Door Skin Basics
At Superior Doors we offer a range of skin thicknesses to suit different price points and desired out comes for the home owner. Thicker door skins increase strength and durability, allow for deeper more substantial grooving but most importantly reduce component show through for a higher quality paint finish.
3mm MDF Door Skins
3mm Door skins represent the entry level for our standard interior doors. 3mm creates a very strong and durable door capable of all the general wear and tear that life requires.
However there are limits at the entry level. 3mm skins will not have the impact resistance of a thicker door skin simply because they have less material in there structure but this won't affect most normal living conditions.
Is however important to understand that the skin used will have a big impact on the visual finish of the door. 3mm doors skins will generally allow some component show through of the underlying door structure. 3mm doors should never be used with semi-gloss or gloss paint finishes as in critical light paths the components of the doors will make some visible impression on the surface. 3mm door skins are not warranted for component show through with semi-gloss, gloss, high gloss or lacquered paint finishes.
4mm MDF Door Skins
4mm Door skins represent the premium level for our standard interior doors. 4mm creates an even stronger more durable door
4mm skins have greater impact resistance because they have 25% more material in there structure, which gives them a service life advantage over 3mm regardless of the rigours of their environment.
As pointed out above it is important to understand that the skin used will have a big impact on the visual finish of the door. 4mm doors skins will allow much less show through of the underlying door structure. 4mm doors can be used with semi-gloss paint finishes but may still show some component show through in critical light paths. 4mm door skins are warranted for component show through with semi-gloss paints but for gloss, high gloss or lacquered paint finishes a thicker custom skin should be used.
4.75, 6 & 9 mm MDF Door Skins
Our 4.75, 6 & 9mm door skins are available as custom door options. The benefits are premium paint finish and increased door rigidity which resists twist, cup and bow in the doors.
These enhanced qualities are focused on door stability when making very large doors or where a premium paint finish is a must.
Contact us to discuss your specific requirements so we can help to engineer and produce the perfect outcome.
UV Pre Primed Skins
The use of UV primer represent additional benefits to the home owner and the environment they live in. UV primer is both moisture and solvent resistant, harder and more scratch resistant and offers greater fire resistance than normal door priming solutions. In addition to its general resistance it is also formulated to offer optimal adhesion for all main stream finishing coats.
UV primer is also solvent, formaldehyde and V.O.C ( Volatile Organic Compounds ) free. The coating process is energy efficient unlike the heat drying processes used to evaporate water based solutions. UV primer can also be disposed of without additional processing via landfill, incineration or recycled into pulp
