Described herein is a process for producing a multilayer coating onto a fiber-reinforced composite material. Also described herein is a fiber-reinforced composite material coated with a multilayer coating obtainable by this process.

A system treats uneven surfaces of additive manufactured objects to improve the transparency and glossiness of the surfaces. The system operates an actuator to dip the additive manufactured object into a bath of fluid material that is the same as the material used to form the uneven surface to smooth the surface of the object and operates a sprayer to apply another fluid material to a surface of the object that is identified as being rougher based on the object's geometric data. A heater is provided to dry non-UV curable material applied to the object and a source of UV radiation is provided to cure UV curable material applied to the object.

A composition that is easily applied, clear, well-bonded, and superhydrophobic is disclosed. In one aspect, the composition includes a hydrophobic fluorinated solvent, a binder comprising a hydrophobic fluorinated polymer, and hydrophobic fumed silica nanoparticles. Also disclosed is a structure including a substrate coated with the composition, as well as a method for making the composition and a method of coating a substrate with the composition.

A coating that can be easily applied, clear, well-bonded, and superhydrophobic is disclosed. In one aspect, an article comprises a coating layer, the coating layer having an inward surface and an opposing outward surface, the inward surface disposed adjacent a substrate surface. The coating layer comprises a hydrophobic fluorinated polymer and a plurality of nanoparticles. The plurality of nanoparticles includes nanoparticles on the outward surface of the coating layer.

A method of painting a vehicle according to an embodiment including a first member and a second member which includes a painting surface and which is made of a material different from that of the first member. The method includes acquiring an environmental condition and a painting condition when the first member has been painted, and determining an environmental condition and a painting condition for the second member, which are determined in advance so that a color of the second member and a color of the first member will have a sameness in view of the acquired environmental condition and painting condition for the first member, as the environmental condition and the painting condition at the time of painting the second member which may be used together with the first member.

The invention relates to a method for producing electrical or electronic components or circuits on a flexible, flat or three-dimensional substrate via the application of a liquid or paste-like starting material for a structured or unstructured electrical or electronic functional layer, and subsequent drying, sintering and/or curing of the starting material on the substrate, wherein the step of drying, sintering and/or curing involves a short surface-application of the coated substrate with radiation in the near-infrared range, with an amplitude maximum in a wavelength range between 800 and 1500 nm and with a power density on the surface of the substrate between 50 kW/m.sup.2 and 1000 kW/m.sup.2.

A composition is provided comprising a high viscosity amino functional silicone fluid, a surface modified colloidal silica, and a nanodiamond slurry. The composition is characterized by providing a protective coating and enhancing the appearance of a wide variety of painted and unpainted vehicle exterior material surfaces, including rubber, vinyl, metal, metal alloys, chrome, glass, carbon fiber, aluminum, plastic made from renewable sources, and plastic made from non-renewable sources.

A substrate processing apparatus includes a rotational holding member that rotates a substrate around a predetermined rotational axis while holding the substrate, a liquid supply member that supplies a liquid to the substrate held by the rotational holding member, and a resin-made tubular guard that surrounds the substrate held by the rotational holding member. The tubular guard has an inner peripheral surface and an uneven portion disposed at the inner peripheral surface. The uneven portion has a plurality of recessed portions and a plurality of protruding portions placed between the recessed portions adjacent to each other. The recessed portion has a width smaller than a diameter of a liquid droplet scattering from the substrate held by the rotational holding member and a depth in which the liquid droplet does not come into contact with a bottom portion of the recessed portion in a state in which the liquid droplet is in contact with the protruding portions. The protruding portion has a width that is smaller than the diameter of the liquid droplet and that is smaller than the width of the recessed portion.

A volatile organic compound (VOC) free low radiant flux radiation curable composition for aerosol containers including an acrylate-terminated compound component, a thiol monomer or oligomer component, a photoinitiator component, a surface additive component, and an ethanol-based reducer, wherein the composition does not include an acetone component. Moreover, other implementations are directed towards methods of using the aerosol containers to apply the UV Curable Composition.

A method for decorating a translucent container including cleaning an exterior surface of the container and applying a silver layer to the exterior surface followed by a black layer applied over the silver layer. Portions of the silver and black layers are selectively removed to form one or more shapes using a laser. A translucent protective layer is applied over the entire exterior of the container.