Abstract: Provided is a method for forming a multilayer coating film, comprising simultaneously curing an uncured base coating film, an uncured effect coating film, and an uncured clear coating film. In this method, an effect pigment dispersion (Y) contains water, a rheology control agent (A), and a flake-effect pigment (B), and has a solids content of 0.5 to 10 mass %; the flake-effect pigment (B) is an interference pigment in which a transparent or translucent base material is coated with a metal oxide; and the flake-effect pigment (B) is contained in an amount of 30 to 90 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the total solids content in the effect pigment dispersion (Y).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an effect pigment dispersion comprising water, a flake aluminum pigment, and a cellulose-based rheology control agent, wherein the effect pigment dispersion contains 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of solids based on 100 parts by mass of all components thereof, the viscosity measured using a Brookfield type viscometer is 400 to 10000 mPa·sec at a rotational speed of 6 revolutions per minute, and the solids content of the flake aluminum pigment is 30 to 200 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the total amount of components other than the flake aluminum pigment in the total solids content.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an effect pigment dispersion comprising water, a flake aluminum pigment, and a cellulose-based rheology control agent, wherein the effect pigment dispersion contains 0.1 to 10 parts by mass of solids based on 100 parts by mass of all components thereof, the viscosity measured using a Brookfield type viscometer is 400 to 10000 mPa·sec at a rotational speed of 6 revolutions per minute, and the solids content of the flake aluminum pigment is 30 to 200 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the total amount of components other than the flake aluminum pigment in the total solids content.

Abstract: Provided is a method for forming a multilayer coating film, comprising simultaneously curing an uncured base coating film, an uncured effect coating film, and an uncured clear coating film. In this method, an effect pigment dispersion (Y) contains water, a rheology control agent (A), and a flake-effect pigment (B), and has a solids content of 0.5 to 10 mass %; the flake-effect pigment (B) is an interference pigment in which a transparent or translucent base material is coated with a metal oxide; and the flake-effect pigment (B) is contained in an amount of 30 to 90 parts by mass based on 100 parts by mass of the total solids content in the effect pigment dispersion (Y).

Abstract: This invention provides high solid paint compositions comprising as the basic components a hydroxyl-containing compound having a weight-average molecular weight of not more than 1,000 and a hydroxyl value of 200-800 mgKOH/g, and a polyisocyanate compound, and a process for forming multi-layered coating film using any of said compositions.

Abstract: This invention provides a high-solids coating composition which comprises (A) a compound which has at least one radically polymerizable unsaturated group per molecule, (B) a hydroxyl group-containing ester compound which is obtained by ester-forming addition reaction between 2,2-dimethylolalkanoic acid having 6 to 8 carbon atoms and alkanoic acid monoglycidylester, and which has an acid value of 20 mgKOH/g or less, (C) a curing agent which is reactive with the above-mentioned hydroxyl group-containing ester compound (B), and (D) a photopolymerization initiator, and also provides a process to form a coating film by spray coating of said coating composition, which process is characterized by irradiating flying paint particles which have been sprayed and/or paint which has been applied onto a substrate with active energy ray so as to make the coating composition partially react, and by subsequently heating the coating composition.

Abstract: A water based coating composition prepared by dispersing by use of a suspension stabilizer into water a film-forming component of 30 to 90 percent by weight of (a) a blocked isocyanate compound having at least two blocked isocyanate groups in one molecule and a number average molecular weight of 150 to 5000, and 10 to 70 percent by weight of (b) a methylol group or methylol ether group-containing aminoplast crosslinking agent. The film-forming component can be dispersed into water in the form of a mean particle size by a 50 percent cumulative particle size of 0.1 to 10 &mgr;m. The coating film-forming component in the water based coating composition is very stable in water and is particularly suitable for the water-based coating composition. The coating film-forming component scarcely shows solubility and dispersibility into water by itself, but dispersion thereof with the suspension stabilizer shows excellent dispersion stability.

Abstract: This invention provides a process to produce a hydroxyl group-containing ester-forming addition reaction product having an acid value of 20 mgKOH/g or less, which process is characterized in that 2,2-dimethylolalkanoic acid having 6 to 8 carbon atoms is melted, and is then mixed with alkanoic acid monoglycidylester having 8 to 24 carbon atoms so that an ester-forming addition reaction may occur. Thus obtained reaction product contains almost no undesirable high-molecular components, is quite excellent in reactivity and compatibility with a curing agent, and is useful for the manufacture of high-solids paint etc.

