Methods of forming a door skin

摘要

According to the invention there is provided a method of forming a door skin including the steps of:
introducing a sheet moulding compound (SMC) into a mould;
moulding and at least partially curing the SMC to produce a skin having substantially the dimensions and external appearance of a door, and thereafter introducing an in-mould coating (IMC) composition to the mould;
causing, at least partially through applied pressure, the IMC composition to spread across a surface of the skin; and
curing the SMC composition to produce a cured door skin having a cured coating thereon.