Pre-coated metal steel sheet for home appliances and refrigerators including the same

A method for manufacturing a pre-coated metal (PCM) steel sheet for a home appliance, the method comprising:

• preparing a steel sheet,
• coating a primer layer on the steel sheet,
• coating a basecoat layer on the primer layer,
• forming a hairline layer on the basecoat layer, and
• coating a clearcoat layer on the hairline layer,
• wherein the PCM steel sheet is without a metal mesh layer,
• the basecoat layer comprises a metallic pigment, the metallic pigment in the form of elliptical particles having a major axis of about 12 to about 18 μm, and
• a print ink comprising an acrylic resin is applied in the forming of the hairline layer.

A refrigerator comprising:

• a main body;
• a storage compartment in the main body;
• and
• a door coupled to the main body to open and close at least one portion of the storage compartment,
• wherein the door includes a PCM steel sheet,
• the PCM steel sheet including,
• a steel sheet;
• a basecoat layer provided on the steel sheet;
• a hairline layer formed on the basecoat layer;
• a clearcoat layer provided on the hairline layer to improve durability;
• and
• a primer layer between the steel sheet and the basecoat layer to provide adhesion between the steel sheet and the basecoat layer,
• wherein the hairline layer comprises an acrylic resin,
• the basecoat layer comprises a metallic pigment, the metallic pigment in the form of elliptical particles having a major axis of about 12 to about 18 μm, and
• the PCM steel sheet is without a metal mesh layer so that the PCM steel sheet has a brightness (Flop Index) of about 20 or more.