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Flex L
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Metsä Wood Flex L is a birch plywood panel overlaid with a coloured thermoplastic overlay. Flex L is available in range of colours and ready finished surfaces. The combination of technical properties with high class surfaces makes Flex L an excellent panel for various interior and transportation applications. Applications Base plywood Metsä Wood Flex provides an easy ready finished surface solution. • Transport industry: Side walls for horse and box trailers, side walls for light and medium size trucks, doors bulk heads, van linings and transit and flight cases • Building industry: Furniture, shop, kitchen and sanitary fittings, playground equipment, fencing and rebound walls The base plywood of Metsä Wood Flex L is Metsä Wood Birch. Birch plywood is made of cross-bonded 1.4 mm thick birch veneers bonded with weather-and boil-resistant phenol formaldehyde adhesive. Major advantages • High quality surfaces • Excellent impact and crack resistance • Easy to fix and cut • Good wear resistance • Easy to clean • Good resistance against most chemicals • Strong and rigid panel • Excellent strength-to-weight ratio • Dimensionally stable • Environmentally friendly Flex 06 overlay The panel is overlaid with white 0.6 mm thick structured (burl) polypropylene overlay. FLEX 06 is available in colour White06 (RAL 9016). Light grey06 (RAL 7001) overlay is available on request. Surface properties The surface of the overlay is slightly structured to improve wear and scratch resistance. Overlay is elastic, tough and does not crack easily. The overlay is safe to use and it is free of chlorine, halogens, plasticizer, formaldehyde and heavy metals. The surface is easy to clean with water and normal detergents. Strong acids, alkalis and e.g. acetone may cause vis

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Metsä Wood Flex L plywood products have very high surface quality and the surface is susceptible to scratches due to its softer appearance, extra caution has to be practised in handling and storing the panels to prevent damage. Extreme moisture penetration may cause visible changes on the appearance of the product. Bonding classes Metsä Wood plywood panels are bonded with a weather- and boilresistant phenol formaldehyde adhesive. The gluing meets the requirements of the standard EN 314-2 / Class 3 (exterior). The overlay is bonded to plywood with weather-resistant adhesive (EN 204 class...

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