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US 7,252,853 B2Granted
Protective coating and method of using such coating
AssigneeCal-West Equipment Company, Inc.
InventorsEdward W Woodhall, Nicholas Kondrats
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Abstract
A vehicle masking material and method of use. The masking material in one embodiment includes polyvinyl alcohol, ethyl alcohol, glycerine or triethylene glycol, a surfactant, and water. The masking material is applied to a surface which is to be protected from paint overspray or other mechanical process, allowed to dry, and paint is applied. After drying of the paint, the masking material is removed by peeling or water washing.
Claims8
A method of painting an automobile, said method comprising:
- a) applying a masking material to a painted surface of said automobile, said masking material comprising:
- (i) between about 5% to about 15% polyvinyl alcohol, by weight;
- (ii) a surfactant present in an amount effective to produce a coating that lays out smoothly in a substantially continuous thin film;
- (iii) between about 0.1% to about 7% plasticizer, by weight;
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- (iv) balance water;
- b) drying said masking material to produce a substantially continuous dry film of a masking material over said painted surface;
- c) painting a surface of said automobile, wherein said masking material is effective to prevent paint from contacting the surface covered with said dry film of said masking material;
- d) baking said surface to dry the paint;
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- e) washing said masking material from said surface with a water wash whereby paint applied to said surface covered with said masking material is removed together with said masking material.
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