Film surface finishing system
AssigneeJohnsonDiversey, Inc.
InventorsDerek Fox, Robert P. Sander, Andrew M. Bober, Shwn-Meei Y. Linden
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Abstract
This invention provides a flexible film for providing a protective finish on a surface. The film may optionally include a bonding coat for attaching the film to the surface, at least one removable protective layer, and a release coating for facilitating the transfer of the film to the surface. Cured and crosslinked top coats may be applied over the films to enhance the durability of the underlying surface. These top coats may then be easily removed by peeling the underlying film away from the surface.
Claims31
A surface finish comprising:
- (a) a flexible film at least partially covering a surface;
- and
- (b) a cured coating disposed over at least a portion of the film.
A method for finishing a surface, the method comprising:
- (a) applying a flexible film over at least a portion of the surface;
- (b) applying a curable composition over at least a portion of the flexible film;
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- (c) curing the composition to provide a cured polymer coating.
A surface finish comprising a perforated flexible film at least partially covering a surface, the flexible film having a thickness of no more than 20 mils.
A method for finishing a surface with a flexible film, the method comprising:
- (a) applying a liquid wetting agent having a surface tension equal to or less than the surface tension of water to the surface to be finished or to the lower surface of the flexible film;
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- (b) pressing the flexible film onto the surface to be finished with the liquid wetting agent disposed between the flexible film and the surface to be finished.
A finished surface comprising a plurality of flexible film segments disposed adjacent one another on the surface, each flexible film segment having a thickness of less than 5 mils, wherein the edges of the flexible film segments do not overlap.
A surface finish comprising:
- (a) a flexible film at least partially covering a surface;
- and
- (b) a top coat disposed over at least a portion of the flexible film, the top coat having a higher coefficient of friction than the flexible film.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.