| abstract |
A golf ball comprising core; a cover disposed about the core; and a coating system disposed about the cover having at least three layers: a first coating layer C 1 surrounding the cover; a second coating layer C 2 surrounding C 1 ; and a third coating layer C 3 surrounding C 2 ; wherein C 1 has a first color appearance A 1 , C 2 has a second color appearance A 2 , and C 3 has a third color appearance A 3 such that A 1 ≠A 2 ≠A 3 and wherein A 1 , A 2 , and A 3 each contribute to an overall golf ball color appearance. A method of making the inventive golf ball comprises: providing a core and a cover disposed about the core; and providing a coating system about the cover comprising C n coating layers wherein n≧3, and wherein each of the C n coating layers have a different color appearance contributing to the overall golf ball color appearance. |