Patent ID: 7309512
Filing Date: 2007-12-18
Classification: B05D,B32B,C23C,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A method of repairing a coated article having a bondcoat and a topcoat comprising the steps of: outlining a first area on the topcoat, removing substantially an entire thickness of the topcoat within the first area, thereby creating a first opening in the topcoat and revealing at least a portion of the bondcoat beneath the topcoat, outlining a second area on the bondcoat, within the first opening, the second area smaller than the first area, removing substantially an entire thickness of the bondcoat within the second area, thereby creating a second opening in the bondcoat, the second opening surrounded by a rim such that both the rim and the second opening are beneath the first opening, adding new bondcoat material within the second opening, and adding new topcoat material within the first opening, the new topcoat material covering the new bondcoat material and the rim.