the present invention relates to a method and a device for producing plastic molded skins having different subregions . for this purpose , before melting the first plastic material , a region of the molding tool surface is covered with a separate energy self - sufficient mask . after the unmasked region of the molded tool surface has been coated , the mask is removed , and in a second manufacturing step the exposed subregions of the molding tool surface is coated with a different plastic material , the two subregions of the plastic skin bonding with each other .