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US 5,494,779 AGranted
Photoprinting on metal and similar substrates
OwnerAlberto Rizzo, Robin Narvaezinventors
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Abstract
The improvement in photoprinting on metallic surfaces which comprises masking the yellowish tint on the polyurethane coating on the metallic surface by including in the solution of the polyurethane coating being applied a Violet dye and a Dark Green dye.
Claims4
A method for photoprinting on a clean dry metal surface, the method comprising steps as follows:
- preparing a liquid polyurethane material in a lacquer thinner and adding thereto 2 to 8 drops of a colorant selected from a group consisting of a violet dye and a dark green dye and a mixture of equal portions of said dyes, thereof to about 6 oz. of a 50%. weight/weight solution of the polyurethane material in the thinner to mask yellowish tint;
- thereafter coating the metal surface with the liquid polyurethane material;
- thereafter coating the polyurethane material dry with a liquid photosensitive emulsion;
- thereafter exposing the photosensitive emulsion dry to a desired light image to impart a photographic image on the emulsion;
- thereafter applying a protective layer over the photographic image.
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