Patent ID: 7276265
Filing Date: 2007-10-02
Classification: B05D,B44D,B44F,C09D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for making a surface covering with regions of different surface gloss comprising: a) providing a substrate b) applying a composition comprising a gloss controlling agent to the substrate in a first region to form a pattern, c) coating the substrate with a UV-curable coating composition, wherein the UV-curable composition includes a UV-curable component, d) subjecting the gloss controlling agent applied and UV-curable component composition coated substrate to a first polymerization condition to polymerize the UV-curable composition in register with the gloss controlling agent in the pattern at a rate different than the rate of the UV-curable composition not in register with the gloss controlling agent in the pattern, and e) subjecting the gloss controlling agent applied and UV-curable component composition coated substrate to a second polymerization condition to polymerize the UV-curable composition not in register with the gloss controlling agent in the pattern, at least one of the first polymerization condition or the second polymerization condition being UV radiation, the other polymerization condition being selected from the group consisting of electron beam irradiation and activation of a photoinitiator, whereby regions of different surface gloss are obtained.