Abstract: Provided are aqueous resin solutions having unique rheologies and products incorporating the same. The water-based materials provided herein are thermo-thickening, and the materials increase dramatically in viscosity (at least 100 times) in a desired temperature range increase (20 C to <100 C) at ambient pressure. Suitable resins comprising a hydrophobic group and a hydrophilic group may be selected from an epoxy resin, a phenol-formaldehyde resin, a polyurethane resin, an acrylic resin, a polyester resin, an acrylic-urethane resin, a melamine resin, a melamine-formaldehyde resin, an amino resin, and combinations thereof. A specific epoxy functional resin/polymer suitable for the resin solutions are prepared by reacting (A) an epoxy pre-polymer of (1) one or more polyols and (2) one or more epoxy functional materials with (B) a di- or polyamine, thereby forming the aqueous thermo-thickening resin solution. The resin solutions are substantially free of cross-linking agents.

Abstract: Provided herein is a safety and control device for pressure vessels for application devices for liquid media including a safety valve, a control device for the operating pressure, a pressure indicator, and a pressure relief, as well as a means for connecting the device to the pressure vessel, the device having a housing, which is provided with a compressed air supply and an air outlet, and a multifunctional slide arranged within the housing. The multifunctional slide defines a channel, which is connected to a blind bore and a pin and at the end has means for relieving the pressure by manual actuation. A spiral spring encloses a pin and supports the multifunctional slide with respect to a bottom of the housing. Locking means enable the pin to be arrested in a position protruding from the housing.

Abstract: A nonaqueous coating material composition and a coating produced from the coating material composition are provided. The coating material composition contains at least one polyhydroxyl group-containing component, at least one polyisocyanate group-containing component, at least one catalyst, and at least one urethane additive (PF) which has specific groups. The urethane additive (PF) is prepared by reacting 0.5 to 20 mol % of the isocyanate groups originally present in a polyisocyanate (PI) with a component (Ia) and 10 to 99.5 mol % of the isocyanate groups originally present in the polyisocyanate (PI) with a component (IIa). The component (Ia) contains at least one perfluoroalkyl group of a specific formula and one group reactive toward the isocyanate groups. The component (IIa) contains at least one silane group of a specific formula and one group reactive toward the isocyanate groups.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a two-component coating composition comprising (1) a paint base component comprising (A) at least one polycarbonate diol, (B) at least one diamine having secondary amino groups and having an aliphatic group (b1) between the nitrogen atoms of the amino groups, and also (2) a hardener component comprising (C) at least one polyisocyanate-modified polyester having an isocyanate content of 4% to 15%. The present invention also relates to a method for coating substrates by applying the coating composition, and to the use thereof.

Abstract: To provide a chromium-free paint composition which can provide paint films which are excellent in terms of corrosion resistance on the edge surfaces, scratched surfaces and worked parts of a pre-coated steel sheet, and the paint films which can be obtained by coating this chromium-free paint composition. A chromium-free paint composition which includes paint film-forming resin (A), anti-rust pigment (B), comprising at least one type of amorphous MgO—V2O5-based compound, and crosslinking agent (C) which is characterized in that the mass content proportion of the aforementioned anti-rust pigment (B) is from 10 to 80 mass % with respect to the sum of the resin solid fraction mass of the aforementioned paint film-forming resin (A) and the aforementioned crosslinking agent (C), and the overall eluted ion content in a 10% aqueous solution of the aforementioned anti-rust pigment (B) is from 10 ppm to 100 ppm.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pigmented aqueous basecoat material comprising a polyether-based reaction product which is preparable by reaction of (a) at least one compound of the formula (I) X1—Y—X2??(I) in which X1 and X2, independently of one another, are each a functional group which is reactive toward hydroxyl groups, and Y is a divalent aliphatic or araliphatic, carboxy-functional organic radical having a number-average molecular weight of 100 to 1000 g/mol, with (b) at least one polyether of the general structural formula (II) in which R is a C3 to C6 alkylene radical and n is selected accordingly such that the polyether (b) possesses a number-average molecular weight of 200 to 4000 g/mol, where components (a) and (b) are used in the reaction in a molar ratio of 0.7/2.3 to 1.6/1.7 and the resulting reaction product possesses a number-average molecular weight of 500 to 15 000 g/mol and an acid number of 10 to 120 mg KOH/g.

