| 摘要 |
A method of decorating a pre-formed plastics article A comprises feeding the article A through a painting station 6 for application of at least one coating layer and subsequently, while the or each layer is still wet, passing the coated article through a decorating station 10 comprising a roller 16 which is placed in temporary contact with a moving band of reelable sheet material 18 which contacts the surface of the article. In one arrangement, the roller 16 is provided with raised surfaces for ornamenting the article A through the sheet material 18. Alternatively or additionally, the sheet material is crumpled before introduction to the plain or decorated roller 16 to provide various surface decorations to the article. An apparatus for decorating a pre-formed article by the method is also disclosed. An article having a pleasing hand finished appearance is produced. The articles to be decorated may be plain or ornamented pre-formed articles made by any convenient technique. |
