Acrylic Laminates

What makes acrylic different

A standard laminate gets its shine from its pressed surface. An acrylic laminate has an acrylic top layer, often clear over a coloured or printed base, which gives a deeper, wetter-looking gloss and richer colour. That is why 76% of the 1,100+ designs here are gloss or high gloss.

Thickness is the other difference. 1.5 mm is the most common (450+), then 1 mm (200+) and 3 mm (150+), with some 2 to 2.5 mm. The 2 to 3 mm sheets are mostly fluted acrylics. At the thin end, Trend Laminates has a 0.8 mm acrylic range (60+ designs).

By look: solid colours (350+), marble (300+), fluted (234) and wood (100+). Among named brands, Treelam (100+), Euro Pratik (100+), Pentone (95+) and Trend Laminates (85+) carry the most. Almost every acrylic sheet here is 8x4 ft (1,100+).

Using acrylic well

Vertical surfaces, not worktops

Acrylic is softer than a standard laminate surface and scratches more easily. Use it on shutters, wardrobe doors, TV units and wall panels. On a worktop or study table, a textured laminate will look better after a year of use.

Leave the film on

Acrylic sheets come with a protective film. Keep it on through cutting, pressing and fixing, and peel it only when all the site work is done. A lot of the damage to new acrylic happens during installation.

A flat base matters

High gloss shows every ripple in the board beneath. Press acrylic onto a flat, good-quality MDF or plywood base, and ask for matching gloss edge banding.

Clean it gently

A soft microfibre cloth with plain water or mild soap. No scrubbers, no abrasive powders, no strong solvents.

Where acrylic laminates go

Kitchen shutters are the classic use, and 80% of designs carry a kitchen tag; wardrobes and TV units follow. 350+ carry a bathroom tag, a much higher share than other laminates, for vanity shutters where a glossy, easy-wipe face helps. Designs carry several tags, so these figures overlap.

Acrylic laminate FAQs

Acrylic or high gloss laminate: what's the difference?

Both are shiny. Acrylic has a deeper, glassier gloss and usually comes thicker; a high gloss laminate has a harder surface. Where looks matter most, acrylic; where daily wear matters most, high gloss laminate.

Can I do a whole kitchen in acrylic?

The shutters, yes, if you accept a little more care; on base units that get knocked daily, a textured laminate wears better. Pair them with a granite or quartz counter and a liner on the inside faces.

Does acrylic need special hinges or handles?

No, but handle-less profiles or slim handles suit the look, and soft-close hinges stop doors banging into each other and chipping the gloss.

Related collections

Compare with high gloss laminates. The deep-ribbed acrylics are also in fluted laminates, and the marble ones in marble and stone laminates. By thickness, see 1.5 mm laminates, or go back to all laminates.

Gloss is easier to judge in person. See acrylic samples at our Choolai or OMR store in Chennai.