Coated article and method for producing same

A method for producing a coated article comprising a stainless steel base having an etched surface and having on said etched surface a coated layer, said method comprising the steps of:

• immersing a stainless steel base in an aqueous ferric chloride solution to cause the base to be dissolved to such an extent that the gloss of the surface of the base disappears;
• subjecting the resulting stainless steel base to electrolytic etching;
• and
• providing on the resulting etched surface of said stainless steel base a coated layer.

A method for producing a coated article comprising a stainless steel base having an etched surface-and having on said etched surface a coated layer, said method comprising the steps of:

• uniformly abrading the surface of a stainless steel base, through buffing or blasting, to the weight corresponding to a thickness of 1.0 .mu.m or more of the base;
• immersing the resulting stainless steel base in an aqueous acid solution or an aqueous ferric chloride solution to cause the base to be dissolved to such an extent that the gloss of the surface of the base disappears;
• subjecting the resulting stainless steel base to electrolytic etching;
• and
• providing on the resulting etched surface of said stainless steel base a coated layer.