Match of Formica™ 5887-NT Millennium Oak *

Yes, Formica 5887-NT Millennium Oak can be used for touch up after shipping damage, installation damage, field cutting, or service work when you choose the Original Material Match option. For this collection, that is the correct direct touch-up path because it includes a sheen match.

If the damaged area is on an installed laminate surface that has already aged, the repair may still show some difference because the existing surface can have wear, texture, embossing, and sheen changes.

Formica 5887-NT Millennium Oak identifies the factory color reference, but an older installed laminate surface can look different beside a fresh match. Sun exposure, wear, cleaning, gloss change, texture, and batch variation can all affect how the existing surface reads.

If the repair is high visibility or the approval tolerance is tight, it is safer to match an existing part or send a factory sample rather than rely only on the nominal color name.

For direct touch up on factory-finished building materials, order the Original Material Match option for Formica 5887-NT Millennium Oak because it includes a sheen match. That is the correct choice when you are repairing a small damaged area.

Other MyPerfectColor formats, including water-based housepaint, urethane, and epoxy, can still be color-matched, but they are better suited to separate parts, accessories, or broader repainting where direct touch-up performance is not the goal.

Use Formica 5887-NT Millennium Oak as the color reference when you need a coordinated match for laminate-related parts such as fixtures, trim pieces, edge details, sample boards, kiosks, panels, or fabricated components. MyPerfectColor can make a matched paint for those separate parts.

If you are dealing with a damaged laminate face that needs direct touch up, use Original Material Match. Laminate surfaces are not an easy paint-repair surface, so the product choice should follow the actual job.

If the installed surface is aged, weathered, or highly visible, an existing part or factory sample is often the safer reference than the nominal Formica 5887-NT Millennium Oak color alone. That gives you a closer target for the actual surface you are trying to match.

Use the color code when you are matching to the standard factory reference. Use a sample or existing part when the job has tight visual tolerance or the surrounding material has already changed over time.

If you want to touch up, or need a precise match of the color and sheen of the Formica 5887-NT Millennium Oak, choose spray paint, paint pens or touch up bottles. However, keep in mind that our version of the Formica 5887-NT Millennium Oak is based on matching an official Formica color sample we have in our archives. The color and sheen of your specific Formica materials may vary. If your laminate is not new, then it is likely that the color has changed over time. If your need for a precise match is critical, we recommend that you send a sample so we can create a touch up solution precisely matching the materials of your specific batch.

Learn more about our color matching service.

MyPerfectColor uses an acrylic enamel which is a fast-drying durable coating suitable for interior or exterior use. MyPerfectColor custom spray paint matched to Formica 5887-NT Millennium Oak enables you to conveniently achieve a professional spray-smooth finish in any color in any sheen. It sticks well to most surfaces including metal, plastics, powder-coatings, cabinets and primed or previously painted wood.

The MyPerfectColor 11oz spray will cover about 20 square feet per coat. Keep in mind that it is difficult to gauge spray paint need as the coverage is highly dependent on how it is applied. Learn more about how spray paint works at MyPerfectColor.

MyPerfectColor Paint matching the Formica 5887-NT Millennium Oak can be used to paint laminate and any other ancillary items you'd like to blend into your project. Many types of paint are available with no minimum order quantities. MyPerfectColor offers spray paint, paint pens, touch up bottles, water-based acrylics, epoxies, urethanes and a variety of other paints.

Paint can be purchased by choosing the paint type above. Contact MyPerfectColor support if you have specific questions about the best paint to use for your project.

MyPerfectColor has the original Formica color samples. A sample of the Formica 5887-NT Millennium Oak you are looking for is in our library. We are able to make paint and verify that it matches the original.

Please note that if your existing materials are not new and you are trying to touch up, they will have aged and are likely different now than they were when new. MyPerfectColor will be sending paint matching the sample at our facility which has not aged the same as your materials and may also be different due to other factors such as variations in manufacturing processes. If your match is critical, you may consider sending a part of your materials for precise color matching. Learn more about our color matching services.