Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous powder coating dispersion based on epoxy resins and phenolic curing agents or carboxyl-containing polyesters for the coating of packaging containers, which dispersion consists of a solid, pulverulent component I and an aqueous component II, component I being a powder coating which containsA) at least one epoxy resin having an epoxide equivalent weight of from 300 to 5500 andB) at least one curing agent having more than one phenolic hydroxyl group per molecule and a hydroxyl equivalent weight, based on phenolic OH groups, of from 100 to 500, preferably from 200 to 300, orC) at least one polyester having an acid number of from 25 to 120 mg of KOH/g and an OH number >10 mg of KOH/g, andD) at least one epoxy resin having an epoxide equivalent weight of from 400 to 3000, and component II being the aqueous component of the dispersion which contains at least one nonionic or anionic thickener.

Abstract: Disclosed is a filler paste comprising polyurethane resin, chlorinated polyolefin, filler and/or extender, and organic solvents. The filler paste may also include physically drying binders, pigments, and/or rheological additives. Also disclosed is a basecoat containing the filler paste. The basecoat containing the filler paste may be applied directly to polyolefin substrates. After a flash-off period, a basecoat that does not contain the filler paste may be applied on top of the first basecoat layer. After a flash-off period for the second basecoat layer, a clearcoat may be applied and subsequently the applied layers may be cured together, with heating.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cathodic electro-dipping process, which comprises a procedure in which the electro-dipping primer used contains an adduct containing urethane groups which is obtainable by reacting with one another a polyester-polyol or polyether-polyol, a polyisocyanate and a compound which contains a hydroxyl group and at least one ketimine group in the molecule.

Abstract: A coating agent comprises a binding agentcontaining at least one acrylate copolymer (A) with carboxyl groups and/or at least one acrylate copolymer (B) with epoxide groups, the acrylate copolymers (A) and (B) being obtained by solution polymerization using less than 5% by weight based on the total weight of monomers of one or more polysiloxane macromonomers a.sub.1 having a number-average molecular weight of 1000 to 40,000 and on average 0.5 to 2.5 ethylenically unsaturated double bonds per molecule; and one or more epoxy resins.

Abstract: A coating agent comprises a binding agent containing at least one acrylate copolymer (A) with carboxyl groups and/or at least one acrylate copolymer (B) with epoxide groups, the acrylate copolymers (A) and (B) being obtained by solution polymerization using less than 5% by weight based on the total weight of monomers of one or more polysiloxane macromonomers a.sub.1 having a number-average molecular weight of 1000 to 40,000 and on average 0.5 to 2.5 ethylenically unsaturated double bonds per molecule; one or more addition and/or condensation resins with carboxyl groups; and one or more epoxy resins.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a multicoat refinish, in which a metallic basecoat is sprayed on the prepared damage site and the adjacent regions of the old finish, so that it is opaque (hiding) in the region of the damage site and gradually runs out in the region of the old finish. Finally, a clearcoat is applied to the basecoat and, if desired, to the adjacent regions of the old finish.The process is characterized in that1. during the application of the basecoat composition to the adjacent regions of the old finish, the spraygun is inclined diagonally to the damage site, and2. during the application of the basecoat composition, a normal or only slightly reduced (3.0-4.5 bar) spraygun pressure is used.

