Method of applying painted carrier films to automobile body parts
US4838973A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 1, 1988 |
| Grant date | Jun 13, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 1, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1034
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of applying a prepainted carrier film to an automobile body part in a vacuum thermoforming process. The prepainted carrier film has a top surface painted by a color coat formulation containing flakes and then coated with a layer of clear coat having a thickness of no less than 15 microns. The prepainted carrier film is heated and stretched in a vacuum thermoforming process and then assembled to a substrate for an automobile body part by adhesive means. The clear coat layer retains substantially the same gloss and color appearance of the stretched prepainted carrier film as prior to such stretch.
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