Abstract: A process is disclosed for producing moldings, in which a pigmented coating composition (P) and a free-radically crosslinkable coating composition (K), which after crosslinking to completion produces a transparent coating (KE) are applied to a support sheet, wherein a dried but as yet not completely crosslinked coating (KT) is produced from the coating composition (K), the coated support sheet is shaped and is injection backmolded or foam-backed, and the coating (KT) is cured or aftercured; the crosslinkable coating composition (K) comprising a free-radically crosslinkable component (KK) which contains hydrogen bond forming structural elements.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electrodeposition primer compositions comprising catalytically active core/shell particles CS. The electrodeposition primer compositions can be used more particularly for cathodic dip coating for the coating of automobile bodies or parts thereof.

Abstract: A cathodic electrodeposition coating material comprising (A) at least one water-dispersible organic binder containing cationic groups, where the cathodic electrodeposition coating material has been admixed with 0.005%-0.5% by weight, based on the solids content of the cathodic electrodeposition coating material, of (B) an organic, tetravalent titanium, zirconium or hafnium complex having one or more oxygen-containing ligands.

Abstract: Disclosed is cathodic electrodeposition coating comprising at least one binder, at least one crosslinking agent, at least one bismuth compound comprising a basic bismuth nitrate, and a polymethylene urea. In one embodiment, the basic bismuth nitrate compound comprises a bismuth subnitrate of the empirical formula 4(BiNO3(OH)2)BiO(OH).

Abstract: An aqueous coating composition comprising (A) at least one water-dispersible organic binder containing cationic groups and (B) 0.05%-10% by weight, based on the solids content of the aqueous coating composition, of a water-thinnable vinylpyrrolidone copolymer, where the vinylpyrrolidone copolymer (B) contains vinylpyrrolidone monomer units and vinyl acetate monomer units in a molar ratio of 0.3:0.7 to 0.7:0.3, preferably of 0.4:0.6 to 0.6:0.4 and possesses a weight-average molecular weight of less than 200 000 g/mol.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refinish sheet produced by (1) coating one side of a temporary carrier sheet (A) with at least one aqueous coating material (B) comprising at least one free-radically crosslinkable binder (B1) having a glass transition temperature of ?70 to +50° C., an olefinically unsaturated double bond content of 2 to 10 eq/kg, and an acid group content of 0.05 to 15 eq/kg to produce at least one resultant layer (B); and (2) drying but not curing, or only part-curing, the at least one resultant layer (B) to produce at least one dried, uncured or part-cured layer (B). Also disclosed is a method of repairing a surface of a coated substrate using the refinish sheet.

Abstract: A process comprising applying coating materials to substrates, and curing the coating materials thermally and with actinic radiation, alone or together with optional coating films already present on the substrate. The actinic radiation cure is conducted under an oxygen-depleted atmosphere. The coating materials comprise (meth)acrylate copolymers having an OH number from 100 to 220 mg KOH/g, Tg of ?35 to +60° C., number-average MW of from 1,000 to 10,000 daltons and a mass-average MW of from 2,000 to 40,000 daltons and contain in copolymerized form an amount of hydroxyl-containing monomers (a) that corresponds to the OH number, of which (a1) from 20 to 90% by weight are based on (a), 4-hydroxybutyl(meth)acrylate and/or 2-alkylpropane-1,3-diol mono(meth)acrylate, and (a2) from 10 to 80% by weight are based on (a), other hydroxyl-containing olefinically unsaturated monomers. The process further comprises from 0.2 to 8% by weight of photoinitiators.

Abstract: The present invention relates to electrodeposition primer compositions comprising catalytically active core/shell particles CS . The electrodeposition primer compositions can be used more particularly for cathodic dip coating for the coating of automobile bodies or parts thereof.

Abstract: A process for producing moldings, in which a solventborne or aqueous, pigmented coating composition (P) and a free-radically crosslinkable coating composition (K), which after crosslinking to completion produces a transparent coating (KE) are applied to a support sheet, a dried but as yet not completely crosslinked coating (KT) is produced from the coating composition (K), the coated support sheet is shaped and is injection backmolded or foam-backed with a liquid polymeric material, and the coating (KT)—if this has not already taken place—is cured or aftercured; the crosslinkable coating composition (K) comprising a free- radically crosslinkable component (KK) which comprises carbamate and/or biuret and/or allophanate and/or urea and/or amide groups.

Abstract: The invention relates to an aqueous coating composition containing (A) at least one organic binder that can be dispersed in water and contains cationic groups, and (B) 0.05-10 wt. %, in relation to the solid body content of the aqueous coating composition, of a water-dilutable vinylpyrrolidone copolymer. Said vinylpyrrolidone copolymer (B) contains vinylpyrrolidone monomer units and vinylacetate monomer units in a molar ratio of 0.3:0.7-0.7:0.3, preferably 0.4:0.6-0.6:0.4 and has an average molecular weight of less than 200.000 g/mol.

Abstract: Novel aqueous dispersion comprising at least one polymer containing on average (i) at least one primary and/or secondary carbamate group, (ii) at least one functional group having at least one bond which may be activated with actinic radiation, and (iii) at least one dispersive ionic functional group; process for preparing it and its use for preparing coating materials, adhesives and sealing compounds which are curable thermally and with actinic radiation, and also novel coating materials, adhesives and sealing compounds consisting of or comprising the novel aqueous dispersion.