Abstract: The present invention relates to water-dilutable emulsion polymers prepared by multistep emulsion polymerization. To this end,(a1) 0.5 to 5.0% by weight of ethylenically unsaturated monomers containing carboxyl groups, and(a2) from 0.5 to 2.5% by weight of olefinically unsaturated carboxamides,where a total of from 1.0 to 8.0% by weight of hydrophilic ionic and hydrophilic nonionic olefinically unsaturated monomers are employed, and(b) from 92.0 to 99.0% by weight of further ethylenically unsaturated monomers containing no further functional groups,are polymerized in the first step of the emulsion polymerization, where the total amount of monomers in the first step is 100% by weight, and exclusively olefinically unsaturated monomers containing no further functional groups are polymerized in the second step of the emulsion polymerization, and the weight ratio between the monomers polymerized in the first step and the monomers polymerized in the second step is from 30-80%:20-70% by weight.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous two-component polyurethane coating composition comprisingA) a water-dilutable polyacrylate resin (A) having an OH number of from 40 to 200 mg of KOH/g, an acid number of from 20 to 100 mg of KOH/g and a glass transition temperature of from -40.degree. C. to +60.degree. C., andB) a polyisocyanate component as crosslinking agent,characterized in that the water-dilutable acrylate resin is obtainable by solution polymerization, in the presence of a polymerization initiator, of at least one monomer which is free of carboxyl groups, at least one monomer which contains hydroxyl groups, at least one vinyl ester of .alpha.-branched monocarboxylic acids having 5 to 18 carbon atoms per molecule and/or at least one reaction product of acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid with the glycidyl ester of .alpha.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of a multicoat coating of the basecoat/clearcoat type using a water-dilutable basecoat composition. The process comprises a basecoat composition which contains 0.1 to 4.0% by weight, based on the binder solids, of xanthan gum and 5 to 80% by weight, based on the binder solids, of crosslinked polymeric microparticles prepared from polyester polyols and polyisocyanates.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for spray-painting with aqueous paints, in which paints with different colors are processed, recovered paint is recycled, if desired after admixing with newly supplied paint (fresh paint), to the coating operation, and(a) the substrates are selected such that some of the substrates can painted using a mixture of the paints with different colors ("mixed paint"), and(b) the substrates are selected such that the proportion of the paints with different colors in the overall amount of paint processed is from 10 to 90% by weight, and(c) the substrates are selected such that the proportion in which the paints with different colors are processed corresponds to the proportional content of the paints with different colors in the mixed paint, and/or(d) care is taken, by selecting the color of the fresh paint which is admixed, to ensure that the recovered paint has the same color as the mixed paint.

Abstract: A laminate comprising a substrate, a thermoplastic film, a paper layer, and a surface-finishing coating is described. The thermoplastic film is a coextruded, three-layer plastic film. The outer layers of the plastic film contain one or more polyolefins having a carboxyl group content of 0.05 to 30% by weight, and the inner layer of the plastic film contains polyethylene, polypropylene, and polyethylene copolymer, or a polypropylene copolymer. The laminates may be produced in one or more process steps and are useful for the manufacture of furniture and boards.

Abstract: The invention relates to powder coatings which are characterized in that they contain as film-forming material a mixture of(A) from 19.9 to 90.0 percent by weight of a synthetic resin which contains epoxide groups and may contain ethylenically unsaturated double bonds, or of a mixture of such epoxide group-containing synthetic resins,(B) from 9.9 to 80.0 percent by weight of a compound which contains carboxyl groups and may contain ethylenically unsaturated double bonds, or of a mixture of such carboxyl group-containing compounds,(C) from 0 to 20 percent by weight of a compound which contains ethylenically unsaturated double bonds and is different from (A) and (B), or of a mixture of such compounds, and(D) from 0.1 to 3.0 percent by weight of an initiator for free-radical polymerizations or of a mixture of initiators for free-radical polymerizations,the percentages by weight of (A)+(B)+(C)+(D) being=200% by weight and the mixture of components (A), (B), (C) and (D) containing from 0.1 to 6.

Abstract: Binder systems suitable for electrodeposition coating and based on basic, thermally crosslinkable epoxy or polyurethane resins as binders (B), containing from 0.001 to 1% by weight of a polymer (I) whose predominant components are ethyl acrylate and/or n-propyl acrylate, based on the overall solids content of the binder system.

Abstract: A process for the preparation of multicoat coatings in which a pigmented aqueous basecoat composition is used which comprises a water-thinnable emulsion polymer as the film-former. The water-thinnable emulsion polymer is prepared in a two-stage emulsion polymerization. The first stage gives rise to a polymer having a glass transition temperature (T.sub.G1) of +30.degree. to +110.degree. C. In the second stage a mixture of monomers is polymerized in the presence of the polymer prepared in the first stage which by an exclusive polymerization gives rise to a polymer having a glass transition temperature (T.sub.G2) of -60.degree. to +20.degree. C. The hydroxyl value of the emulsion polymer is between 2 and 100.

