Patent ID: 8460754

Claim:
A method for coating a work piece with resin, the method comprising: providing a generally cylindrically shaped work piece; rotating the work piece about a longitudinal axis; providing an applicator; applying a controlled volume of liquid resin to the work piece with the applicator as a lateral location of the applicator along the surface of the work piece is shifted such that the resin is deposited on the work piece along a helical path; wherein consecutive rings of resin are allowed to meld together to form a self-leveling surface; providing a curing unit capable of curing the resin applied to the work piece and capable of lateral movement along the surface of the work piece; actively curing at least a portion of the resin during the applying step, comprising moving the curing unit laterally along the surface of the work piece in order to cure the resin applied to the work piece by the applicator while leaving a margin of the resin already applied to the work piece but not yet cured between the applicator and the curing unit; and wherein the applicator and curing unit are substantially normal to a shared plane parallel to the longitudinal axis and wherein the applicator and curing unit are positioned on the same side of the work piece.