Patent ID: 9656442
Date: 2017-05-23
CPC Classifications: B32B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A method of making a paint film composite, the method comprising: contacting a curable composition with unpainted sheet metal and a major surface of a forming web to form a rolling bank of the curable composition being disposed at least partially between the unpainted sheet metal and the forming web, the curable composition comprising a colorant and a curable polymeric material precursor; passing at least a portion of each of the unpainted sheet metal, the forming web, and the curable composition through a nip while said at least a portion of the curable composition is sandwiched between the unpainted sheet metal and the forming web to provide a curable layer precursor; and at least partially curing the curable layer precursor to provide an opaque or translucent color layer comprising the colorant and a polymeric material.