Abstract: The subject matter of the present invention is a multicoat metallic refinishing process in which a coating material is first applied to the prepared area of damage and to the adjacent regions of original finish. A metallic basecoat is applied to this first coating in such a way that the basecoat hides the area of damage and tapers off on the coating. A clearcoat is then applied to the basecoat and, if appropriate, also to the adjacent regions of the original finish.In the process an aqueous metallic basecoat and an aqueous coating material containinga) 5 to 50% by weight, based on the total weight of the coating material, of at least one water-thinnable or water-dispersible film-forming material,b) 0 to 20% by weight, based on the total weight of the coating material, of at least one organic solventc) conventional auxiliaries and additives, if appropriate,are applied to the prepared area of damage, the dry film thickness of this aqueous coating material being between 2 and 50 .mu.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a powder coating, in particular for internal coating of packaging containers, which is characterized in that it1.) comprises at least one epoxy resin having an epoxide equivalent weight of from 300 to 5500 and at least one hardener having more than one phenolic hydroxyl group per molecule and a hydroxyl equivalent weight, based on the phenolic OH groups, of from 100 to 500, and2.) has a particle size distribution such that at least 90 percent by weight of the powder coating particles have a particle size of between 1 and 60 .mu.m, the maximum particle size of the powder coating particles is .ltoreq.100 .mu.m, the mean particle size of the powder coating particles is between 5 and 20 .mu.m and the gradient of the particle distribution curve at the point of inflexion is .gtoreq.100.

Abstract: The invention relates to basecoats for the production of paint systems of the basecoat-clearcoat type, which comprise a water-thinnable polyacrylate resin obtainable by polymerizing in a first stage in an organic solvent ethylenically unsaturated monomers free from carboxyl groups and, after at least 80% by weight of these monomers have reacted, polymerizing in a second stage monomers containing carboxyl groups and neutralizing the polyacrylate resin obtained in this way.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of two-coat finishes, in which a pigmented basecoat is first applied, the resulting basecoat film is coated with a powder clearcoat, and basecoat and clearcoat are subsequently baked together. In accordance with the invention, the powder clearcoat employed is a powder coating which contains an epoxide group-containing polyacrylate resin as binder and a mixture of (A) a polyanhydride and (B) a carboxyl group-containing polyester resin as crosslinking agent. The polyester resin can be prepared by reacting a diol (b1), a compound (b2) which contains per molecule at least three functional groups selected from hydroxyl, primary amino, secondary amino, carboxyl and acid anhydride groups, and (b3) a dicarboxylic acid in a molar ratio of (b1): (b2): (b3)=0.0 to 3.0: 1.0: 1.5 to 9.0 to give a polyester resin having an acid value of 40 to 300.

Abstract: Coating compositions and processes for coating wood and wood materials are described. The compositions comprise a first component comprising at least one reactive thinner and at least one unsaturated polyester, and a second component comprising a curing catalyst. The unsaturated polyester of the first component is the reaction product of: (a) a mixture of at least one saturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acid with 6 to 10 carbon atoms and at least one ethylenically unsaturated aliphatic dicarboxylic acid selected from maleic acid, fumaric acid, itaconic acid, citraconic acid, and mixtures thereof; (b) a diol component consisting of at least one of 1,4-dimethylolcyclohexane and substituted dimethylolcyclohexanes, with up to 50 mol % monomeric or oligomeric glycol, based on total moles of the diol component; and (c) up to 10 mol % of a polyol, based on total moles of polyester reactants. The compositions and processes of the invention result in coatings with improved hardness and aged cold crack resistance.

Abstract: (A) being a photosensitive relief-forming layer in which imagewise exposure to actinic light results in different solubilities of the exposed and unexposed parts, and this layer consists of a mixture of:(a1)one or more polymeric binders,(a2)one or more photopolymerization initiators,(a3)one or more organic compounds which are compatible with the binder (a1) and contain photopolymerizable olefinically unsaturated groups and, if required,(a4)one or more assistants,(B) being a smooth or dull, nontacky release layer (B) which is transparent to light, soluble or swellable in the relevant liquid media and formed by a polymer forming strong films and additives contained therein, and(C) being a cover sheet which can be detached from the release layer (B), the release layer (B) containing a metal salt as an additive,is suitable for the production of printing plates.