Patent ID: 7335399

Claim:
A process for imparting a wood grain and coloration to a textured substrate having a patterned texture surfaces with grain-like recesses therein, comprising: (1) applying an opaque, pigmented, coating composition as a base coat having a base coat color; (2) drying the base coat; (3) applying a pigmented, water-based graining coat having a graining coat color in an amount sufficient to provide a darkening color to the grain-like recesses in the substrate and to the base coat; and (4) spreading the pigmented graining coat to color at least a majority of the grain-like recesses in the substrate, while retaining a coating of that graining coat on the texture surface, which pigmented graining coat partially screens and color modifies the base coat color to thereby provide a natural look in terms of wood grain and coloration of a selected wood type; and (5) drying the graining coat to provide said wood grain and coloration.