Patent ID: 7083696

Claim:
A method for forming a dent resistant sheeting, said method comprising: a continuous pretreatment process comprising: degreasing a topside and a backside of a metal sheet; applying a barrier layer to both sides of the degreased metal sheet; applying a finishing layer over the barrier layer on the topside of the metal sheet; applying an interlayer adhesion layer over the barrier layer on the backside of the metal sheet; curing the finishing layer and the interlayer adhesion layer; applying a protective film to the topside of the metal sheet over the cured finishing layer to form a pretreated metal sheet; coiling the pretreated metal sheet on a metal sheet supply roller; and a continuous lamination process comprising: unrolling the pretreated metal sheet from the metal sheet supply roller; unrolling at least one glass fibrous web from a glass fibrous web supply roller; saturating the at least one glass fibrous web with a resin to form at least one saturated glass fibrous web; applying the at least one saturated glass fibrous web to the backside of the pretreated metal sheet; forcing the at least one saturated glass fibrous web and the pretreated metal sheet together, and curing the resin to form a sheeting comprising at least one fiber reinforced plastic layer and only one metal sheet.