A laminate panel especially well suited to help form an overhead
stowage bin door on an aircraft, wherein the door includes a portion of a
high contrast color advertising mural or message integrally formed therewith. The door includes a
honeycomb support layer on which at least one fiberglass pre-preg layer is formed. A
polyvinyl fluoride (PVF) film is used as a substrate for the color mural or message. A
ultraviolet (UV) curable ink is deposited directly on the PVF film via an ink jet printing process that produces a
high color density,
high color contrast image. The PVF film in one form is a Tedlar® PVF film. The ink is cured virtually immediately after it is deposited on the PVF film. An additional layer of PVF film is then secured to a side of the printed-on PVF film opposite to that on which the ink is deposited via a layer of
embossing resin to form the laminate panel. The laminate panel is then secured via a suitable
adhesive to the fiberglass pre-preg and
honeycomb support layer in a subsequent manufacturing step. The
stowage bin door and process of making same enable a portion of a
high color density,
high contrast image, advertising mural or message to be integrally formed with the door.