Abstract: This invention relates to a high-solids coating composition which characteristically comprises:

Abstract: This invention provides a high-solids coating composition which comprises (A) a compound which has at least one radically polymerizable unsaturated group per molecule, (B) a hydroxyl group-containing ester compound which is obtained by ester-forming addition reaction between 2,2-dimethylolalkanoic acid having 6 to 8 carbon atoms and alkanoic acid monoglycidylester, and which has an acid value of 20 mgKOH/g or less, (C) a curing agent which is reactive with the above-mentioned hydroxyl group-containing ester compound (B), and (D) a photopolymerization initiator, and also provides a process to form a coating film by spray coating of said coating composition, which process is characterized by irradiating flying paint particles which have been sprayed and/or paint which has been applied onto a substrate with active energy ray so as to make the coating composition partially react, and by subsequently heating the coating composition.

Abstract: This invention provides a process to produce a hydroxyl group-containing ester-forming addition reaction product having an acid value of 20 mgKOH/g or less, which process is characterized in that 2,2-dimethylolalkanoic acid having 6 to 8 carbon atoms is melted, and is then mixed with alkanoic acid monoglycidylester having 8 to 24 carbon atoms so that an ester-forming addition reaction may occur. Thus obtained reaction product contains almost no undesirable high-molecular components, is quite excellent in reactivity and compatibility with a curing agent, and is useful for the manufacture of high-solids paint etc.

Abstract: The present invention provides a curing composition comprising:

Abstract: This invention provides high solid paint compositions comprising as the basic components a hydroxyl-containing compound having a weight-average molecular weight of not more than 1,000 and a hydroxyl value of 200-800 mgKOH/g, and a polyisocyanate compound, and a process for forming multi-layered coating film using any of said compositions.

Abstract: This invention provides an aqueous intercoat composition comprising, as main components, (A) a polyester resin having a hydroxyl group and a carboxyl group in one molecule, (B) a blocked product of at least one polyisocyanate selected from a polymer of aliphatic polyisocyanate, an adduct of said polymer with an active hydrogen-containing compound and an adduct of aliphatic polyisocyanate with an active hydrogen-containing compound, and (C) water. The aqueous intercoat composition of the invention is capable of forming a coating film excellent in chipping resistance.

Abstract: The coating method of the present invention comprises sequentially applying an amine-neutralized type aqueous intermediate coating composition and an amine-neutralized type aqueous top coating composition, the method being characterized in that a coating composition mainly comprising (A) an amine-neutralized base resin having a hydroxyl value of 30 to 150 KOH mg/g and an acid value of 15 to 50 KOH mg/g, (B) an amino resin and (C) an organic sulfonic acid amine salt is used as the amine-neutralized type aqueous intermediate coating composition. The method of the present invention can improve the adhesion between layers of a multi-layer coating film formed from aqueous coating compositions and chipping resistance of said coating film.

Abstract: The present invention provides a wet-on-wet coating method comprising applying a thermosetting aqueous coating composition (A), and applying a thermosetting aqueous coating composition (B) to the uncured coating surface of the aqueous coating composition (A) wherein the aqueous coating composition (A) contains a base resin with a neutralization value of 20 to 30 KOH mg/g and the aqueous coating composition (B) contains a base resin with a neutralization value higher by 10 to 20 KOH mg/g than the base resin of the aqueous coating composition (A).

Abstract: The present invention provides a soil preventing coating forming composition which consists essentially of a resin having at least two acid anhydride groups in the molecule on the average, the acid anhydride groups being represented by the formula ##STR1## wherein R is a C.sub.1-40 monovalent hydrocarbon group or a monovalent chain polysiloxane group represented by the formula ##STR2## wherein R.sub.1 and R.sub.2 are the same or different and are each alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl, aralkyl or ##STR3## group, R.sub.3, R.sub.4, R.sub.5, R.sub.6 and R.sub.7 are the same or different and are each alkyl, cycloalkyl, aryl or aralkyl, n is an integer of 1 to 6, m is an integer of 0 or 1, p is an integer of 2 to 50, and q is an integer of 0 to 50.

Abstract: An antifouling paint composition comprising a resin vehicle, an antifouling agent and a liquid medium, at least part of the resin vehicle being composed of a nonaqueous dispersion-type resin of a skin-core structure having in the core component an acid group or an acid precursor group convertible into the acid group by hydrolysis, and said antifouling composition being capable of maintaining an effect of preventing adhesion of microorganisms over along term.