love to hear if others use this same method or if they have any other tips to offer.  

Discussion on Edge Possibilities and Trends

This video, which was put out by marble.com, starts off a little promotional, but really digs into the subject of edge profiles. Running almost 9 minutes long, the video covers a ton of different edge options, which are more popular in what parts of the country, what kind of tooling … Read more