How Acrylic Can Help to Protect Tables, Desks and Worktops
Posted on: 7 October 2019
Wooden desks, tables and worktops offer a certain kind of charm and elegance that other materials lack. For instance, you can look at a piece of wooden furniture and appreciate the workmanship and skill that went into making it. The same generally isn't true for glass, plastic or metal furniture. However, the downside of wooden furniture is that you can damage it in many ways.
Unfortunately, repairing a damaged wooden surface takes time, money and skill. If you are worried that your favourite wooden surfaces could suffer damage, consider covering them with custom-made acrylic sheets.
Acrylic can protect wooden surfaces from various types of damage.
Acrylic Prevents Water Damage
Did you know that restaurants and retail outlets use plastic sheeting like acrylic to protect their wooden tables and surfaces? With the entirety of a wooden surface covered with acrylic, water damage is all but impossible. As you know, moisture can leave a wooden tabletop, desk or worktop covered by blushing, a white patch that leaves wood looking faded and worn.
Tablemats and coasters don't always offer much protection against moisture, especially if they are made of plastic, glass or wood. The condensation produced by a cold drink, for instance, may spill over onto a wooden surface and cause white rings to form. However, if you place acrylic sheets over your wooden surfaces, you'll never have to worry about condensation or spillages.
Acrylic Protects Against Dents and Scratches
In a home with young children or one in which you have tenants staying along with your prized wooden surfaces, dents and scratches are a possibility. And when young children are involved, repairing your wooden tabletops and desks constantly isn't practical, nor is it cheap in regards to time and money spent.
While people have been using tablecloths to protect tables from dents and scratches and to conceal existing damage, for centuries, an acrylic sheet is a much more practical alternative. Moreover, unlike a glass cover, which can shatter, acrylic is highly shatter-resistant. Dropped objects like cups or plates then won't damage it.
Acrylic Stops Stains Penetrating Wooden Surfaces
Another issue that plagues wooden surfaces is staining. Staining doesn't just occur in the form of blanching due to moisture. Stains also occur due to food spillages, pens, crayons, paint and candle wax and even chewing gum. As a result, leaving your wooden table, desk or worktop alone with a gaggle of children is fraught with risks!
To protect your wooden surface fully, without the risk of broken pieces or shards should anything be dropped onto it, acrylic is the best and safest option.
Acrylic Is Ideal for Parties
When you're entertaining guests, do you really want to hide your gorgeous wooden surfaces under tablecloths and large table mats? However, during a party, your wooden table will likely see a lot of action. And of course, the more guests you have, the higher the chance that a guest might spill a drink, or drop some food on your table. Acrylic sheeting can help to negate these risks.
Not only that, but once the party is over, removing the acrylic sheet will be a simple matter. Unlike a sheet of glass, which is heavy not to mention dangerous, acrylic is lightweight. In fact, a sheet of acrylic is 50 per cent lighter than a sheet of glass of a comparable size. Moreover, if your guests scratch your acrylic sheet, you can remove the scratches with some abrasive polish and a soft cloth.
Are you worried that your wooden surfaces are too exposed? Do you have an upcoming gathering at your home and need to protect your wooden table from damage? Consider ordering an acrylic sheet custom-made especially for your table or wooden surface. Contact a supplier that sells products like Perspex to learn more.
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