Patent ID: 8852369

Claim:
A method of decorating surfaces with a multilayer coating, comprising: manufacturing a multilayer coating ( 1 ); and applying said multilayer coating ( 1 ) to a surface to be decorated, wherein the step of manufacturing said multilayer coating ( 1 ) comprises in sequence the steps of: a) providing a supporting substrate ( 2 ); b) applying a protective layer ( 3 ) in liquid form on said supporting substrate ( 2 ); c) applying at least one first decorative layer ( 4 ) in liquid form on said protective layer ( 3 ) to transfer a first ornamental pattern to said protective layer; and d) depositing at least one adhesive layer ( 5 ) on said at least one first decorative layer ( 4 ) to produce said multilayer coating ( 1 ), wherein the step of applying said multilayer coating ( 1 ) comprises in sequence the steps of: h) positioning said multilayer coating ( 1 ) on said surface to be decorated (S) with said at least one adhesive layer ( 5 ) disposed in contact therewith; i) stabilizing said multilayer coating ( 1 ) positioned on said surface to be decorated (S); l) curing said multilayer coating ( 1 ), wherein said supporting substrate ( 2 ) is a film of a polymeric material, wherein said step of stabilizing (i) is performed by rolling said multilayer coating ( 1 ) on said surface to be decorated (S) at a predetermined pressure and temperature sufficient to activate and set of said at least one adhesive layer ( 5 ) and cause an adhesive action on said surface to be decorated (S); and wherein said supporting substrate is finally removed from said protective layer ( 3 ) after the step of applying said multilayer coating ( 1 ) on said surface to be decorated (S) to expose said protective layer ( 3 ) and said at least one first decorative layer ( 4 ).