초록

Surface imperfections on painted fiber reinforced plastic (FRP) automotive body panels are substantially eliminated by incorporating thermally conductive material into the part that serves to minimize temperature differentials on the surface of the part to be painted.

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A method of making a reinforced painted plastic part comprising: providing a relatively large plastic part with interior and exterior surfaces; providing a reinforcement member; applying a thermally conductive material so that it is sandwiched between the interior surface of the plastic part and the

A method of making a reinforced painted plastic part comprising: providing a relatively large plastic part with interior and exterior surfaces; providing a reinforcement member; applying a thermally conductive material so that it is sandwiched between the interior surface of the plastic part and the reinforcement member; bonding the reinforcement member to the interior surface; applying paint to the part; heating the part to dry the applied paint; and using the thermally conductive material to evenly distribute the heat to avoid paint blemishes in the area of the reinforcement member thereby providing an aesthetically pleasing painted surface for the part.