Method for identifying and protecting an activated plastic surface
AssigneeFord Motor Company
InventorsJon M. Skelly, Lawrence F. Wilski
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Abstract
A method for identifying and protecting activated surface portions of a plastic substrate is provided. The method includes the steps of providing a plastic substrate having one or more activated surface portions and applying a solution containing a water-soluble, organic film-forming substance onto the substrate. The solution coats only the activated portions of the substrate surface. The method further includes the steps of drying the solution to form a temporary protective film on the activated portions of the surface, thereby rendering the activated portions less susceptible to abrasion or disruption during handling.
Claims4
A method of manufacturing a painted plastic article, comprising the steps of:
- activating one or more portions of a surface of a plastic substrate;
- applying a solution containing an organic film-forming substance onto said substrate, said solution coating only the activated portions of said substrate surface;
- drying said solution to form a temporary protective film on the activated portions of said surface, thereby rendering the activated portions less susceptible to abrasion or disruption during handling;
- removing said temporary protective film to re-expose the activated surface portions of said substrate;
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- painting the activated surface portions of said substrate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.