{"product_id":"12mm-acrylic-winter-white-solid-surface-sheet","title":"12mm Acrylic Winter White Solid Surface Sheet","description":"\u003ch2\u003e12mm Acrylic Winter White Solid Surface Sheet\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSheet size: 3660mm x 760mm x 12mm. Supplied as a full sheet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSolid surface is a cast composite sheet, not a laminate or a coated board. It is made by blending pure acrylic (PMMA) resin with aluminium trihydrate, a mineral filler refined from bauxite, then curing the two together into a single homogeneous slab. Because the sheet is the same material all the way through, the colour does not stop at the surface. That is the difference from every decorative board: there is no thin printed layer to wear off, no substrate to swell when water reaches it, and no visible line where two pieces meet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree practical consequences follow. Scratches, scuffs and burns are abraded out and the surface refinished in place rather than replaced. The cured composite is non-porous, so liquids cannot soak in, nothing needs sealing and bacteria have no pore structure to colonise. And because the body of the sheet matches its face, two pieces bonded with colour matched adhesive and sanded flat read as one continuous surface with no shadow line and no gap to trap dirt.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe decor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAcrylic Winter White is a plain, unfilled bright white with a gloss finish. There is no aggregate, speckle or veining anywhere in the sheet: it is a single, consistent colour from edge to edge and through the full thickness, closer in character to Pure White or Designer White than to any of the patterned decors in the range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA plain white is the workhorse choice. It suits any kitchen or interior scheme rather than dictating one, it reads clean and bright under any lighting, and it is the easiest surface in the entire range to fabricate, since there is no pattern to align, no vein to position and no aggregate density to plan across a cut. Where a patterned decor asks you to think about layout before you cut, this one does not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy choose plain white over a patterned white\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth have a place, and the decision comes down to what the rest of the room is doing. A patterned white such as Moonshine or Euphoria brings its own texture and disguises everyday marking more effectively, because the eye has somewhere else to go. A plain white like this one is quieter and more versatile: it will not compete with a bold splashback, a strong cabinetry colour or an existing pattern elsewhere in the room, and it gives the cleanest possible backdrop for a kitchen where the cabinetry, the hardware or the lighting is meant to carry the design. It is also the simplest surface to match if the job is extended later, since there is no pattern variation between sheets to plan around.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCare and appearance\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs with any plain, unfilled colour, a flat white shows marking more readily than a patterned or aggregate decor, since there is no texture to disguise a light scratch or a water spot. It is still far more forgiving than a dark pigmented colour, and the surface can always be abraded back to a fresh finish when it starts to look tired, because the colour runs through the full 12mm rather than sitting on top as a coating.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWorking with the sheet\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe adhesive match for this decor is not yet confirmed. Once known, this section should name it in the same way as every other product in this range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGlue the joint with the colour matched adhesive for this decor, remove the surplus, then sand through a progressive grit sequence from 120 up to 400 to bring both pieces to one plane and one finish. On a plain colour there is no pattern to disguise a seam, so take the sequence all the way through and work the sheen out across a wide area rather than stopping at the joint, in the same way you would on any other unfilled colour in the range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sheet is 12mm, the standard worktop thickness for the material. A heavier edge is built up by bonding a second strip of the same sheet beneath the front edge and jointing it invisibly, so a 12mm sheet presents as a 40mm or 60mm edge at a fraction of the weight and cost of solid material throughout. The material also thermoforms: heated evenly to forming temperature and worked over a jig it takes curves, coved upstands and waterfall island ends, then holds the shape as it cools on the jig under restraint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"PV48PG2\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoverage\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne sheet covers 2.78 square metres. A standard 600mm deep run therefore yields just over six linear metres of worktop before allowances for cut-outs and edge build-up, so most single-run kitchens are a one or two sheet job.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProperty: Value | Decor: Acrylic Winter White | Decor code: TO BE CONFIRMED – not identified in supplier brochure | Series: TO BE CONFIRMED | Jointing adhesive match: TO BE CONFIRMED | Material: Pure acrylic (PMMA) resin with aluminium trihydrate (ATH) mineral filler | Sheet size: 3,660 x 760 | Thickness: 12 | Coverage per sheet: 2.78 | Colour through thickness: Yes, homogeneous | Character: Plain, unfilled bright white, gloss finish, no pattern or aggregate | Fabrication notes: Not identified in supplier brochure, assumed unrestricted pending confirmation | Thermoformable: Yes | Repairable and refinishable: Yes | Density: 1.729 | Flexural strength: 69.6 (10,100 psi) | Flexural modulus: 9,887 (1,434,000 psi) | Tensile strength: 45.9 | Tensile modulus: 9,890 | Elongation at break: 0.50 | Barcol hardness: 67 | Heat deflection temperature: 111.7 | Coefficient of thermal expansion: 3.49 x 10 -5 | Water absorption: 0.10 | Boiling water resistance: No effect | High temperature resistance: No effect | Thermal shock resistance: Pass, no cracking, crazing, blistering or spalling | Reaction to fire: B-s1, d0 | Surface burning: Class A (FSI 15, SDI 10) | Cigarette test: Pass | Stain resistance: Pass | Chemical resistance: Pass | Colour fastness: Pass | Light resistance (xenon arc): No effect | Fungal resistance: Does not support microbial growth | Bacterial resistance: Does not support bacterial growth | Food contact: Certified | Indoor air quality: GREENGUARD and GREENGUARD Gold certified | Warranty: 10 years against manufacturing defect\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Forge Finishes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67883651137735,"sku":"AcrylicWinterWhite","price":720.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0797\/2752\/6087\/files\/800x800px_1_3.webp?v=1791753609","url":"https:\/\/forge-finishes.co.uk\/products\/12mm-acrylic-winter-white-solid-surface-sheet","provider":"Forge-Finishes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}