Metallized flexible plastic automobile trim component

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B60R 13/02 (2006.01)

Patent

CA 1093394

A B S T R A C T A metallized flexible plastic automobile trim com- ponent, such as a fender extension, is made by applying a series of four coatings to an polymeric substrate of the desired configuration, preferably of a molded thermoplastic urethane. The coatings comprise: 1) a primer coat of a baked pigmented urethane lacquer or enamel, the urethane being preferably an inherently light stable aliphatic urethane, 2) a leveling base coat of a thermosetting resin, e.g. a baked melamine-formaldehyde and more preferably a blend of an aliphatic urethane with an anhydride cured epoxy, 3) a vacuum deposited layer of stainless steel or chromium, or of aluminum when the part is to be used in an interior application, and 4) a top coat of a tough abuse-resistant acrylic and/or urethane lacquer and most preferably one com- prising a blend of an aliphatic urethane, acrylic and melamine resins.

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