Patent ID: 7351446
Filing Date: 2008-04-01
Classification: B05D

Abstract:
1. A process for the production of a coating layer from a thermally curable coating composition on a substrate, consisting of the successive steps: a) providing a substrate to be coated, wherein the substrate is an automotive body, and wherein the substrate is made from a material selected from the group consisting of metals, plastics, fiber-reinforced plastics and compositions thereof; b) applying a coated backing foil consisting of a foil coated on one side with an uncured or at least only partially cured coating layer of a thermally curable coating composition, with its coated side on the entire surface or on at least one sub-zone of the surface of the substrate, c) supplying energy consisting of thermal energy onto the entire coating applied in step b) thereby curing the coating, and d) removing the backing foil from the coating which remains on the substrate.