Method for preventing galvanic and chemical corrosion in emblems containing second surface decoration and metallization and method of making and using the same

A method comprising:

• providing a lens layer;
• depositing a decoration layer over the lens layer, the decoration layer comprising colored paints or pigments containing metallic elements;
• depositing an adhesion layer over the decoration layer, the adhesion layer constructed and ranged to facilitate adhesion of the decoration layer and a metallized layer;
• depositing a metallized layer over the adhesion layer;
• and
• depositing a backing over the metallized layer.

A product comprising

• a display emblem comprising a plurality of the layers;
• the plurality of layers comprising a backing, a metallized layer, an adhesion layer, a decoration layer, and a lens layer;
• the backing comprising a first and second surface, the backing being moisture impermeable and electrically insulating;
• the metallized layer comprising indium and a first and second surface, the first surface overlying the second surface of the backing;
• the adhesion layer comprising a first and second surface, the first surface overlying the second surface of the metallized layer, the adhesion layer having a thickness ranging from about 5 micrometers to about 7 micrometers;
• the adhesion layer and backing being constructed and arranged to create a seal around the metallized layer to prevent exposure of the metallized layer to moisture;
• the decoration layer comprising a first and second surface, the first surface overlying the second surface of the adhesion layer;
• the lens layer comprising a first and second surface, the first surface overlying the second surface of the decoration layer;
• the lens layer and adhesion layer being constructed and arranged to create a seal around the decoration layer to prevent exposure of the decoration layer to moisture, and
• the decoration layer and the metallized layer being separately and independently and impermeably sealed from moisture and separately and independently electrically insulated.