Patent ID: 7972681

Claim:
A multi-layer automotive laminate having a textured exterior surface comprising: a thin, flexible polymeric base layer wherein the base layer comprises at least one layer of automotive paint on a surface thereof, thermoformed to a three-dimensional shape; and, further comprising a layer of spaced part segments of an ink material screen printed in a pattern on an exterior surface of the layer of automotive paint of the polymeric base layer, the ink material containing a resinous binder comprising a heat- or radiation-curable screen-printing ink, from 2% to 6% by weight of a hardener, and from 1% to 5% by weight of a fine particulate filler, the ink segments dried and cured on the base layer to a thermoset condition in which the segments of ink material are bonded to the base layer and have a print height of greater than 25 microns and a hardness forming a stable, heat-resistant and abrasion-resistant textured exterior surface adhered to the base layer.