Substrate coated with opalescent coating and method of coating
AssigneeInmont Corporation
InventorSol Panush
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Abstract
A unique opalescent color effect is produced on a substrate material utilizing a multicoat coating system. The base coat is a nonmetallic primary color coat having an N-4 to N-8 value on Munsell color chart. Directly on top of the base coat there is applied a transparent interference coat containing a polymeric binder and metal oxide encapsulated mica particles in a pigment to binder ratio of 0.06 to 0.13. On top of the previously applied coats is applied a transparent protective clear coat. The resultant coating in addition to being durable to the elements produces a unique opalescent color effect on the substrate material.
Claims8
A substrate material coated with at least three layers of a decorative, protective coating comprising a nonmetallic, primary base color coat having an N-4 to N-8 value on the Munsell color chart, a transparent interference coat comprising a polymeric binder containing metal oxide encapsulated mica in a pigment to binder ratio of 0.06 to 0.13 on the color coat, and a transparent protective polymeric clear coat on the transparent interference coat, the coating producing an opalescent color effect on the substrate material.
A method of coating a substrate with a plurality of layers of polymer comprising applying at least one layer of a nonmetallic primary color coat having an N-4 to N-8 value on a Munsell color chart, applying a transparent interference coat comprising a polymeric binder containing metal oxide encapsulated mica in a pigment to binder ratio of 0.06 to 0.13 on the base coat, and applying a transparent polymeric protective clear coat on the transparent interference coat, heating the applied coatings thus producing an opalescent color effect on the substrate material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.