Abstract: Use of water-insoluble organic nitrites and/or nitrates as additives for electrodeposition coating compositions, and process for the production of an electrodeposition lacquer with improved adhesion for subsequent coats in which one or more water-insoluble organic nitrites and/or nitrates is added to the electrodeposition coating composition and the coating film obtained by electrodeposition is stoved in an indirectly heated circulating air oven.

Abstract: Process for the production of a three-dimensional substrate provided with a protective and decorative laminar structure, in which a primer layer of a coating composition (I) which is electrically conductive in the stoved state is applied without spraying onto an electrically conductive substrate and stoved, whereupon a substrate not yet in the desired three-dimensional shape is shaped, whereupon a second coating layer of an electrophoretically depositable coating composition (II) is electrophoretically deposited and stoved and whereupon a plastic film is applied.

Abstract: Method of electro-dipcoating while reducing edge migration on stoving by 1) electro-deposition of a coating layer from an electrically depositable coating composition containing a heat-curable binder system having a content of olefinically unsaturated double bonds that are radically polymerisable under UV irradiation, on an electrically conductive substrate having edges, 2) UV irradiation of at least part of the electrically deposited coating layer, avoiding complete curing, 3) complete curing of the electrically deposited coating layer by stoving.

Abstract: Use of water-insoluble organic nitrites and/or nitrates as additives for electrodeposition coating compositions, and process for the production of an electrodeposition lacquer with improved adhesion for subsequent coats in which one or more water-insoluble organic nitrites and/or nitrates is added to the electrodeposition coating composition and the coating film obtained by electrodeposition is stoved in an indirectly heated circulating air oven.

Abstract: Pigment pastes suitable for the production of cathodically depositable electrodeposition lacquers (CEC) obtainable by dispersion of pigments and/or fillers in an aqueous paste resin containing tertiary-bonded amino nitrogen, whereby epoxy compounds and, if not already present, acid are added to the aqueous paste resin in the presence of pigments and/or fillers, process for their production and CEC coating compounds containing the same.

Abstract: Aqueous, lead-free cathodically depositable (CDL) coating compositions containing binders and, optionally, crosslinking agents, pigments, and/or additives conventionally employed in lacquers, as well as one or more sulfonic acid salts of the metals vanadium, manganese, iron, zinc, zirconium, silver, tin, lanthanum, cerium and/or bismuth and/or of organometallic compounds in a total amount of from 0.2 to 2 wt. %, calculated as metal and based on the resin solids.

Abstract: Use of solid, finely divided urea compounds to prevent edge migration when stoving electrophoretically deposited electrodeposition lacquers, and electrodeposition lacquers with a content of 0.1 to 5 wt. % of urea compound, related to resin solids.

Abstract: Process for the production of a three-dimensional substrate provided with a protective and decorative laminar structure, in which a primer layer of a coating composition (I) which is electrically conductive in the stoved state is applied without spraying onto an electrically conductive substrate and stoved, whereupon a substrate not yet in the desired three-dimensional shape is shaped, whereupon a second coating layer of an electrophoretically depositable coating composition (II) is electrophoretically deposited and stoved and whereupon a plastic film is applied.

Abstract: The invention relates to a binder (A) in aqueous dispersion which is obtainable by neutralization of the tertiary amino groups of an amino-epoxy resin a1) with acid and reaction of the resulting product with a polyepoxide a2) to form quaternary ammonium groups and conversion into an aqueous dispersion with water. The invention furthermore relates to a process for the preparation of binders (A) in aqueous dispersion and their use in cathodic electrodeposition lacquers.

Abstract: An acid-free, aqueous catalyst paste with a solids content of 30 to 70% by weight and containing dialkyltin oxide and a water-thinnable cationic binder vehicle and which can be used for cathodically depositable electro-dip lacquers, obtainable by a) dispersing dialkyltin oxide in an acid-free aqueous dispersion or solution of one or more hydroxycarboxylic acid salts of bismuth(III) in a weight ratio of tin to bismuth, calculated as the metal, from 1:3 to 3:1, and b) comminuting the preparation obtained with one or more cationic binder vehicles in a weight ratio of dialkyltin oxide plus hydroxycarboxylic acid salt of bismuth(III) to cationic binder vehicle from 0.5:1 to 6:1.

Abstract: This invention relates to a process for the production of a multilayer lacquer coating on a substrate having an autophoretically coatable, metallic surface, in which a first priming coat of an autophoretically depositable coating composition is autophoretically deposited and then stoved and one or more subsequent coats are then applied by spraying, wherein the autophoretically depositable coating composition contains one or more constituents having an adhesion promoting action and/or wherein before one or more further coats are applied by spraying, the stoved priming layer produced by autophoretic deposition is physically and/or chemically treated and/or provided with an adhesion promoting coat.

Abstract: This invention relates to a stove-enamel coating medium based on at least one binder vehicle selected from amino(meth)acrylate resins and/or epoxide-amine addition products comprising cationic groups and/or groups which can be converted into cationic groups. The binder vehicle additionally comprises cyclic carbonate groups and/or at least one crosslinking agent which comprises cyclic carbonate groups is present, and the binder vehicle also contains secondary amino groups and/or hydroxyl groups.

