Surface treatment of a composite part

This diploma thesis focuses on composite materials and the possibility of their surface treatment with a focus on painting. The aim was to create a layer on the surface of the material that would serve as protection against UV radiation and subsequent degradation. The first theoretical part is devoted to the material composition. In the subsections, the different types of functional components of the composites are presented. Their possible applications as well as their advantages and disadvantages are described. In addition, the theoretical part is supplemented by the types of methods used for the production of composite materials and the subsequent surface preparation in order to improve the adhesion properties of the material to the paint. The second part, which was developed in cooperation with GDP Koral, s. r. o., deals with the chosen type of surface treatment for composite materials produced by the pultrusion method. The UV coating method was chosen, where the wet layer of the varnish is cured by UV radiation. Two sets of samples were created, which differ in both the method of varnish application and the parameters of the curing process. Mechanical tests were then performed on each sample to verify the resulting adhesion capability of the paint system. The practical part also includes the design of possible technologies for the implementation of the surface treatment in the production line. In the third part, a techno-economic evaluation is presented, which focuses on the cost comparison of standard painting and painting with UV varnishes. The final section contains a summary of the findings and an evaluation of the chosen type of coating with respect to the results of mechanical tests and the possibilities of application in a pultrusion production process