Method for the manufacture of panels and panels obtained thereby

A panel, wherein the panel is rectangular, either square or oblong,

• wherein the panel comprises a substrate and a top layer;
• wherein the panel is provided with a first pair of opposite edges, namely a first edge and an opposite second edge;
• wherein the panel comprises coupling parts on the first pair of opposite edges, so that the panel can be coupled on the first edge of the panel to the second edge of another such panel;
• wherein the coupling parts comprise locking elements so that in a coupled state, locking occurs in a direction perpendicular to a surface of coupled panels and/or locking occurs in a plane of the coupled panels and perpendicular to coupled edges;
• wherein the panel is provided with a second pair of opposite edges, namely a third edge and an opposite fourth edge;
• wherein the panels comprise coupling parts on the second pair of opposite edges so that the panel can be coupled on the third edge of the panel to the fourth edge of another such panel;
• wherein the coupling parts comprise locking elements so that in the coupled state, locking occurs in the direction perpendicular to the surface of the coupled panels and/or locking occurs in the plane of the coupled panels and perpendicular to the coupled edges;
• wherein each of the first edge, the second edge, the third edge and the fourth edge comprises a sealing face, substantially perpendicular to an upper surface of the panel;
• wherein in the coupled state of the panel with the first edge of the panel against the second edge of another such panel, the sealing face of the first edge of the panel is in contact with the sealing face of the second edge of the other such panel;
• wherein in the coupled state of the panel with the third edge of the panel against the fourth edge of another such panel, the sealing face of the third edge of the panel is in contact with the sealing face of the fourth edge of the other such panel;
• wherein said edges are connected to each other at the height of corner points;
• wherein said sealing faces are provided with an impregnating agent and/or a coating, wherein an average concentration of the impregnating agent and/or coating on the sealing faces at the height of a said corner point is higher than an average concentration of impregnating agent and/or coating on the sealing face in the middle of a said edge.