Dry paint transfer laminate

Abstract

This disclosed invention relates to a dry paint transfer laminate, comprising: a dry paint film layer comprising a binder and a pigment, the dry paint film layer having an upper surface and a lower surface; an adhesive layer overlying the upper surface of the dry paint film layer; and a release liner overlying the lower surface of the dry paint film layer.

1 . A dry paint transfer laminate, comprising: 
 a dry paint film layer comprising a binder and a pigment, the dry paint film layer having an upper surface and a lower surface;    an adhesive layer overlying the upper surface of the dry paint film layer; and    a release liner overlying the lower surface of the dry paint film layer.    
     
     
         2 . The laminate of  claim 1  wherein the release liner comprises: a backing liner which has an upper surface and a lower surface; a first release coating layer overlying the upper surface of the backing liner; and a second release coating layer overlying the lower surface of the backing liner.  
     
     
         3 . The laminate of  claim 1  wherein a transparent film layer is positioned between the lower surface of the dry paint film layer and the release liner.  
     
     
         4 . The laminate of  claim 1  wherein a printed decorative layer is positioned between the lower surface of the dry paint film layer and the release liner.  
     
     
         5 . The laminate of  claim 4  wherein a transparent film layer is positioned between the printed decorative layer and the release liner.  
     
     
         6 . The laminate of  claim 4  wherein a second printed decorative layer is positioned between the printed decorative layer and the release liner.  
     
     
         7 . The laminate of  claim 6  wherein a transparent film layer is positioned between the second printed decorative layer and the release liner.  
     
     
         8 . The laminate of  claim 1  wherein another release liner overlies the adhesive layer.  
     
     
         9 . The laminate of  claim 1  wherein the binder comprises a thermoplastic thermosetting resin.  
     
     
         10 . The laminate of  claim 1  wherein the binder comprises one or more acrylic resins, vinyl resins, polyester resins, alkyd resins, butadiene resins, styrene resins, phthalic acid or anhydride resins, urethane resins or epoxy resins.  
     
     
         11 . The laminate of  claim 1  wherein the binder comprises one or more vinyl or vinylidene polymers or copolymers containing units of vinyl acetate, vinyl chloride or vinylidene chloride.  
     
     
         12 . The laminate of  claim 1  wherein the binder comprises a copolymer of vinyl chloride and vinyl acetate.  
     
     
         13 . The laminate of  claim 1  wherein the binder comprises one or more polymers or copolymers containing ethylene or proplene units and oxygenated or halogenated derivatives of ether, butadiene, oxygenated butadiene, isoprene, oxygenated isoprene, butadiene-styrene, butadiene-vinyl toluene, or isoprene-styrene.  
     
     
         14 . The laminate of  claim 1  wherein the binder comprises one or more polymers or copolymers containing units of acrylic acid, methacrylic acid, esters of acrylic acid, esters of methacrylic acid, or acrylonitrile.  
     
     
         15 . The laminate of  claim 1  wherein the binder comprises the reaction product of maleic acid or anhydride with styrene.  
     
     
         16 . The laminate of  claim 1  wherein the binder comprises one or more of diphenylmethane diisocyanate, methylene diethyl diisocyanate, isocyanurate, urea-formaldehyde, phenolformaldehyde, phenolic glue, animal hide glue, fluorine resin, silicone resin, or fibrin resin.  
     
     
         17 . The laminate of  claim 1  wherein the pigment comprises one or more of titanium dioxide, zinc oxide, carbon black, yellow oxide, brown oxide, tan oxide, raw or burnt sienna or umber, chromium oxide green, phthalocyanine green, phthalocyanine blue, ultramarine blue, cadmium pigment, chromium pigment, azo red, quinacridone red, perylene red, diarylide yellow or a mixed metal oxide.  
     
     
         18 . The laminate of  claim 1  wherein the pigment comprises one or more of clay, silica, talc, mica, woloastonite wood flour, barium sulfate, calcium carbonate or aluminum silicate.  
     
     
         19 . The laminate of  claim 1  wherein the dry paint film layer is derived from a liquid composition containing water or a water-alcohol mixture.  
     
     
         20 . The laminate of  claim 1  wherein the dry paint film layer is derived from a liquid composition containing an organic solvent.  
     
     
         21 . The laminate of  claim 20  wherein the organic solvent comprises one or more of toluene, methylethyl ketone, methylisobutyl ketone, benzene, ethyl acetate, white spirit, an alkane, a cycloalkane, or an isoparaffin solvent.  
     
     
         22 . The laminate of  claim 1  wherein the dry paint film layer is derived from a liquid composition containing one or more wetting agents, plasticizers, suspension aids, thixotropic agents, water repellant additives, fire retardant additives, biocides, defoamers or flow agents.  
     
