A composition and method that provides a chemically grafted coating onto a
substrate. The composition comprises an acrylate and a grafting initiator.
The acrylate may be a waterborne urethane acrylate. The composition may
also comprise resistance agents, adhesion agents, UV curing
photoinitiators, defoaming agent, and/or deglossing agents. The substrate
may be any wood or plastic, but works well with heat shrinkable polyolefin
tubing. The composition may also be quick curing such that the coating
from the composition may be cured under a D bulb and an H bulb at a rate
of 100-160 feet/minute. The coating on the substrate resists delamination
and wear. The coating may have indicia printed on the coating, the indicia
being composed from ink or other printable materials.
