Coating system for coating a surface of a substrate

A substrate comprising a coating system for coating a surface of a substrate, the coating system comprising;

• a coating, and an adhesive layer, that is disposed between the substrate and the coating,
• wherein the adhesive layer comprises a first adhesive layer portion adjacent to the substrate and a second adhesive layer portion adjacent to the coating and a carrier placed between said first and second adhesive layer portions,
• wherein the first adhesive layer portion is composed of a first adhesive layer material,
• wherein the second adhesive layer portion is composed of a second adhesive layer material,
• wherein the first adhesive layer material and the second adhesive layer material is having an adhesive or bond strength to the surface of the substrate and to the coating respectively that exceeds their respective cohesive or tensile strength,
• wherein the first and second adhesive layer materials and carrier combination is configured for having an adhesive strength that is less than their respective cohesive or tensile strength,
• wherein the carrier is configured with grab tensile properties such that the carrier in combination with the second adhesive layer portion and the coating will separate from the first adhesive layer portion under the action of a peeling force.

A method of coating a surface of a substrate with a coating system, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

• a. providing a substrate,
• b. preparing the surface of the substrate for receiving the first adhesive layer portion,
• c. establishing the first adhesive layer portion by applying the first adhesive layer material,
• d. placing the carrier on the first adhesive layer portion,
• e. securing the carrier to the first adhesive layer portion,
• f. applying the second adhesive layer material to the carrier, and
• g. applying the coating to the adhesive layer, wherein step f and g may be performed at the same time if the second adhesive layer material and the coating material is identical,
• wherein said coating system comprises:
• a coating, and an adhesive layer, that is disposed between the substrate and the coating,
• wherein the adhesive layer comprises a first adhesive layer portion adjacent to the substrate and a second adhesive layer portion adjacent to the coating and a carrier placed between said first and second adhesive layer portions,
• wherein the first adhesive layer portion is composed of a first adhesive layer material,
• wherein the second adhesive layer portion is composed of a second adhesive layer material,
• wherein the first adhesive layer material and the second adhesive layer material is having an adhesive or bond strength to the surface of the substrate and to the coating respectively that exceeds their respective cohesive or tensile strength,
• wherein the first and second adhesive layer materials and carrier combination is configured for having an adhesive strength that is less than their respective cohesive or tensile strength,
• wherein the carrier is configured with grab tensile properties such that the carrier in combination with the second adhesive layer portion and the coating will separate from the first adhesive layer portion under the action of a peeling force.