Abstract:
The present invention provides: luster coating film forming method I comprising (1) applying an aqueous luster thermosetting base coating composition (A) to a substrate in three to five stages, in such a manner that the thickness of the base coating composition (A) applied in each of the second and subsequent stages becomes 0.3 to 5 μm when cured; (2) applying a thermosetting clear coating (B) over the uncured or heat-cured coating layer of the base coating composition (A); and (3) heating the two-layer coating comprising the base coating composition (A) and clear coating composition (B) to obtain a cured two-layer coating film; and luster coating film forming method II comprising the above steps (1) to (3) and further including the step of applying and curing a thermosetting clear coating composition (C).
Abstract:
A process for overcoating multicoat paint systems comprising (1) applying by pneumatic spray application to the multicoat paint systems the extract, free from opaque pigments, of an aqueous basecoat material (A) or of a corresponding aqueous basecoat material, (2) flashing off and/or drying the resulting film (1) without curing it completely, (3) coating by pneumatic spray application at a reduced spraying pressure the resulting flashed off and/or dried film (2) with the aqueous basecoat material (A) or a ′ corresponding aqueous basecoat material, (4) flashing off and/or drying the resulting aqueous basecoat film (3) without curing it completely, (5) coating the resulting flashed off and/or dried aqueous basecoat film (4) with a liquid clearcoat material, and (6) jointly curing the film (1), and, where resulting clearcoat film (5), the aqueous basecoat film (4) and the appropriate, any further uncured films that are present.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a method for forming a multi-layer coating, comprising sequentially applying a primer surfacer, a basecoat, and a clear coat composition on an automotive substrate in a wet-on-wet-on-wet manner, and simultaneously curing the applied three layers together in a single baking step, wherein the primer surfacer comprises: a film forming binder, a volatile organic liquid carrier, and pigment(s); and the binder contains about: (a) about 30 to 80% by weight, based on the weight of the binder, of a hydroxyl functional polyester resin; (b) about 10 to 30% by weight, based on the weight of the binder, of a crosslinking agent selected from the group consisting of a melamine resin, a blocked polyisocyanate resin, or a mixture thereof; (c) about 10 to 40% by weight, based on the weight of the binder, of a dispersed graft polymer comprising a non-crosslinked core of acrylic polymer which is substantially non-soluble in non-polar organic solvent and, grafted to the core, one end of an acrylic stabilizer in the form of a macromonomer, said acrylic stabilizer being soluble in a non-polar organic solvent; wherein the composition is, preferably, essentially free of crosslinked nonaqueous dispersion resin particles or crosslinked microgel resin particles or both, and the composition also contains at least one non-polar organic solvent at the time of application. The resulting multi-layered coating film has excellent aesthetic appearance, chipping resistance, sag resistance, and film build even when formed in a three wet layered application method.
Abstract:
A process for the production of multi-layer coatings, comprising the successive steps: 1) applying a base coat layer in a total process film thickness in the range from 10 to 35 μm to a substrate provided with an EDC primer, 2) applying a clear coat layer onto the base coat layer, 3) jointly curing the base coat and clear coat layers, wherein the base coat layer is applied in a first layer of a modified water-borne base coat prepared by mixing an unmodified water-borne base coat having a black/white opacity of >25 μm with a pigmented admixture component and in a second layer of the unmodified water-borne base coat.
Abstract:
A method of forming a composite coating is provided including (a) applying a first powder base coating to a substrate; and (b) either (1) applying a second powder base coating comprising flake or platelet effect pigment and heating the first and second base coats to substantially level the second base coat and allow migration of the effect pigment to a surface region thereof but not sufficient to cause the second base coat to cure; and (2) applying a top coating and substantially curing the resultant composite coating; or alternatively, (3) heating the first base coat to form a generally continuous film; (4) applying the second powder base coating comprising the effect pigment and heating the second base coat to substantially level the second base coat and allow migration of the effect pigment to a surface region thereof; and (5) applying the top coating and substantially curing the resultant composite coating.
Abstract:
A two-tone painting method includes applying a powder primer to a substrate, followed by a powder basecoat applied dry-on-dry onto the powder primer. The powder basecoat is preferably applied in the same painting booth as the powder primer, i.e., without curing the powder primer. The powder basecoat includes a flake additive, such as a mica flake or a metal flake, which prevents surface irregularities from forming in the powder primer and the powder basecoat as a result of not curing the powder primer before applying the powder basecoat. The substrate is then masked, and a second basecoat is applied. The masking is then removed and a clearcoat is applied. The second basecoat and the clearcoat are then cured simultaneously in an oven.
Abstract:
This invention relates to method for forming a multi-layer coating, comprising sequentially applying a layer of primer coating composition, a layer of base coat composition, and a layer of clear coat composition on an automotive substrate in a wet-on-wet-on-wet manner, and simultaneously curing the applied three layers together in a single baking step. The primer surfacer comprises a film forming binder, a volatile organic liquid carrier, and pigment(s); and the binder contains about (a) 40 to 95% by weight of a caprolactone-modified highly branched acrylic polymer having a hydroxyl and/or carboxyl monomer content, all or part of which has been reacted with caprolactone, of about 1 to 65% by weight and a weight average molecular weight of about 10,000 to 150,000; and (b) 5 to 60% by weight of an aminoplast resin crosslinking agent. The composition is essentially free of crosslinked nonaqueous dispersion resin particles or crosslinked microgel resin particles or both. The resulting cured multi-layered coating has excellent aesthetic appearance, strike-in resistance, chipping resistance, sag resistance, and film build even when formed in a three wet layered application method.
Abstract:
A process for improving the intercoat adhesion in a multicoat paint system utilizing a primer coat, an aqueous basecoat, and a clearcoat, where the multicoat paint system has been produced by means of a wet-on-wet technique. The clearcoat is produced using a pseudoplastic powder clearcoat slurry prepared by a secondary dispersion process or a melt emulsification process. The aqueous basecoat material used to produce the aqueous basecoat comprises a dispersed graft copolymer whose particles are composed of a hydrophobic core of copolymerized olefinically unsaturated monomers and of a hydrophilic shell which comprises a polyurethane, wher said copolymer is prepared by free-radical (co)polymerization of the monomers in the presence of at least one polyurethane containing specially selected olefinically unsaturated groups.
Abstract:
A multicoat coating system that does not contain a primer layer over an electrodeposition coating layer. Even in the absence of the primer layer, the electrodeposition coating layer is protected from ultraviolet light by a basecoat layer that contains a UV blocking composition comprising at least two of carbon black, iron oxide, titanium dioxide, and an aluminum pigment or mixtures of any these.
Abstract:
This invention relates to a method for forming multilayered coating film, which comprises applying onto a substrate base paint (A) containing effect pigment, applying onto the resulting base coat, clear paint (B), thereafter hardening the coating film by heating, further applying onto the resulting clear coat, color clear paint (C) containing color pigment and/or dye, and applying onto the resulting color clear coat, top clear paint (D).