A clearcoat coating composition comprises a vinyl or acrylic polymeric resin prepared by reacting a functional group on a vinyl or acrylic polymer, wherein the polymer has a glass transition temperature (Tg)≧40° C. as calculated by the Fox equation, with a reactant that provides a curable functional group that is separated from the polymer backbone by at least two alkylene, cycloalkylene, or arylene groups of at least two carbons each long.