Patent ID: 6627265
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: B05B,B41M,C03C,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for forming a coating having at least one fade zone over a surface of a substrate including the steps of:simultaneously directing a spray of coating composition and a stream of gas toward the surface of the substrate wherein the stream of gas has an outer boundary and the spray of coating composition has an outer boundary with the outer boundary of the spray of coating composition spaced from the outer boundary of the stream of gas as the spray and the stream move toward the surface of the substrate; maintaining the outer boundary of the stream of gas and the outer boundary of the spray of coating composition spaced from one another such that the outer boundary of the stream of gas and the spray of coating composition only contact one another adjacent the surface of the substrate and such contact is limited to the stream of gas contacting a portion of the outer boundary of the spray of coating composition while the remaining portion of the outer boundary of the spray of coating composition moves toward the surface of the substrate without interference from gas moving toward the surface of the substrate to provide an interference effect adjacent the surface of the substrate wherein the interference effect directs the coating composition to be deposited on the surface of the substrate as a coating having a fade zone, and depositing said coating composition over the surface of the substrate to form a coating having a fade zone over at least a portion of the surface of the substrate.