Patent ID: 7132142

Claim:
A multi-layer laminate comprising: a release liner having a flexible polymeric carrier film and a matte release coat bonded to the carrier film, a flexible dry paint transfer layer releasably adhered to the matte release coat, and a dry pressure sensitive adhesive layer bonded to the dry paint transfer layer on a side thereof opposite the release liner, the dry paint transfer layer including a color layer comprising a pigment contained in a polymeric binder, the matte release coat having a level of tack that preferentially adheres the release liner to the dry paint transfer layer sufficient to provide a level of structural support for the dry paint layer when placing the adhesive side of the paint layer in contact with a substrate, the matte release coat comprising a resinous material which has been hardened or cured to farm a micro-roughened surface for transferring a matte surface finish to an exposed surface of the dry paint layer when the release coat is released from contact with the dry paint layer, the adhesive layer having a suppressed initial level of tack at room temperature that allows the laminate to adhere to a substrate followed by removal of the release liner from the dry paint layer, the adhesive layer undergoing subsequent build up of adhesion due to the passage of time sufficient to permanently bond the dry paint layer to the substrate.