Patent ID: 8287789

Claim:
A process for the production of a molded article comprising a) placing a plastic film abutting the inside wall of a first half of a mold, said mold including a first and second halves, wherein the plastic film is formed outside of the mold, b) combining said second half with said first half in a manner creating a mold cavity, c) injecting resin into said cavity, wherein the injected resin forms said molded article and said plastic film is adherently bonded to a first surface of said molded article, d) separating one of the halves from the other half, said article remaining with said first half, e) combining a supplemental half with said first half in a manner forming a gap between the inner wall of said supplemental half and a second surface of said molded article opposite said first surface, f) injecting lacquer into said gap, wherein said lacquer is a 2-component polyurethane lacquer, g) curing the lacquer to produce a lacquered molded article, and h) cooling and removing the lacquered molded article from the mold.