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A decorative simulated ceramic tile comprises a substrate having a surface coated with an under-coat effective to provide a colored, printable base; an inked layer comprising a layer of colored ink lines of a silicone-containing drying ink forming a printed pattern on said printable base, said print

A decorative simulated ceramic tile comprises a substrate having a surface coated with an under-coat effective to provide a colored, printable base; an inked layer comprising a layer of colored ink lines of a silicone-containing drying ink forming a printed pattern on said printable base, said printed pattern being clearly visible; and a coloring pigment-containing top coat of a hard resinous, film-forming material; said top coat having a variable height thickness defining a contour of valleys, hills and plains, wherein the intensity of color in the top coat varies with the variation in the contour, the said valleys occurring over said ink lines such that the color of the ink is not obscured, and the hills lying adjacent said ink lines, said color in the top coat providing a contrast with the color in the under-coat and with the color in the printed pattern.

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A method of forming a panel defining a plurality of decorative simulated ceramic tiles comprising: (a) scoring a flat surface of a substrate to form a plurality of grooves defining a plurality of rectangular areas, (b) applying to the grooved surface a coating of a urethane-forming composition, (c)

A method of forming a panel defining a plurality of decorative simulated ceramic tiles comprising: (a) scoring a flat surface of a substrate to form a plurality of grooves defining a plurality of rectangular areas, (b) applying to the grooved surface a coating of a urethane-forming composition, (c) rapidly curing the wet coating in the presence of a vapour phase catalyst such that a continuous urethane coating is formed on the grooved surface without exposure of the surface at the upper wall of the grooves and with retention of unfilled grooves to provide a coloured, printable base, (d) printing on said printable base a layer of ink lines of a coloured ink containing an amount of an organic silicone oil which is sufficient to repel a liquid top coat composition of a resinous, film-forming material in a volatile organic vehicle which contains from 0.75 to 2% of a colouring pigment based on the weight of the top coat composition, without deleteriously affecting the adherence of a top coat formed from said top coat composition; said ink lines defining a plurality of individually complete designs on said base, each of said designs being associated with one of said rectangular area, (e) applying to said printable base, over said layer of ink lines, a liquid top coat composition of a resinous, film-forming material in a volatile organic vehicle, said top coat composition containing from 0.75% to 2% of a colouring pigment based on the weight of the top coat composition, (f) allowing said silicone-containing ink to repel said liquid to form ridges of the liquid adjacent the ink lines, and leaving said ink lines clearly visible, (g) drying and baking the substrate to fix said top coat as a hard, pigment-containing, resinous top coat defining a contour of valleys, hills, and plains, wherein the intensity of colour in the top coat varies with the variation in the contour, said valleys occurring over the ink lines such that the colour of the ink is not obscured; said colour in the top coat providing a contrast with the colour in the under-coat and with the colour in the printed pattern to simulate a ceramic appearance. A simulated ceramic tile produced in a method comprising: (a) applying to a flat surface of a substrate, an under-coat effective to provide a coloured, printable base, (b) printing on said printable base a pattern comprised of ink lines of a coloured ink containing an organic silicone oil in an amount which is sufficient to repel a liquid top coat composition of a resinous, film-forming material in a volatile organic vehicle which contains from 0.75% to 2.0% of a colouring pigment based on the weight of the top coat composition, without deleteriously affecting the adherence of a top coat formed from said top coat composition, (c) applying to said printable base, over said printed pattern, a colouring pigment-containing liquid top coat composition of a resinous, film-forming material in a volatile organic vehicle, said top coat composition containing from 0.75% to 2.0% of colouring pigment based on the weight of top coat composition, (d) allowing said silicone-containing ink to repel said liquid to form ridges of the liquid adjacent the printed pattern, said printed pattern being clearly visible, and subsequently, (e) drying and baking the substrate to fix said liquid material as a hard, colouring pigment-containing, resinous top coat defining a contour of valleys, hills and plains, wherein the intensity of colour in the top coat varies with the variation in the contour, said valleys occurring over the ink lines such that the colour of the ink is not obscured; said colour in the top coat providing a contrast with the colour in the under-coat and with the colour in the printed pattern to simulate a ceramic appearance.