Abstract: A composite foil from which metallically lustrous layer areas which have an image structure are to be transferred onto a base, with a carrier layer, with a lacquer layer on said carrier layer, with a metal layer on said lacquer layer and with an adhesive layer on said metal layer, wherein said lacquer layer (4) and said metal layer (8) are divided into areas which have the shape of the image structure, and wherein said carrier layer (2) can be detached from said lacquer layer (4) and the adhesive (14) which is located between the areas by pulling off said carrier layer at room temperature wherein the metal layer is formed from vapor deposited metal and adhesive (14) is a contact adhesive.

Abstract: A method for producing a composite foil which has metallic lustrous layer areas with an image structure for transferring onto a base, comprising(a) applying at least one continuous lacquer layer on a carrier layer;(b) applying a continuous metal layer onto at least one lacquer layer;(c) applying a solvent resistant layer onto the metal layer, said solvent resistant layer being divided into areas which have the shape of the image structure, leaving areas of the continuous metal layer and the at least one continuous lacquer layer thereunder uncovered by the solvent resistant layer;(d) removing said uncovered areas of the continuous metal layer and the at least one continuous lacquer layer thereunder by treatment with a solvent therefor; and(e) applying a continuous adhesive layer onto the image structure carrying side of the treated composite foil from step (d), which adhesive layer fills said removed areas between the image structure and covers said areas and said image structure.