     
         23 . The laminate of  claim 1  wherein the dry paint film layer is derived from a liquid composition having a pigment volume ratio of about 5 to about 35%.  
     
     
         24 . The laminate of  claim 1  wherein the adhesive layer provides initial tack and allows slight movement of the laminate to allow positioning adjustments prior to forming a permanent bond.  
     
     
         25 . The laminate of  claim 1  wherein the adhesive is a pressure sensitive adhesive.  
     
     
         26 . The laminate of  claim 1  wherein the adhesive is a moisture activatable adhesive.  
     
     
         27 . The laminate of  claim 1  wherein the adhesive is a heat activatable adhesive.  
     
     
         28 . The laminate of  claim 1  wherein the adhesive comprises a rubber based adhesive, acrylic adhesive, vinyl ether adhesive, silicone adhesive, or mixture of two or more thereof.  
     
     
         29 . The laminate of  claim 1  wherein the adhesive layer is derived from a hot melt adhesive, solvent based adhesive or water based adhesive.  
     
     
         30 . The laminate of  claim 1  wherein the adhesive layer comprises an acrylic polymer; a block copolymer; a natural, reclaimed or styrene-butadiene rubber; a tackified natural or synthetic rubber; a copolymer of ethylene and vinyl acetate; an ethylene-vinyl-acrylic terpolymer; a polyisobutylene; or a polyvinyl ether.  
     
     
         31 . The laminate of  claim 1  wherein the adhesive layer is pigmented.  
     
     
         32 . The laminate of  claim 2  wherein the backing liner comprises paper, polymer film, or a combination thereof.  
     
     
         33 . The laminate of  claim 2  wherein the first release coating layer comprises an alkyd resin and/or a vinyl resin cross linked with a melamine resin.  
     
     
         34 . The laminate of  claim 2  wherein the first release coating comprises one or more solid particulates.  
     
     
         35 . The laminate of  claim 2  wherein the second release coating layer comprises a silicone coating.  
     
     
         36 . The laminate of  claim 3  wherein the transparent film layer comprises polyvinyl chloride or a copolymer of vinyl chloride and acrylic or methacrylic acid.  
     
     
         37 . The laminate of  claim 4  wherein the dry paint film layer comprises a continuous layer, and the printed decorative layer comprises a pattern or design.  
     
     
         38 . The laminate of  claim 6  wherein the dry paint film layer comprises a continuous layer; and the printed decorative layer and the second printed decorative layer independently comprise patterns or designs.  
     
     
         39 . A dry paint transfer laminate, comprising: 
 a dry paint film layer comprising a binder and a pigment, the dry paint film layer having an upper surface and a lower surface;    a pressure sensitive adhesive layer overlying the upper surface of the dry paint film layer; and    a release liner overlying the lower surface of the dry paint film layer.    
     
     
         40 . A dry paint transfer laminate, comprising: 
 a dry paint film layer comprising a binder and a pigment, the dry paint film layer having an upper surface and a lower surface;    a pressure sensitive adhesive layer overlying the upper surface of the dry paint film layer;    a release liner overlying the lower surface of the dry paint film layer; and    a transparent film layer positioned between the lower surface of the dry paint film layer and the release liner.    
     
     
         41 . A dry paint transfer laminate, comprising: 
 a dry paint film layer comprising a binder and a pigment, the dry paint film layer having an upper surface and a lower surface;    a pressure sensitive adhesive layer overlying the upper surface of the dry paint film layer;    a release liner overlying the lower surface of the dry paint film layer, the release liner comprising: a backing liner which has an upper surface and a lower surface; a first release coating layer overlying the upper surface of the backing liner; and a second release coating layer overlying the lower surface of the backing liner; and    a transparent film layer positioned between the lower surface of the dry paint film layer and the first release coating layer, the first release coating layer containing solid particulates that project into the surface of the transparent film layer.    
     
     
         42 . A method of making a dry paint transfer laminate, comprising: 
 coating one side of a release liner with a paint film layer and drying or curing the paint film layer, the paint film layer comprising a binder and a pigment, the paint film layer having an upper surface and a lower surface, the release liner having a release surface, the lower surface of the paint film layer being adhered to the release surface of the release liner; and    applying an adhesive over the upper surface of the paint film layer.    
     
     
         43 . A method of coating a substrate, comprising: 
 placing the laminate of  claim 1  over the substrate with the adhesive layer in contact with the substrate and adhering the laminate to the substrate; and    separating the release liner from the laminate leaving the dry paint film layer adhered to the substrate.