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US 6,861,154 B2Granted
Coating wear indicator
AssigneeEcolab Inc.
InventorsKeith Olson, Paul Mattia
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Abstract
A coating composition includes a material adapted to form a coating; and a material that fluoresces when exposed to U.V. light or the material adapted to form a coating contains a U.V. blocker disposed on a U.V. indicator. A kit containing a U.V. indicator and material adapted to form a coating containing a U.V. blocker. Methods of coating a substrate with the coating compositions are also disclosed.
Claims4
A coated metallic substrate comprising:
- a. a metallic substrate comprising an automotive surface;
- b. a U.V. indicator disposed on a portion of the metallic substrate;
- and
- c. a coating comprising a U.V. blocker disposed on a portion of the U.V. indicator.
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A method of protecting a metallic finish on an automotive surface, comprising steps of:
- a. applying a U.V. indicator on a portion of the metallic finish disposed on the automotive surface;
- b. applying a coating composition comprising a material adapted to form a coating and a U.V. blocker on a portion of the U.V. indicator;
- and
- c. drying the coating composition.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.