Patent ID: 6461676
Filing Date: 2002-10-08
Classification: B05D,B44F,Y10T

Abstract:
A method for manufacturing a semi-finished wood simulating product, comprising the steps of:a) providing a substrate; 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 wet or tacky pattern from the originally deposited position on the basecoat to a subsequent position on the basecoat and thereby creating a resulting wood grain pattern having skips; 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 adapted for accepting a colorant to be applied by an end user; and h) polymerizing the protective coating.