Methods of forming a door skin
OwnerDavid Kenneth Hodges, Vincent Conroyinventors
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Abstract
According to the invention there is provided a method of forming a door skin including the steps of: introducing a sheet moulding compound (SMC) into a mould; moulding and at least partially curing the SMC to produce a skin having substantially the dimensions and external appearance of a door, and thereafter introducing an in-mould coating (IMC) composition to the mould; causing, at least partially through applied pressure, the IMC composition to spread across a surface of the skin; and curing the SMC composition to produce a cured door skin having a cured coating thereon.
Claims20
A method of forming a door skin including the steps of:
- introducing a sheet moulding compound (SMC) into a mould;
- moulding and at least partially curing the SMC to produce a skin having substantially the dimensions and external appearance of a door, and thereafter introducing an in-mould coating (IMC) composition to the mould;
- causing, at least partially through applied pressure, the IMC composition to spread across a surface of the skin;
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- curing the SMC composition to produce a cured door skin having a cured coating thereon.
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