Patent ID: 7851386

Claim:
A workpiece comprising: an elongate core having an exterior decorative surface defining a visible contour that is visible when said workpiece is mounted and a substantially flat bottom surface configured to be positionable on a structural surface, a channel oriented longitudinally along an entire length in said flat bottom surface is configured to engage with a corresponding rail on a coating apparatus for substantially preventing lateral and vertical movement during a coating process of the core, the channel configured to facilitate movement along the rail; a plurality of spaced apart surface grooves orientated longitudinally along the exterior decorative surface; a peelable mesh adhered to said exterior surface and only a portion of the outside bottom edges of said bottom surface of said elongate core; and at least one layer of a coating material impregnated into said mesh and bonding said mesh to said surface grooves of said exterior decorative surface and to said outside bottom edges forming a lip on the bottom surface and maintaining the visible contour, said peelable mesh extending beyond said lip.