Metallic resin molding of annular components without visible knit line

A method of orienting metallic resin flakes at a Class A surface of a knit line of an annular component comprising:

• heating a core mold component defining a lower surface of an injection mold set corresponding to a lower surface of the annular component to a base temperature;
• heating a cavity mold component defining an upper surface of the injection mold set corresponding to the Class A surface of the annular component to a higher temperature than the base temperature;
• causing faces of two streams of metallic resin, including the metallic resin flakes, injected into the injection mold set to come together at the knit line;
• causing metallic resin flakes to flow into an inboard overflow cavity through an inboard gate positioned adjacent the knit line;
• causing metallic resin flakes to flow into an outboard overflow cavity through an outboard gate positioned adjacent the knit line;
• wherein the causing metallic resin flakes to flow into the inboard overflow cavity and into the outboard overflow cavity comprises causing unoriented flakes to be replaced by oriented flakes at the Class A surface of the knit line;
• wherein the higher temperature is between about 175 degrees Fahrenheit and about 300 degrees Fahrenheit.