Red spot paint and varnish
patents IN-MOLD-COATED
AUTOMOTIVE INTERIOR
Patent No. U.S. 7,390,555 B2
Red Spot Paint & Varnish Co. has obtained a patent for a polyurethane product comprised of a molded inner polyurethane layer; a coating adhered to the inner polyurethane layer; the coating formed in-mold with the polyurethane layer and having a textured surface defined by a mold surface against which the coating has been formed, the coating further comprised of the reaction product of an aqueous acrylic copolymer dispersion, wherein the copolymer has a Tg of less than 25°C, and wherein the copolymer has a core and shell structure; and wherein the polyurethane product is a vehicular steering wheel, a vehicular instrument panel, a vehicular armrest, a vehicular headrest, a vehicular floor console, a vehicular knee bolster, a vehicular airbag door, a vehicular glove compartment door or a vehicular seat cushion.