PLASTIC ARTICLE HAVING A PRINTED IMAGE OR COLOR SUBLIMATED INTO A SURFACE THEREOF USING LIGHT-FAST DYES OR VOLATIZABLE INKS AND METHOD OF MAKING SUCH AN ARTICLE

摘要

A plastic article such as a fiberglass or otherwise reinforced panel, preferably of a cured thermosetting polyester resin, has a volatizable ink or fiber-reactive disperse dye transferred into a surface thereof by sublimation from a sheet of wax- or silicone-coated transfer paper at a predetermined temperature and pressure for a predetermined dwell time.