Patent ID: 8647006

Claim:
A method of coating an untextured portion of a destination surface to substantially match an appearance of a pre-existing coating on the destination surface surrounding the untextured portion, where the pre-existing coating defines a pre-existing three-dimensional texture pattern comprising discrete, visible pre-existing particles, the method comprising the steps of: providing a tube member defining a container opening; arranging texture material within the tube member, where the texture material comprises a binder and visually perceivable discrete particles; providing a sponge member defining an applicator surface and a sponge opening; securing the sponge member to the tube member such that the texture material can flow out of the tube member through the sponge opening; applying pressure to the tube member such that the texture material is displaced out of the tube member and onto the applicator surface; displacing the applicator surface of the sponge member substantially along a dispensing axis perpendicular to the applicator surface towards and away from the destination surface with the applicator surface substantially parallel to the destination surface to transfer the texture material to the destination surface such that at least a portion of the binder on the applicator surface is transferred to the destination surface, at least a some of the discrete particles of the texture material are transferred to the destination surface and supported by the binder relative to the destination surface such that at least a portion of at least some of the discrete particles visibly extend away from the destination surface, the portions of the at least some of the individual particles that extend away from the destination surface form a new three-dimensional texture pattern on the destination surface, and the new three-dimensional texture pattern on the destination surface substantially matches the pre-existing three-dimensional texture pattern.