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your stock accordingly.

o Present a good mix of patterns, colors, grades and species. Display contrasting woodtones side by side.

Replace slow movers with new styles and designs regularly. Put high end panels in prime traffic areas.

o Use modular, wing and caddy displays.

. Show prices clearly on each panel.

o Use videotapes to show customers how to install paneling with free weekend use for any paneling purchase.

o Boost sales with truckload sales, clinics, tent sales and other special events. Support promotions with advertising and point of purchase materials.

wood substrate are top of the line, but the price can vary depending upon the thickness of the panel. Standard panel size is 4' x 8'. Common thicknesses are 5/16" or l/4" with thicker panels costing more. Top grade for the pre-hung wallpaper look on a hardwood plywood substrate is 5/32" thick with 5.0 mm priced lower.

Woodgrains and decorator patterns also are available as simulated and paper overlay finishes. The simulated pattern is produced with a finishing technique called the wet system or print system. Using a method similar to that used to print newspapers, the woodgrain pattern is applied directly to a substrate panel that has been prepared by sanding and precoating.

The paper overlay is printed on a