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2147999 9414601 PCTABS00032 A method for manufacturing composite articles that have enhanced exterior surfaces, i.e, clean finished surfaces that present a cosmetically smooth visual appearance. The method includes a molding assembly preparation procedure, conventional lay-up and curing steps utilizing a conventional molding assembly, and an improved post-cure finishing procedure. The molding assembly preparation procedure prepares the molding assembly for the lay-up step, and includes the steps of laying-up and conforming surfacing film onto the molding surfaces of the molding assembly. The surfacing films are an integral part of the finished composite article, functioning as the outermost ply layer that defines the exterior surfaces of the cured composite article. The improved post-cure finishing procedure includes, in seriatim, a cleaning step to achieve exterior surfaces having a clean surface finish, a first sanding step to finely texturize the clean surfacing film layer of the exterior surfaces to facilitate the application of a single coat of conventional primer thereto, a testing step wherein the clean, texturized exterior surfaces are waterbreak tested for cleanliness, the sequential application of one or more coats of an environmentally safe, waterborne epoxy filler to the primer-coated exterior surfaces, a second sanding step to remove latent surface defects from the primer-filler coated exterior surfaces, the application of a primer coating to the primer-filler coated, sanded exterior surfaces, and lastly, the application of one or more coats of paint to the primer-coated, exterior surfaces to form a finished composite article having enhanced exterior surfaces.
Boivin-Iassogna Denise L.
Dionizio Richard J.
Santiso Joseph M. III
Swabey Ogilvy Renault
United Technologies Corporation
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