Disclosed are environmentally friendly coating compositions for coating
thermoplastic olefin objects and which are curable using ultraviolet and
visible radiation. Even if the coating compositions are applied to an
unprimed surface, the resulting cured compositions have excellent
adhesion. The cured coatings have improved adhesion properties and clear
coat embodiments have improved clarity properties. In addition, methods
are disclosed for coating surfaces, or at least a portion of the
surfaces, and curing of the coated surface to obtain partially or fully
cured coated surfaces are also disclosed. Furthermore, articles of
manufacture incorporating fully cured coated surfaces are disclosed,
including, for example motor-vehicle bumpers. Also disclosed are methods,
processes, production lines, articles of manufacture, and factories which
incorporate these environmentally friendly coating compositions.