Methods for Applying a Reflective Material onto Articles, and Articles with Reflective Material Thereon

A process for applying a transfer material onto the surface of a three-dimensional article comprising:

• providing at least one three-dimensional article which has a surface;
• providing at least one deposition device;
• providing a transfer component with initial dimensions, a surface, and an initial configuration;
• depositing a transfer material onto a portion of the surface of said transfer component with said at least one deposition device to form a transfer material on said transfer component, wherein said transfer material comprises a reflective metallic layer comprised of a dispersion of reflective metallic particles;
• moving at least one of the transfer component with the transfer material thereon and the article toward the other so that the transfer component with the transfer material and a portion of the article make contact such that the outer surface of the transfer material is adjacent to the surface of the article;
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• transferring the reflective transfer material from the transfer component onto the surface of said article.