Abstract: Disclosed are stabilized polyester compositions having significantly improved weatherability, said polyesters consisting of homopolyesters derived from a dicarboxylic acid component wherein at least a major portion of which is 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid (or ester) having a trans isomer content of at least 65% and a glycol component wherein at least a major portion of which is 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol and copolyesters thereof with modifying aliphatic glycols and/or aliphatic dicarboxylic acids, said polyesters being stabilized with the combination of at least one ultraviolet light stabilizing compound compatible with said polyester and at least one hindered amine light stabilizer having the formulae ##STR1## the groups shown as R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each independently selected from various substituents.

Abstract: Disclosed are stabilized polyester compositions having significantly improved weatherability. These polyesters consist of copolyesterethers derived from a dicarboxylic acid component comprising about 80-100 mole % 1,4-cyclohexanedicarboxylic acid having a trans isomer content of at least 70% and about 0-20 mole % of a second dicarboxylic acid and a glycol component comprising about 70-95 mole % 1,4-cyclohexanedimethanol and about 5-30 mole % of a polyalkylene ether glycol having a molecular weight of about 600 to about 3000. The copolyesterether compositions further comprise a stabilizing effective amount of the combination of (1) at least one hindered phenolic antioxidant, (2) at least one ultraviolet light stabilizing compound compatible with said copolyesterether and (3) at least one hindered amine light stabilizing compound having the formulae ##STR1## the groups shown as R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 are each independently selected from various substituents.

Abstract: Polycarbonate resins can be stabilized against the adverse influence of UV light by incorporating an effective amount of a methyl benzoate ester stabilizer by means of a coating on the surface of the resin.