METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MULTI-COLOR PAINTING THERMOPLASTIC ARTICLES OF MANUFACTURE FOR PERFUMERY AND COSMETIC APPLICATIONS

A method for painting with a plurality of colors at least an article of manufacture, preferably a thermoplastic article of manufacture for the perfumery and cosmetic field, each color of said plurality of colors being that of a respective paint of a corresponding plurality of paints, said method comprising at least the operating steps of: a) providing said at least an article of manufacture in a condition suitable for painting; b) providing a plurality of painting guns arranged in a succession in a painting tunnel and each being adapted to apply a paint of a said respective color of said plurality of colors; c) orienting said at least an article of manufacture with respect to said plurality of painting guns.