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Method for making a painted part and part made thereby

  • US 5,000,997 A
  • Filed: 02/06/1989
  • Issued: 03/19/1991
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/06/1989
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of making a reinforced painted plastic part comprising:

  • providing a relatively large plastic part with interior and exterior surfaces;

    providing a reinforcement member;

    applying a thermally conductive material so that it is sandwiched between the interior surface of the plastic part and the reinforcement member;

    bonding the reinforcement member to the interior surface;

    applying paint to the part;

    heating the part to dry the applied paint; and

    using the thermally conductive material to evenly distribute the heat to avoid paint blemishes in the area of the reinforcement member thereby providing an aesthetically pleasing painted surface for the part.

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