Semi-finished wood simulating product and method
AssigneePremdor, Inc.
InventorRalph A. Martino
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Abstract
A semi-finished wood simulating product and method is disclosed. The product is manufactured by providing a substrate having at least one surface to be finished. A liquid basecoat is applied on the substrate and dried. A wood grain pattern is deposited, in liquid form, on the basecoat. Some of the pattern is transferred from the originally deposited position on the basecoat to a subsequent position. The pattern is then cured. A polymerizable protective coating is applied onto the substrate overlying the basecoat and the pattern. The protective coating seals the substrate and is adapted for accepting a colorant to be applied by an end user. The protective coating is then polymerized. Additionally, if a porous substrate is provided, a sealer is applied prior to the liquid basecoat and is then cured.
Claims23
A semi-finished wood simulating product formed from a substrate, the product having a surface that simulates the appearance and tactile qualities of raw wood and is capable of accepting paint, varnish or stain as applied by an end user, the product produced by the method comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a substrate having at least one surface to be finished;
- b) applying a liquid basecoat on the substrate;
- c) drying the basecoat;
- d) depositing, in liquid form, a wood grain pattern on the basecoat;
- e) transferring some of the pattern from the originally deposited position on the basecoat to a subsequent position;
- f) curing the pattern;
- g) applying a polymerizable protective coating onto the substrate and overlying the basecoat and the pattern, the protective coating sealing the substrate;
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- h) polymerizing the protective coating, said polymerized protective coating being sufficiently porous to thereafter accept and retain wood stain applied by an end user and being sufficiently hard to permit stacking of a plurality of semi-finished wood simulating products without substantial degradation to said coating.
A semi-finished wood simulating product formed from a substrate, the product having a surface that simulates the appearance and tactile qualities of raw wood and is capable of accepting paint, varnish or stain as applied by an end user, comprising:
- a) a substrate with a porous surface;
- b) a sealing layer coated on said surface;
- c) a basecoat on said sealing layer;
- d) a wood grain pattern deposited on said basecoat, said wood grain pattern formed by deposition in liquid form;
- e) a polymerized protective coating on said basecoat, said polymerized protective coating being sufficiently porous to thereafter accept and retain wood stain applied by an end user and being sufficiently hard to permit stacking of a plurality of semi-finished wood simulating products without substantial degradation to said coating.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.