Patent ID: 6280820
Filing Date: 2001-08-28
Classification: B05D,B44F,Y10T

Abstract:
A semi-finished wood simulating product formed from a substrate, the product having a surface that simulates the appearance and tactile qualities of raw wood and is capable of accepting paint, varnish or stain as applied by an end user, the product produced by the method comprising the steps of:a) providing a substrate having at least one surface to be finished;b) applying a liquid basecoat on the substrate;c) drying the basecoat;d) depositing, in liquid form, a wood grain pattern on the basecoat;e) transferring some of the pattern from the originally deposited position on the basecoat to a subsequent position;f) curing the pattern;g) applying a polymerizable protective coating onto the substrate and overlying the basecoat and the pattern, the protective coating sealing the substrate; andh) polymerizing the protective coating, said polymerized protective coating being sufficiently porous to thereafter accept and retain wood stain applied by an end user and being sufficiently hard to permit stacking of a plurality of semi-finished wood simulating products without substantial degradation to said coating.