Patent ID: 8449952

Claim:
A method for coating a vinyl workpiece, comprising: deionizing air around a workpiece comprised of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC), the work piece comprising a planar top surface and edges bordering the planar top surface; denibbing the workpiece; roll coating the planar top surface of the workpiece using a roll coating machine comprising a plurality of engraved rollers, at least one of the engraved rollers having an engraved image for printing the engraved image on the planar top surface of the workpiece; roll coating the edges of the workpiece through a first application roller having a hardness of 30 shore and a second application roller having a hardness of 18 shore, the first application roller and the second application roller being disposed about 45 degrees with respect to the planar top surface; coating the workpiece with an ultraviolet (UV) curable coating using a vacuum coating machine; and curing the UV coating using the vacuum coating machine for applying a clear coat.