Abstract: Disclosed is cathodic electrodeposition coating comprising at least one binder, at least one crosslinking agent, at least one bismuth compound comprising a basic bismuth nitrate, and a polymethylene urea. In one embodiment, the basic bismuth nitrate compound comprises is a bismuth subnitrate of the empirical formula 4(BiNO3(OH)2) BiO(OH).

Abstract: A cathodic electrodeposition coating material comprising (A) at least one water-dispersible organic binder containing cationic groups, where the cathodic electrodeposition coating material has been admixed with 0.005%-0.5% by weight, based on the solids content of the cathodic electrodeposition coating material, of (B) an organic, tetravalent titanium, zirconium or hafnium complex having one or more oxygen-containing ligands.

Abstract: Process for producing multicoat color and/or effect paint systems comprising a color and/or effect basecoat (A) and a transparent topcoat (B) by a wet-on-wet method using a color and/or effect coating material (A) and a transparent coating material (B), the coating material (A) being prepared by separately preparing an aqueous, structurally viscous powder dispersion (A1), in an amount, based on (A), of 50% to 100% by weight, mixing it with the other constituents (A2) of the coating material (A), and homogenizing the resulting mixtures (A).

Abstract: Aqueous, structurally viscous powder dispersions curable by free-radical polymerization, substantially or entirely free from volatile organic compounds, and comprising as their disperse phase solid and/or highly viscous particles (A) which are dimensionally stable under storage and application conditions and have a z-mean average particle size as measured by photon correlation spectroscopy of 80 to 750 nm, the particles (A) comprising at least one free-radically crosslinkable binder (A1) having a glass transition temperature of ?70 to +50° C., an olefinically unsaturated double bond content of 2 to 10 eq/kg and an acid group content of 0.05 to 15 eq/kg, in an amount, based on (A), of 50 to 100% by weight; process for their preparation, and their use.

Abstract: Multicomponent systems comprising (A) a component which contains isocyanate-reactive functional groups, is free from isocyanate groups, and contains reactive functional groups having bonds which can be activated with actinic radiation, or is free from these functional groups, and (B) a component which contains isocyanate groups, is free from isocyanate-reactive functional groups, and contains reactive functional groups having bonds which can be activated with actinic radiation, or is free from these functional groups, one of the two components, (A) or (B), containing functional groups having bonds which can be activated with actinic radiation, and component (A) comprising (L) a light stabilizer, selected from the group consisting of low molecular mass, oligomeric and polymeric light stabilizers which contain at least one isocyanate-reactive functional group and (P) a photoinitiator which contains at least one isocyanate-reactive functional group; processes for preparing them, and their use for

Abstract: A process for producing moldings, in which a solventborne or aqueous, pigmented coating composition (P) and a free-radically crosslinkable coating composition (K), which after crosslinking to completion produces a transparent coating (KE) are applied to a support sheet, a dried but as yet not completely crosslinked coating (KT) is produced from the coating composition (K), the coated support sheet is shaped and is injection backmolded or foam-backed with a liquid polymeric material, and the coating (KT)—if this has not already taken place—is cured or aftercured; the crosslinkable coating composition (K) comprising a free-radically crosslinkable component (KK) which comprises carbamate and/or biuret and/or allophanate and/or urea and/or amide groups.

Abstract: Pseudoplastic curable mixtures comprising (A) at least one reaction product of (a1) at least one reaction product of (a11) at least one olefinically unsaturated carboxylic acid with (a12) at least one glycidyl ester of an unsaturated carboxylic acid (a121) with (a2) at least one polyisocyanate having an epoxide group (calculated as M=42 daltons) content <0.2% by weight and an acid number <10 mg KOH/g and also (B) at least one rheology control additive, process for preparing them, and their use.

Abstract: A process for producing moldings, in which a pigmented coating composition (P) and a free-radically crosslinkable coating composition (K), which after crosslinking to completion produces a transparent coating (KE) are applied to a support sheet a dried but as yet not completely crosslinked coating (KT) is produced from the coating composition (K), the coated support sheet is shaped and is injection backmolded or foam-backed with a liquid polymeric material, and the coating (KT)—if this has not already taken place—is cured or aftercured; the crosslinkable coating composition (K) comprising a free-radically crosslinkable component (KK) which contains hydrogen bond forming structural elements in an amount such that 1. a coating (MT) produced from the mixture (M) of component (KK) with additives, but as yet not crosslinked to completion, has a ratio of storage modulus G(MT)? to loss modulus G(MT)? of from 5 to 200, G(MT)? and G(MT)? having been determined at 20° C.

Abstract: A process for producing multicoat paint systems by (I) applying a dual-cure primer (A) curable thermally and with actinic radiation to a substrate to give a primer film (A), (II) exposing the primer film (A) to actinic radiation to give a partially cured primer film (A), (III) applying a pigmented coating material (B) curable thermally and/or a pigmented dual-cure coating material (B) to the partially cured primer film (A) to give at least one pigmented film (B), (IV) exposing the dual-cure film (B) to actinic radiation to give a partially cured film (B), (V) applying a clearcoat material (C) curable with actinic radiation and/or a dual-cure clearcoat material (C) to the film (B) to give a clearcoat and/or a dual-cure clearcoat film (C), (VI) exposing the clearcoat film(s) (C) to actinic radiation to give a dual-cure clearcoat (C) and/or a partially cured clearcoat film (C), and (VII) subjecting the films (A), (B), and (C) to joint thermal curing when still only partially cured.