Patent ID: 7273530
Filing Date: 2007-09-25
Classification: B29C,B44C

Abstract:
1. A process for the production of decorative coatings on substrate surfaces comprising the following steps: A) providing a substrate to be coated and a backing film coated on one side with an uncured or only partially cured coating of a coating composition curable by means of high-energy radiation, B) forming zones on the backing film which are opaque to high-energy radiation and correspond to the negative image of a desired pattern or decoration, C) applying the coated side of the backing film having the uncured or only partially cured coating of a coating composition curable by means of high-energy radiation with the coated side thereof onto a substrate surface, D) curing the coating applied by the backing film by irradiation with high-energy radiation through the backing film, E) removing the backing film from the coating which remains on the substrate, and F) removing any un-irradiated and uncured parts of the coatIng remaining on the substrate to obtain a desired pattern or decoration, wherein the zones on the backing film which are opaque to high-energy radiation and correspond to the negative image of a desired pattern or decoration are produced before or after application of the coated backing film onto the substrate surface.