Coating plastics components, e.g. automobile tail-gate or motor hoods, by in-mold coating process including shrinkage of article within mold before coating to allow coating of edges

摘要

In a method for coating plastics components prepared in a press-mold, by applying a coating composition to the component within the closed mold, the article in the closed mold is shrunk (in relation to the mold) by input of enthalpy, before application of the coating composition.