Patent ID: 6994735

Claim:
A process for tinting a molded article comprising applying by spraying or by flow coating a mixture to at least a portion of the surface of a molded article to obtain a tinted article and washing the tinted article, said mixture containing a dye and (a) water in an amount of 60 to 70 pbw (percent by weight relative to the weight of the mixture) (b) a carrier in an amount of 15 to 25 pbw and optionally (c) an emulsifier in an amount of up to 15 pbw, said carrier conforming structurally to R 1 [—O—(CH 2 ) n ] m OR 2 wherein R 2 and R 1 independently one of the other denotes H, C 1-18 alkyl, benzyl, benzoyl or phenyl radical which may be substituted in the aromatic ring by alkyl and/or halogen, n is 2 or 3 and m is 1 to 35, said article having been molded of a resinous molding composition, said mixture being at 50 to 98° C. and substantially free of particulate matter.