Abstract: A dimer fatty acid-polyether-reaction product prepared by reacting a composition containing at least 80 wt % of one or more dimer fatty acids with at least one polyether of application formula (I) in a molar ratio of 0.7/2.3 to 1.6/1.7. The reaction product has a number-average molecular weight of 4800 to 40000 g/mol and an acid number of less than 10 mg KOH/g.

Abstract: The present invention relates to aqueous binder dispersions for cationic electrocoat materials, comprising as binders amine-modified, hydroxy-functional epoxy resins and comprising as crosslinker at least one fully blocked polyisocyanate blocked at least partly with 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4-methanol, and also to the use of such cationic electrocoat materials for producing coating systems and to the use of crosslinkers based on polyisocyanates blocked with 2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxolane-4-methanol in aqueous binder dispersions.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a coating material compositions containing (A) a polyhydroxyl group-containing component, (B) a component (B) having on average at least one isocyanate group and having on average at least one of: at least one hydrolyzable silane group of the formula (I): —NR—(X—SiR?x(OR?)3-x), and at least one hydrolyzable silane group of the formula (II): —N(X—SiR?x(OR?)3-x)n(X?—SiR?y(OR?)3-y)m, (D) a phosphorus and nitrogen-containing catalyst, and a catalyst (Z), wherein: the catalyst (Z) is selected from zinc and bismuth carboxylates, of aluminum, zirconium, titanium and/or boron chelates and/or of inorganic, tin-containing catalysts, and mixtures thereof; and the coating material composition comprises at least one reaction accelerator (R) which is selected from the group of inorganic acids and/or of organic acids and/or of partial esters of the inorganic acids and/or of partial esters of the organic acids.

Abstract: Solvent-containing clearcoat coating composition comprising (A) an OH-functional (meth)acrylate (co)polymer comprising (A1) 30%-99% by weight, based on the mass of the nonvolatile fraction of (A), of at least one OH-functional (meth)acrylate (co)polymer having an OH number of 60-200 mg KOH/g and glass transition temperature Tg of 15° C. to 100° C., and (A2) 1%-70% by weight, based on the mass of the nonvolatile fraction of (A), of at least one OH-functional (meth)acrylate (co)polymer having an OH number of 60-200 mg KOH/g and a glass transition temperature Tg of ?100° C. to ?20° C., (B) a crosslinker component comprising functional groups reactive toward OH, (C) 0.02%-1.2% by weight, based on the mass of the nonvolatile fraction of (A), of at least one polyamide and (D) 0.04%-2.9% by weight, based on the mass of the nonvolatile fraction of (A), of at least one urea adduct of a polyisocyanate and benzylamine.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pigmented aqueous basecoat material comprising a polyether-based reaction product which is preparable by reaction of (a) at least one diisocyanate of the formula (I) OCN—Y—NCO??(I) in which Y is a divalent aliphatic, aromatic or araliphatic hydrocarbon radical having from 6 to 30 carbon atoms, with (b) at least one polyether of the general structural formula (II) in which R is a C3 to C6 alkylene radical and n is selected accordingly such that the polyether (b) possesses a number-average molecular weight of 200 to 4000 g/mol, where components (a) and (b) are used in the reaction in a molar ratio of 0.7/2.3 to 1.6/1.7 and the resulting reaction product possesses a number-average molecular weight of 500 to 15 000 g/mol and an isocyanate content of less than 0.2%.

Abstract: Use of dithiophosphinic acids of the general formula HS2P(R1)(R2) and/or salts thereof for producing chrome-free, polymer-containing corrosion control layers on metallic surfaces, R1 and R2 independently of one another each being organic radicals having 1 to 30 C atoms.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pigmented aqueous basecoat material comprising a carboxy-functional dimer fatty acid-based reaction product which is preparable by reaction of (a) dimer fatty acids with (b) at least one compound of the general structural formula (I) where R is a C3 to C6 alkylene radical and n is selected accordingly such that the polyether (b) possesses a number-average molecular weight of 120 to 6000 g/mol, components (a) and (b) are used in a molar ratio of at least 1/1 and the resulting reaction product possesses a number-average molecular weight of 1000 to 20 000 g/mol and an acid number of 10 to 120 mg KOH/g.

