Generally, plywood.
Formica is a composite material. Melamine, the resin used in it, is thermosetting.
It can be given a wood like surface, but NO, Formica is a plastic material.
Shelving material, trim and baseboard, Believe it or not, crown moulding, cabinets, counter tops (under Formica.
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Synthetic material for a counter top is referred to as a laminate. Sometimes a plywood was used that was covered in a plastic material like linoleum. There was also a product called formica.
A dining, kitchen or similar table whose top is surfaced with the plastic laminate called formica. Formica is a rigid plastic material that reached its zenith in popularity in the 1950's.
Arborite and formica are basically the same thing - a laminate commonly used on countertops. Arborite is made in Canada while Formica is similar product used in the States.
Formica is often used for kitchen or bathroom work surfaces, as well as for laminating.
Formica is not wood, although it may be clued onto wood or wood products. Formica contains various forms of paper, saturated with plastic resins and headed under substantal pressure.
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To remove a burn stain from Formica countertops, there has to be an abrasive material which will only scratch off the burn mark but not the Formica itself. Apply dry sugar crystals and rub with a suede cloth.
No stain will work on Formica. If it's an unfinished surface,then you can stain it.