Abstract: Concentrate containing cathodically depositable binders, optionally crosslinking agents, optionally organic solvents, pigments and optionally extenders, together with water, having a solids content of 35 to 50 wt. % at a weight ratio of pigment and optionally extender to binder and crosslinking agent of 0.01:1 to 0.4:1, having a viscosity of 100 to 500 mPa.cndot.s, measured by rotational viscosimetry at 20.degree. C. and a shear gradient of 150 s.sup.-1 and a solvent content of 0 to below 20 wt. %, relative to solids content, process for the production thereof and use thereof in processes for producing or replenishing cathodically depositable electrocoating lacquer baths.

Abstract: Process for producing a multilayer lacquer coating, in which a primer of an electrophoretically depositable aqueous coating agent (1) is electrophoretically applied on to an electrically conductive substrate and is then stoved, whereupon a color-giving and/or effect-producing base lacquer coat of an aqueous coating agent (II) is applied and stoved and this coat is then provided with one or more clear lacquer coatings, in which processa) as the coating agent (I), a coating agent which, in the stoved state, will produce an electrically conductive primary coat is used,b) the base lacquer coat is formed by an electrophoretically depositable aqueous coating agent (II) by a process of electrophoretical deposition,c) the overall dry layer thickness of the dry lacquer coat or dry lacquer coats is about 40 and 80 .mu.m, andd) the overall dry layer thickness of the multilayer lacquer coating is about 80 to 110 .mu.m.

Abstract: In a process for producing a multilayer lacquer coating, eg for motor vehicles, a first coating layer of an aqueous coating agent (1) is electrophoretically applied on to an electrically conductive substrate and is then stoved. As the coating agent (I), a coating agent which, in the stoved state, will produce an electrically conductive coating layer is used. An electrically insulating second coating layer of an aqueous coating agent (II), which differs from (I), is electrophoretically deposited and stoved. A third basic lacquer coating layer of a colour-giving and/or effect-producing coating agent is applied, and a fourth transparent coating layer of a clear lacquer coating agent is applied, the last-mentioned two coats being stoved together. One or more further transparent coating layers may be applied.

Abstract: A process for the multi-layer coating of electrically conductive substrates by the electrophoretic deposition of a first coating layer comprising an electrophoretically depositable aqueous coating medium, to which a second coating layer, comprising a first color- and/or effect-imparting base lacquer coating medium, is applied wet-into-wet, and the first and second coating layers thus obtained are stoved jointly, whereupon a third coating layer comprising a second color- and/or effect-imparting base lacquer coating medium is applied and a fourth coating layer comprising a clear lacquer coating medium is applied wet-into-wet thereto and the third and fourth coating layers are stoved jointly, wherein the total dry coat thickness of the second and third coating layers produced from the base lacquer coating media is between 15 and 40 .mu.m and the proportion of the second coating layer is between 20 and 50% of the total dry coat thickness of the second and third coating layers.

Abstract: A process for coating phosphated metal substrates with one or more organic coatings, in which after phosphating and before application of a first organic coating, the phosphated metal substrates are treated with an aqueous solution which contains 5 to 10000 ppm of dissolved titanium, vanadium, molybdenum, silver, tin, antimony and/or one or more elements of atomic numbers 57 to 83 in the form of inorganic and/or organic compounds, wherein the phosphated metal substrates are additionally connected as a cathode during the entire treatment or for part of the duration of the treatment.

Abstract: Process for the production of multi-layer lacquer coatings by electrophoretic deposition of a first coating layer of a first, aqueous coating composition onto an electrically conductive substrate, application of a second coating layer based on a second, powder coating composition and joint baking of the coating layers so obtained, which process is characterised in that a powder coating composition is used for the second coating layer which is based on binders which contain no diene-based polymer units, wherein the coating composition is selected such that the minimum baking temperature range of the second coating layer is above that of the first coating layer or overlaps with this range in such a manner that the lower limit of the range of the second coating layer is above the lower limit of the range of the first coating layer.

Abstract: A process is described for producing multilayer coatings in which a first coating layer of a first aqueous coating medium is applied to an electrically conducting substrate by electrophoretic deposition, is provided wet-in-wet with a second coating layer of a second aqueous coating medium, followed by joint stoving, wherein a coating medium based on one or more vehicles stabilised by ionic groups and which crosslink on stoving with the formation of urethane groups is used for the second coating layer, and the coating media are selected so that the maximum pigment/vehicle weight ratio of the first coating medium is 1:1, that the ratio of the pigment/vehicle weight ratio of the first coating medium to that of the second coating medium is up to 1.

Abstract: 1 Process for producing a catalyst paste for cathodically separable electrophoretic dipping lacquers.2.1 Use was made of dibutyltin oxide by way of a catalyst paste for electrophoretic dipping lacquers, dispersed in pasting binders. An object is to provide a new process for producing such catalyst pastes while saving time and energy.2.2 A process is provided for producing a catalyst paste for cathodically separable electrophoretic dipping lacquers, wherein the dibutyltin oxide is first pre-dispersed with an organic solvent and an organic acid such as is commonly used for neutralizing cathodically separable electrophoretic dipping lacquers, whereupon it is dispersed with the pasting binder and water and ground.2.3 Cathodic electrophoretic dip lacquering making use of catalyst pastes containing dibutyltin oxide.