Abstract: A metering and mixing device contains a multichamber cartridge and a cartridge holder having a reception container for the multichamber cartridge and a compressed air connection and a connection for an application device. The reception container has an internal tube arranged coaxially to the walls of the cartridge holder and equipped with static mixing elements. The multichamber cartridge contains an upper portion having a directional valve, a middle portion configured as a tubular empty space surrounded by at least two chambers arranged tubularly in the direction of the longitudinal axis of the cartridge, and a lower portion having a piston for each chamber. The multichamber cartridge is arranged in the cartridge holder such that the inner wall of the inner tube of the multichamber cartridge bears, leak-tight, against the outer wall of the tube of the cartridge holder.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a solventborne, pigmented coating composition having a solids fraction of at least 35%, which comprises, based on the total amount of the coating composition, 0.1 to 1.5 wt % of at least one copolymer (A), where the copolymer (A) is obtainable by copolymerization of a mixture of olefinically unsaturated monomers (a) in at least one organic solvent, the mixture of monomers (a) to be polymerized consists of (a1) 10 to 60 mol % of at least one monomer of the formula (I) below where R1?C1 to C4 alkoxy, R2?C1 to C4 alkyl, and m=0 to 2, and also (a2) 40 to 90 mol % of at least one further olefinically unsaturated monomer, and the copolymer (A) possesses a glass transition temperature Tg of at least ?30° C. The present invention also relates to a method for producing a multicoat paint system using the coating composition, and to the multicoat paint systems themselves.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radiation-curable coating composition, especially for producing a scratch-resistant coating on polycarbonate surfaces, comprising at least one urethane acrylate of an isocyanurate trimer of 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate and butanediol monoacrylate. The invention also relates to a method for producing scratch-resistant coatings on polycarbonate surfaces, to the use of the coating composition, and to a substrate coated accordingly.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a pigmented aqueous basecoat material comprising a reaction product which is preparable by reaction of (a) at least one aliphatic linear polyester having two functional end groups (a.1), with (b) at least one diene polymer having two functional end groups (b.1), where at least one type of group (a.1) is reacted in a linking manner with at least one type of group (b.1), said components (a) and (b) are used in the reaction in a molar ratio of 2.3/0.7 to 1.7/1.6 and the resulting reaction product possesses a number-average molecular weight of 1000 to 15 000 g/mol.

Abstract: A pigmented aqueous basecoat material that includes a reaction product obtained by reacting (a) a compound of formula (I) with (b) a compound of formula (II) at a molar ratio of 2.3/0.7 to 1.7/1.6, the reaction product having a number-average molecular weight of 500 to 15,000 g/mol, an acid number of less than 10 mg KOH/g, and a hydroxyl number of 25 to 250 mg KOH/g: X1—Y—X2??(I), wherein: X1 and X2 are each independently an epoxide-reactive functional group, or hydrogen, where at least one of X1 and X2 is the epoxide-reactive functional group; and Y is a divalent aliphatic, aromatic or araliphatic hydrocarbon radical having a number-average molecular weight of 100 to 2,500 g/mol, wherein R is a C3 to C6 alkylene radical and n is selected such that compound (b) possesses an epoxide equivalent weight of 100 to 2,000 g/mol.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for at least partly coating an electrically conductive substrate with an electrocoat material, comprising at least contacting the substrate with an aqueous coating composition (A) as step (1), which is carried out in at least two successive stages (1a) and (1b), i.e.

Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a coating that includes a surfacer coat and topcoat on a substrate and including applying a first coating material to an untreated substrate or a substrate coated with a cured electrodeposition coat, and applying a second coating material to the surfacer coat. The produced coating system is cured to form the coating. The first and second coating materials are compatible according to DIN EN ISO 12944-5:2008-01, and the second application takes place before the first coating material has reached drying stage 1 according to DIN 53150:2002-09, and the drying stage is determined according to EN ISO 9117-3:2010. The method is suitable for producing coatings on automobiles and commercial vehicles, such as trucks, vans, and buses.