Golf club head

Abstract

A golf club head comprises a metallic basal body and a multilayer coating thereon, the multilayer coating comprises a foundation coat of a priming paint, a color coat of a coloring paint, an iridescent coat of an iridescent paint and a clear coat of a transparent and colorless paint, the iridescent paint contains a resin, a colorant and an iridescent material, the iridescent material is at least one kind of flakes selected from the group consisting of colored aluminum flakes, metal flakes whose surface is resin-treated, mica flakes coated with a titanium oxide, and flakes of mica itself, the iridescent coat has a thickness of from 10 to 40 microns, and the overall thickness of the multilayer coating is not more than 100 microns.

1 . A golf club head comprising a metallic basal body and a multilayer coating thereon, said multilayer coating comprising a foundation coat of a priming paint, a color coat of a coloring paint, an iridescent coat of an iridescent paint and a clear coat of a transparent and colorless paint which coats are arranged in this order from the inside to the outside, 
 the iridescent paint containing a resin, a colorant and an iridescent material, said iridescent material being at least one kind of flakes selected from the group consisting of colored aluminum flakes, metal flakes whose surface is resin-treated, mica flakes coated with a titanium oxide, and flakes of mica itself,    the iridescent coat having a thickness of from 10 to 40 microns, and    the overall thickness of the multilayer coating being not more than 100 microns.    
     
     
         2 . A golf club head according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 the iridescent material is the colored aluminum flakes.    
     
     
         3 . A golf club head according to  claim 1  or  2 , wherein 
 the flakes of the iridescent material are generally oriented in a certain direction with respect to the surface of the head.  
 
     
     
         4 . A golf club head according to  claim 1  or  2 , wherein 
 the flakes of the iridescent material are generally oriented in a direction parallel to the surface of the head.  
 
     
     
         5 . A golf club head according to  claim 1  or  2 , wherein 
 the flakes of the iridescent material are generally oriented in a direction normal to the surface of the head.  
 
     
     
         6 . A golf club head according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 said color coat has a black color or a blackish color darker than the colorant of the iridescent paint.    
     
     
         7 . A golf club head according to  claim 1 , wherein 
 the colorant of the iridescent paint is a pigment whose content in weight % is in a range of from 0.1 to 5.0 with respect to the total weight of the pigment, the resin, and the iridescent material which is 100.    
     
     
         8 . A golf club head according to  claim 7 , wherein 
 the content in weight % of the iridescent material is in a range of from 0.1 to 7.5 with respect to said total weight of the pigment, the resin, and the iridescent material.