Method for producing a film-coated article using a transfer film, wherein the transfer film comprises a carrier ply (10, 10') and a transfer ply (13, 13', 13") arranged on the carrier ply (10, 10'), said transfer ply containing at least one decorative element, wherein the method comprises the following steps: a) connecting a substrate to at least one surface of the transfer ply (13, 13', 13") facing away from the carrier ply (10, 10'), and b) removing the carrier ply (10, 10') from the transfer ply (13, 13', 13") bound to the substrate, c) applying at least one protective layer onto a surface of the transfer ply (13, 13', 13") opposite the substrate, wherein the transfer ply (13, 13', 13"), adjacent to the carrier ply (10, 10') has at least one upper layer, which is at least regionally not yet completely cured, and which at least partially forms the surface of the transfer ply (13, 13', 13") opposite the substrate, wherein the at least one decorative element is arranged on the side of the at least one upper layer of the transfer ply (13, 13', 13") facing away from the carrier ply (10, 10'), and characterised in that the application of the at least one protective layer onto the surface of the transfer ply (13, 13', 13") in step c) is carried out by at least partially flooding and/or dousing the at least one upper layer with at least one composition made of polyurethane precursors (2K-PUR systems) and subsequently curing, preferably at a temperature from a range of from 25°C to 180°C, wherein the at least one protective layer adheres to the at least one upper layer of the transfer ply (13, 13', 13") after curing with an adhesive force, determined according to the method described in DIN EN ISO 4624: 2016-08, at a range of from 2.5MPa to 10MPa. a) connecting a substrate to at least one surface of the transfer ply (13, 13', 13") facing away from the carrier ply (10, 10'), and b) removing the carrier ply (10, 10') from the transfer ply (13, 13', 13") bound to the substrate, c) applying at least one protective layer onto a surface of the transfer ply (13, 13', 13") opposite the substrate, wherein the transfer ply (13, 13', 13"), adjacent to the carrier ply (10, 10') has at least one upper layer, which is at least regionally not yet completely cured, and which at least partially forms the surface of the transfer ply (13, 13', 13") opposite the substrate, wherein the at least one decorative element is arranged on the side of the at least one upper layer of the transfer ply (13, 13', 13") facing away from the carrier ply (10, 10'), and characterised in that the application of the at least one protective layer onto the surface of the transfer ply (13, 13', 13") in step c) is carried out by at least partially flooding and/or dousing the at least one upper layer with at least one composition made of polyurethane precursors (2K-PUR systems) and subsequently curing, preferably at a temperature from a range of from 25°C to 180°C, wherein the at least one protective layer adheres to the at least one upper layer of the transfer ply (13, 13', 13") after curing with an adhesive force, determined according to the method described in DIN EN ISO 4624: 2016-08, at a range of from 2.5MPa to 10MPa.