Patent ID: 8501076

Claim:
A method for forming a seamless cladding panel comprising: providing a mold having a mold surface; providing a coating layer on the mold surface to a first desired dry thickness; introducing a first laminate layer on the coating layer at a first desired thickness; introducing a seamless layer of core material on the first laminate layer, the core material comprising a plurality of fibers; introducing a second laminate layer on the core material at a second desired thickness, the first laminate layer and the second laminate layer each comprising a resin and a fiber material; optionally introducing a light facing veil onto the second laminate layer, the light facing veil comprising a fibrous strand and a binder system, wherein a portion of the resin of the second laminate layer substantially wets out the fibrous strand; and curing the resin of the first laminate layer and the second laminate layer.