High temperature multi-color ceramic coating application with patterns and/or lettering

A coated part comprising

• a metal substrate having a surface area with a first region and a second region,
• a first cured coating of a first ceramic material on the first region of the substrate and a second cured coating of a second ceramic material on the second region of the substrate, both the first coating and the second coating different in appearance and being free of pinholes, blistering, flaking, and peeling, the first and second coatings abutting one another on the substrate, with no gap between them to expose the substrate and neither of the first coating or the second coating overlaps with the other coating on the substrate,
• wherein at least one of the coatings includes a metallic component,
• wherein at least one of the coatings requires exposure to 650° Fahrenheit to cure on the substrate.

A method of coating a substrate comprising

• assuring that the substrate that has a first region and a second region is free of contaminants,
• applying a first coating comprising a solvent, a binder and particles of a first ceramic material on the first region of the substrate to make a partially coated substrate,
• exposing the partially coated substrate to a temperature high enough to flash the solvent from the first coating on the partially coated substrate but not high enough to fuse the particles of the first ceramic material into a continuous coating,
• applying a second coating comprising a solvent, a binder and particles of a second ceramic material on the second region of the substrate to make a more fully coated substrate,
• curing by exposing the more fully coated substrate to a temperature high enough to fuse the particles of the first ceramic material into a first continuous coating on the first region and the particles of the second ceramic material into a second continuous coating on the second region.

A method of coating a substrate that has a first region and a second region comprising

• applying a first coating comprising a solvent, a binder and particles of a first ceramic material on the substrate to make a raw coated substrate,
• exposing the raw coated substrate to a temperature high enough to flash the solvent from the first coating on the raw coated substrate but not high enough to fuse the particles of the first ceramic material into a continuous coating,
• applying a stencil to the raw coated substrate to cover the first region,
• abrading the raw coated substrate to remove the first coating from the second region,
• applying a second coating comprising a solvent, a binder and particles of a second ceramic material on the second region of the substrate to make a more fully coated substrate and removing the stencil from the first region,
• curing by exposing the more fully coated substrate to a temperature high enough to fuse the particles of the first ceramic material into a first continuous coating on the first region and the particles of the second ceramic material into a second continuous coating on the second region.