Füllgeflecht for laser cladding

A coating assembly (16) comprising: a layer (18) adhesive layer material (20); and a light-transmitting heat-insulating layer (TBC) -Geflecht (28) having a TBC material (24) and is fixed in its position relative to the position adhesive layer material. The coating assembly may be placed over a superalloy substrate material (12) and melted with a laser beam (62) to bond the thermal barrier coating to the substrate metallurgically.