| abstract |
A paper sheet is impregnated with a hardenable resin and a pigment and is coated with a mixture of a hardenable resin, a pigment, and a plasticizer. It may additionally be provided with a substratum layer of a hardenable resin on the surface opposite the coated surface. Such a paper sheet can be attached to a suitable base or carrier material by hot pressing. The paper sheet of this invention has the advantage over the heretofore used, simply coated paper sheet that the basis weight of the paper and the amount of impregnating resin can be reduced, that the paper, after pressing, has a higher degree of flexibility, that its craze and crack resistance is considerably improved, and that its hiding, masking, or covering power is superior to that of heretofore produced pigmented and resin coated paper sheets so that light color shades of the resulting laminated articles can be produced in a simple and inexpensive manner. The preferred hardenable impregnating and coating resin in a melamine-ureaformaldehyde resin. |