Patent ID: 7112372

Claim:
An uncured panel assembly comprising a: a core having a first and a second surface, said first and second surfaces being located on opposite sides of said core and defining the thickness of said core; at least one uncured prepreg located on at least one of said first or second surfaces of said core, said uncured prepreg having an outer surface and an inner surface, said inner surface being adjacent to said core first or second surface and said uncured prepreg comprising a thermosetting resin that has a cure temperature; and an uncured pigmented layer attached directly to the outer surface of said uncured prepreg, said uncured pigmented layer comprising: an uncured pigmented binder resin, said uncured pigmented binder resin comprising an uncured thermoplastic resin and a pigment wherein said thermoplastic resin has a cure temperature that is equal to or less than the cure temperature of said uncured thermosetting resin present in said prepreg.