METHOD OF MANUFACTURE OF A PLASTIC COMPONENT WHICH IS INSENSITIVE TO THE ELEMENTS, AND A PLASTIC COMPONENT SO MANUFACTURED

摘要

A method of forming a plastic component. The method includes a first step of forming a substrate by pulling fibrous material, having been wetted out by a resin, through a first die and partially curing the composite formed so that it maintains its ultimate shape. The surfaces to be coated are treated to create free radicals (bonding sites) which are then available for bonding the acrylic compound. Thereafter, an acrylic compound is applied to the substrate to form a coating directly thereon. Application is effected by passing the partially cured and treated substrate through a crosshead extrusion die. There the substrate curing is promoted, and the acrylic compound coating is bonded directly to the substrate. The invention also includes a fiber reinforced plastic component manufactured in accordance with the method.