The invention is a method for manufacturing a surface covering product
having a gloss controlled surface wearlayer coating and a curable
composition used in that method. The preferred curable composition is a
polymerizable coating which includes a di-isocyanate and/or isocyanurate
structure, a polyester polyol, a hydroxy and acrylyl functional polyester,
mono, di, or tri-functional acrylates, and a flatting agent and/or hard
particulates. The preferred surface covering product is a floor covering
product produced as a vinyl film that is precoated with preferably a
wearlayer coating that is adhered to the vinyl film, and the surface of
the film is preferably embossed. A gloss controlled surface coating is
achieved by application of the preferred composition to the printed sheet
of film, and the composition is then exposed to low intensity ultraviolet
light followed by exposure to ionizing radiation from a low accelerating
energy electron beam, which forms an abrasion resistant wearlayer with
non-visible degradation of the printed film.