Patent ID: 6231931
Filing Date: 2001-05-15
Classification: C09D

Abstract:
A method of coating and sealing a porous pressed particle wooden slat, comprising:(a) providing a porous pressed particle wooden slat;(b) depositing onto the slat a substantially 100% solids ultraviolet light curable coating composition consisting essentially of:(1) a mixture of acrylates, the acrylates being selected from the group consisting of monoacrylates, diacrylates, triacrylates, urethane-modified acrylates, polyester-modified acrylates, and mixtures thereof; and(2) a photoinitiator;(c) exposing the coating composition to ultraviolet light to cure the composition,(d) scuffing the surface of the cured polymer; and(e) depositing a topcoat on the surface, andwherein the composition eliminates the need for a paper overlay to protect the slat from weathering, the composition filling the pores of the pressed particle wooden slat.