A coiled metal substrate with a faux galvanized surface appearance. The faux galvanized surface of the substrate including a spangle print pattern of polyvinylidene fluoride (PFDV) flexographically applied to the metal substrate. Atop the PFDV print pattern is semi-transparent coating of fluoroethylene vinyl ether (FEVE) flexographically applied atop the spangle print pattern of PFDV.

A method is described for inhibiting marine fouling on a surface. The surface is contacted with a composition comprising a waterborne polyurethane that is crosslinked with an acrylic acid functionalized polysaccharide, water, and a preservative. The composition is then dried to form a deposited film. The polysaccharide may be xanthan.

A method is described for inhibiting marine fouling on a surface. The surface is contacted with a composition comprising a waterborne polyurethane that is crosslinked with an acrylic acid functionalized polysaccharide, water, and a preservative. The composition is then dried to form a deposited film. The polysaccharide may be xanthan.

The method of painting flowers with a makeup brush or a specially made brush utilizes a brush with a plurality of attached bristles (conical or cylindrical) forming peripheral arcuate bristle segments. Bristle segments are cut/trimmed to form arcuate voids forming bristle fence slats (spaced apart). Central bristles are trimmed/cut to form a central void in the bristle head, forming a bristle fence about the void. The slats, loaded with petal flower color paint, are placed gently at a nascent flower location on a substrate. Sometimes prior, a dollop of ovary flower color is placed at the nascent center flower location before the loaded bristle fence slats are pressed about the ovary flower center. The special brush with the central void and the bristle fence slats may be made by the painter or manufactured.

The method of painting flowers with a makeup brush or a specially made brush utilizes a brush with a plurality of attached bristles (conical or cylindrical) forming peripheral arcuate bristle segments. Bristle segments are cut/trimmed to form arcuate voids forming bristle fence slats (spaced apart). Central bristles are trimmed/cut to form a central void in the bristle head, forming a bristle fence about the void. The slats, loaded with petal flower color paint, are placed gently at a nascent flower location on a substrate. Sometimes prior, a dollop of ovary flower color is placed at the nascent center flower location before the loaded bristle fence slats are pressed about the ovary flower center. The special brush with the central void and the bristle fence slats may be made by the painter or manufactured.

According to one embodiment, a coating apparatus includes a coating bar configured to face a member to be coated, and a plurality of nozzles configured to supply a liquid toward the coating bar. A number of the nozzles is 3 or more. An arithmetic mean roughness Ra of at least a part of a surface of the coating bar is not less than 0.5 μm and not more than 10 μm.

A method of painting a vehicle component includes charging the vehicle component. The charge of the vehicle component in an area to be painted is selectively changed. Paint is applied to the vehicle component. The vehicle component is heated to fuse the paint to the vehicle component.

Fusing nanowire inks are described that can also comprise a hydrophilic polymer binder, such as a cellulose based binder. The fusing nanowire inks can be deposited onto a substrate surface and dried to drive the fusing process. Transparent conductive films can be formed with desirable properties.

Fusing nanowire inks are described that can also comprise a hydrophilic polymer binder, such as a cellulose based binder. The fusing nanowire inks can be deposited onto a substrate surface and dried to drive the fusing process. Transparent conductive films can be formed with desirable properties.

A device for lacquer transfer is disclosed having a frame, a nozzle with a dispensing end for dispensing lacquer, and a transfer roller with a circumferential lateral wall, a circumferential outer contact surface of the lateral wall comprises several depressions, wherein the nozzle and the transfer roller are arranged such that lacquer is dispensable from the dispensing end onto the outer contact surface and into the depressions, wherein the transfer roller is configured to roll with the outer contact surface on a work surface of a workpiece for transferring the lacquer from the outer contact surface and from the depressions to the work surface of the workpiece. A first hardening unit is formed as a UV-light unit configured for partially hardening the lacquer in a contactless way by emitting UV-light, the first hardening unit is arranged within an interior space defined by the transfer roller. The lateral wall of the transfer roller is transparent for UV-light, and the first hardening unit is arranged such that UV-light is emittable towards the work surface in a first operational area of the work surface to partially harden the lacquer in the first operational area.