Golf ball having multiple different coating layers

Abstract

A golf ball comprising core; a cover disposed about the core; and a coating system disposed about the cover having at least three layers: a first coating layer C1 surrounding the cover; a second coating layer C2 surrounding C1; and a third coating layer C3 surrounding C2; wherein C1 has a first color appearance A1, C2 has a second color appearance A2, and C3 has a third color appearance A3 such that A1≠A2≠A3 and wherein A1, A2, and A3 each contribute to an overall golf ball color appearance. A method of making the inventive golf ball comprises: providing a core and a cover disposed about the core; and providing a coating system about the cover comprising Cn coating layers wherein n≧3, and wherein each of the Cn coating layers have a different color appearance contributing to the overall golf ball color appearance.

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