Abstract:
The present invention refers to a mixing scheme containing a plurality of pigmented base paint compositions having defined colors and optionally one or more non-pigmented base paint compositions comprising at least one rheology controlled base paint composition containing at least one pigment selected from the group consisting of inorganic pigments, di-keto-pyrrolo-pyrrole type pigments, organic liquid crystal type pigments and carbon black and having the following rheology profile (1) an initial viscosity V1 at 20° C. of 65 Pa s or greater when measured at a shear rate of 10−3 s−1, (2) a viscosity V2 at 20° C. when measured at a shear rate of 10−3 s−1 immediately after subjecting to a shear rate of at least 15 s−1 whereby the viscosity V2 is 700 Pa s or less and is less than or equal to 70% of V1; (3) 24 hours after subjected by shaking to a shear rate of at least 15s−1 a viscosity V3 at 20° C. of at least 140% of V2 and be at least 55 Pa s, to a process of preparing a refinish coating composition using the mixing scheme of the present invention, to a refinish coating compositions obtainable therefrom, to a process of coating a substrate using the refinish coating composition and to a coated substrate obtainable therefrom.
Abstract:
A process for refinishing a motor vehicle by selecting and mixing two or more pigmented base paints from a series of master colors, each base paint having a hydroxyl functional polymer selected from the group consisting of an acrylic addition polymer, a polyester polymer and mixtures thereof, having a number average molecular weight of 600 to 10 000 and a hydroxyl value of 5 to 500, and adding a hardener of a polyisocyanate crosslinker to react and crosslink with said hydroxyl functional polymer in each base paint to form a thermosetting pigmented composition, the improvement in the process comprising; adding a catalyst mixture of a tin catalyst and a polyfunctional thiol having at least three thiol groups per molecule in which the ratio of the number of moles of thiol groups from the polyfunctional thiol to the number of moles of tin from the tin catalyst is 1:1 to 500:1, to form a catalyzed pigmented coating composition having a more constant irrespective of the pigments contained in the two or more basic paints; applying a layer of the catalyzed pigmented coating composition to the surface of the motor vehicle, and; causing the applied layer to dry and cure.