A method for painting

An inventive method for coating, for example, a curved metal surface, said first substrate (1), eg a plate, is provided know the steps of: a1) applying a thermally-drying the first resist (3), b1) applying a UV-curable ink (8), b2) curing the ink with UV radiation, c1) thermally drying the first coating and thermal treatment of the ink, d1) applying a thermally drying the second coating (11), and d2) thermally drying at least the second coating. The process produces a droplet pattern of the second resist (11).