Process and product by-process for staining a fiberglass door
AssigneeFinishing Touch, Stain & Lacquer, LLC.
InventorReid Dresser
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Abstract
A pigmented fiberglass door and a process for finishing a molded, wood grain fiberglass door is provided. The pigmentation process comprises the sequential steps of priming the door surface; painting the door surface; staining the door surface while removing stain from raised grain edges of the door; and, applying a clear, protective coat to the door. This process has been found to provide a painted and/or stained door which has an appearance indistinguishable from a wooden door.
Claims17
A process of treating a molded non-porous article having a molded, three-dimensional wood grain to simulate a natural wood product comprising the sequential steps of:
- applying a primer coat to said article;
- applying a base coat of a paint to said primer coat;
- applying a stain to said base coat;
- removing a portion of the stain from an upper surface only of the three-dimensional wood grain;
- and,
- applying a protective top coat to said product.
A molded article having a structural wood grain surface, said wood grain surface comprising:
- a first coat of a primer, said primer in contact with said wood grain surface;
- a second coat of a paint applied to said first coat;
- a stain, applied to said second coat, said stain being present in recessed portions defined by said wood grain surface and being substantially absent from an uppermost raised portion of said wood grain surface;
- and,
- a top coat applied over said stain and said uppermost raised portion of said wood grain surface;
- wherein said molded article has an appearance of a pigmented, wood surface.
A process of treating a molded article having a simulated structural wood grain surface comprising:
- applying a stain to a molded article having a simulated, structural wood grain surface;
- and,
- removing a portion of said stain from raised surfaces defined by said simulated structural wood grain surface.
A molded article having a three-dimensional molded wood grain surface comprising:
- a surface having a molded wood grain comprising a series of depressions and ridges;
- and,
- a pigment layer applied to said molded wood grain, said pigment layer being present in said depressions and being substantially absent from an uppermost portion of said ridges;
- wherein said molded article simulates a natural wood product.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.