At Ostermann, experts are always at hand to help carpenters/cabinet makers with advice and practical support. These are the questions which the edging experts have to answer most frequently:

Storage of edgings

What’s the best way to store edgings?
How long can edgings be stored?
Why do newly delivered boards and edgings have to acclimatise in the winter before they can be processed?

Bonding of edgings

What is the ideal temperature for the hot melt adhesive?
What other reasons could there be for the adhesive not sticking?
Why should the pressure on the first roll be checked regularly?
What should you keep in mind when processing real wood veneer?
Why are Ostermann edgings primed? What is that anyway?
PUR or EVA adhesive: which is better?

Processing of edgings

How can I edge boards properly, when out of the workshop?
ABS edgings with real aluminium surfaces or solid aluminium - What is the difference?
1 or 2mm? Which edging is better?
Which radii are possible with T-bar edgings?
Processing of T-bar edgings

5 easy ways to get perfect edgings

What's the easiest way to remove protective film from high-gloss edgings and fronts?
What is the best way to get rid of stress whitening?
How can I cut the edging for a round top so that it fits precisely?
I have opened an edging roll; how do I stop it unwinding by itself?
How can I subsequently add a high-gloss finish to acrylic edgings?

Processing aluminium profiles

What kind of safety precautions have to be taken into account when cutting and milling aluminium profiles?
Which tools are best for the processing of aluminium profiles?
Do you need a cooling agent when sawing/drilling the profiles?
What should be taken into account when drilling aluminium profiles?
How do you remove small scratches and soiling from anodised aluminium profiles?

Wood surface repair

Which products do you need for repair works on surfaces?
How do you find the correct coloured products to match a surface or an edging ?
How do you fix deeper and bigger damage at a coated chipboard panel?
How do you melt hard wax for the repair of chipboard?
How do you refill a damaged spot with hard wax?
How do you reconstruct the colour palette of a decor surface?
How do you mould a realistic wood structure of even cracks in the wood?
How do you achieve the most realistic feel possible at the surface?

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