In embodiments described herein, it may be determined when to replace a degraded slush mold with a non-degraded slush mold by a method that may comprise monitoring a sample media while repeatedly contacting a surface of the sample media with an abrasive material to determine the number of contactings required to reduce a grain height of the surface of the sample media to a threshold grain height. The repeated contactings of the abrasive solution with the surface of the sample media may reduce the grain height of the sample media. The surface of the sample media may comprise a material substantially identical to the material of at least a portion of a forming surface of the slush mold.

In embodiments described herein, it may be determined when to replace a degraded slush mold with a non-degraded slush mold by a method that may comprise monitoring a sample media while repeatedly contacting a surface of the sample media with an abrasive material to determine the number of contactings required to reduce a grain height of the surface of the sample media to a threshold grain height. The repeated contactings of the abrasive solution with the surface of the sample media may reduce the grain height of the sample media. The surface of the sample media may comprise a material substantially identical to the material of at least a portion of a forming surface of the slush mold.

Methods for making inflatable interior panel arrangements for motor vehicles are provided. In one example, a method for making inflatable interior panel arrangement for a motor vehicle includes introducing a molding material into a molding tool that has tooling surfaces. The molding material is contacted with a first tooling surface of the tooling surfaces having a tooling surface temperature different than tooling surface tempe. The molding tool is closed such that the tooling surfaces define a substantially enclosed cavity in the molding tool. An inflatable interior panel is formed comprising rotating the molding tool to cover the tooling surfaces of the substantially enclosed cavity with the molding material. The inflatable interior panel comprises an inflatable bladder section and an outer panel section that is integrally coupled to the inflatable bladder section and that has a panel portion stiffness greater than a bladder portion stiffness of the inflatable bladder section.

Methods for making inflatable interior panel arrangements for motor vehicles are provided. In one example, a method for making inflatable interior panel arrangement for a motor vehicle includes introducing a molding material into a molding tool that has tooling surfaces. The molding material is contacted with a first tooling surface of the tooling surfaces having a tooling surface temperature different than tooling surface tempe. The molding tool is closed such that the tooling surfaces define a substantially enclosed cavity in the molding tool. An inflatable interior panel is formed comprising rotating the molding tool to cover the tooling surfaces of the substantially enclosed cavity with the molding material. The inflatable interior panel comprises an inflatable bladder section and an outer panel section that is integrally coupled to the inflatable bladder section and that has a panel portion stiffness greater than a bladder portion stiffness of the inflatable bladder section.

Provided is a vinyl chloride resin composition for powder molding that has excellent meltability in heat forming and high adhesiveness to a foamed polyurethane molded product after heat forming. The vinyl chloride resin composition for powder molding contains vinyl chloride resin particles (a), a plasticizer (b), a fatty acid amide (c), and vinyl chloride resin fine particles (d). The fatty acid amide (c) has a melting point of at least 105° C. and a content of at least 0.15 parts by mass and no greater than 13 parts by mass relative to a total content of 100 parts by mass of the vinyl chloride resin particles (a) and the vinyl chloride resin fine particles (d).

Provided is a vinyl chloride resin composition for powder molding that has excellent meltability in heat forming and high adhesiveness to a foamed polyurethane molded product after heat forming. The vinyl chloride resin composition for powder molding contains vinyl chloride resin particles (a), a plasticizer (b), a fatty acid amide (c), and vinyl chloride resin fine particles (d). The fatty acid amide (c) has a melting point of at least 105° C. and a content of at least 0.15 parts by mass and no greater than 13 parts by mass relative to a total content of 100 parts by mass of the vinyl chloride resin particles (a) and the vinyl chloride resin fine particles (d).

A thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) resin powder includes spherical particles of a thermoplastic elastomer resin that have an average particle diameter of 50 μm to 300 μm.

A thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) resin powder includes spherical particles of a thermoplastic elastomer resin that have an average particle diameter of 50 μm to 300 μm.

A composition for an automotive interior skin, a method for manufacturing the same, and an automotive interior skin manufactured using the same. The composition for an automotive interior skin includes: 30 wt % to 70 wt % of a polyol compound; 5 wt % to 40 wt % of dicyclohexylmethane-4,4′-diisocyanate; and 5 wt % to 30 wt % of an aromatic glycol-based chain extender.

A composition for an automotive interior skin, a method for manufacturing the same, and an automotive interior skin manufactured using the same. The composition for an automotive interior skin includes: 30 wt % to 70 wt % of a polyol compound; 5 wt % to 40 wt % of dicyclohexylmethane-4,4′-diisocyanate; and 5 wt % to 30 wt % of an aromatic glycol-based chain extender.