Table Protector

Table Protector is used to upkeep beauty while maintaining / protecting the life of the table top

table protector

Table Protector is a type of material that are normal form part of the table top as a permanently or temporally feature. The primary purpose of a table protector is to protect the top of a table especially the table are expensive, antique or unique. You do not want it to be damaged due to its usage, right?

A table under normal utilization are subjected to various possible damage like discoloration, scratches, dents and burn marks etc. The logical things to do is to protect the table top from these damages with the most suitable type of Table Protector

Types of Household Table Protector

As table come with different purpose, designs, types, shape, colors and size, your aim is to protect the table top while maintaining the look of your nice table such as oak or pine table top. Listed blow are some common table protector for different applications:-

1) Tablecloth
It is the most common type of material used in household as a form of table protector. It is made from various types of fabrics varied from natural material such as cotton to synthetic material like PVC and vinyl.

The most common fabric is the cotton which come with different designs, patterns, colors, shapes, thickness and sizes. Different occasion choose different color and pattern of cotton tablecloth. Example, while cotton is common for conferences, which red cotton tablecloth is most used during weddings dinners.

For household use, the choice of designs, pattern color are very wide and it really depends on the your preference. One additional consideration for home use table protector is to pick the type that matches the table itself it terms of color in particular. There are plenty of sample available in the internet like amazon.com or nextag.com You will not run out of idea what to pick for your favorite table cloth.

With today’s modern technology, manufacturing process and material science, designers are more innovative and creative and formulated more material for fabric. Such example are PVC or vinyl which has become a common material for fabric. Its application are used as a coating to the tablecloth or in its original form as a tablecloth. Both of these synthetic materials are very durable and can easily maintained especially from spillage.

Both of these type of coated tablecloth come with various designs, patterns, shapes and sizes. It has a wide choice like those cotton fabric. Due to the requirement, the are manufactured with different thickness and toughness to withstand scratches and heat (from beverages container).

One important factor of the synthetic PVC or vinyl is it relatively cheap and easily available. They can be used in the form of loose layover or fitted to suit individual preference. In some application, they are also used as a disposable tablecloth

Types of Heavy Duty Table Protector

From my own experience, I know that they are difference types of material used in the commercial environment to protect their table top other than dinning table. The similar function of table protector for these commercial environment are office table, pedestal, workbench, cafeteria table etc.

2) Glass panel
As Glass can withstand quite heavy scratches and heat and it can be maintained easily. It has become one of the most commonly used table protector for commercial environment such as office. A clear glass is transparent as such it is ideal for office table top as you may insert document such as a tax matrix underneath it for easy reference. Furthermore, for an office table, you do not need design or pattern to match your tabletop, therefore a plain glass panel is good enough for the purpose. It can be easily cut to size to fit the shape and size of the table top. With the proper thickness of the glass panel, it can withstand regular load on top of the table.

3) Plexi Glass Sheet
Alternate to the glass panel, plexi glass has several similar properties as the glass but they have various unique characteristics and quite opposite each others. Example, while glass can withstand quite heavy scratches but plexi glass are not. Another example is for glass, it can break easily while plexi glass is almost unbreakable. Both material are clear and transparent.

4) Formica Sheet
Unlike the previous table protector which are place temporary on top of a table top, a Formica or melamine sheet is stick on the table top. It is a permanent feature which form the layer of the tabletop. The color scheme is normally material with the table theme. Formica or melamine sheet is a tough material which can withstand scratches, heat and stain. It can clean easily to maintain its shine. if it is damaged, it can be peeled off and replaced.

With the modern technology, Formica or veneer sheet come with pattern that look like the grain of the wood material . They are also veneer that made from wood material such as oak. For special request, you may opt for an oak veneer for your oak dinner table.

You can see the various table protector that has they unique characteristic and for different application. If you were to pick a permanent table protector as oppose to a disposable table protector, you need more effort to pick the right choice as it is not easy to replace it as in the case of a tablecloth as removable table protector.