A method of manufacturing a coated door or panel

Abstract Title: Method of manufacturing an imitation panel assembly with rails and stiles affixed to a substrate A method of manufacturing a panel assembly having the visual appearance of a traditional door or panel comprising rails and stiles arranged around an infill panel. The method comprises the steps of providing a substrate 122 having rail and stile receiving regions 112a， 114a and fixing rail and stile pieces 112b， 114b to the receiving regions to simulate the appearance of rails and stiles on a surface 120 of the panel. The rails and stiles may be machined from a substrate and applied with a veneer which is non-contiguous with the veneer of the stiles and rails respectively， and non-contiguous with the veneer of the infill panel. The stiles and rails may be assembled as a frame prior to being fixed to the panel surface. A veneer may be applied to the infill region prior to the attachment of rail and stile pieces and may extend under the edges of the rail and stile pieces when attached. The infill panel region may be surrounded by a step feature which the stiles and rails are shaped to co-operatively engage with.