Abstract: A method and an apparatus for forming a coating of a paint composition on a moveable substrate is disclosed. The method involves determining the volume flow rate of the paint composition that is required to form a desired wet film thickness for a given substrate speed and coating width and supplying the paint composition to a pool in the nip between an applicator roll and a metering roll or other suitable metering means at a flow rate that is substantially equal to the calculated flow rate, and then monitoring the level of the paint composition in the pool and adjusting operating parameters, such as the pressure between the rolls to maintain the paint composition level substantially constant.

Abstract: A method of continuously producing a continuous paint coat of substantially constant, pre-determined thickness, and displaying a plural colour, familial, non-modular pattern, on a surface of a moving substrate, comprising the steps of depositing at least two discontinuous, randomly patchy, differently coloured, component paint deposits, at a predetermined, constant, long term deposition rate for each component deposit in terms of the volume of paint per unit area of the surface, within a single stationary target area of the surface, or within stationary target areas of the surface respectively associated with the component deposits and at least partly aligned in the direction of movement of the substrate, and thereafter spreading and smoothing the component paint deposits carried by the substrate from the target area or areas, to form the continuous coat.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for producing a striped coating on a continuously moving strip are provided, in which the apparatus has a smoothing device including a doctor roll forming a nip with the strip. A stationary partition means is provided, which divides the nip into nip lengths, and upstream of the smoothing device is a means to deposit coating materials on the strip for delivery into the respective nip lengths at predetermined rates. The deposit means maintains a bead of coating material in each nip length and a stripe of coating material is formed on the strip from coating material escaping the respective nip length as the strip passes through the nip.