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 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: 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: 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: The invention relates to a method of of coating electrically conductive substrates using cathodically depositable electrodip paints. The invention is notable in that the electrodip paints employed contain crosslinked polymer microparticles which can be prepared by reacting(A) a compound which contains on average more than 1.0 epoxide groups per molecule, or a mixture of such compounds, and(B) a compound which contains not only a group reactive toward epoxide groups but also at least one ketimine or aldimine group in the molecule, or a mixture of such compoundsto give a noncrosslinked intermediate product (C), which still contains on average at least one epoxide group per molecule, and dispersing this intermediate product in the presence of a Br onsted acid in an aqueous medium.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for coating vehicle bodies in which an aqueous coating containing as the binder a combination of a water-dilutable polyurethane resin, a water-dilutable polyester resin and an aminoplast resin is employed as the stone-chip intermediate primer and/or filler.

Abstract: The present invention relates to wire coatings which containa) 20 to 50% by weight of a tris-2-hydroxyethyl isocyanurate-modified polyester,b) 2 to 35% by weight of a bismaleimide resin,c) 0.1 to 3% by weight of a catalyst, preferably a titanate catalyst, andd) 35 to 77% by weight of organic solvents, with respect to the total weight of the wire coating, which is 100% by weight. The invention also relates to processes for the preparation of the wire coatings according to the invention.

Abstract: Thermoplastics film containing inorganic fillers, metal/plastics composite containing inorganic fillers and process for the production thereof.The present invention relates to thermoplastics films, which contain at least 0.1% by weight, preferably 0.5 to 6% by weight, based on the total weight of the mixture of plastics and filler, of one or more metal powders, selected from aluminum powder, magnesium powder, zinc powder and manganese powder. The invention further relates to metal/plastics composites containing these metal powders, and processes for the production of the thermoplastics films and the metal/plastics composites. The plastics films and the metal/plastics composites are used for producing packaging containers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of multicoat finishes of the basecoat/clearcoat type in which transparent topcoats are employed which contain(A) as binder, an autocrosslinkable polyacrylate resin which contains on statistical average at least one epoxide group, at least one acid anhydride group and at least 0.2 tri-, di- or monoalkoxysilane group per molecule, or a mixture of such autocrosslinkable polyacrylate resins, and(B) at least one acid and/or at least one base as crosslinking catalyst.

Abstract: Method for forming paint films by the 2-coats/1-bake method, using a clearcoat paint in which the resin component comprises (a) a copolymer of a vinyl monomer mixture containing at least 20 wt % (meth)acrylic acid cycloalkyl esters 40-90 wt %, (b) alkyl-etherified melamine resin 5-50 wt %, and (c) blocked polyisocyanate 5-50 wt %, and a basecoat paint in which the resin component comprises (d) a copolymer of a vinyl monomer mixture containing at least 10% of monomers represented by the general formula ##STR1## (X.sup.1 -X.sup.5 are H or a methyl group, i is 0-2, j is 0 or 1, k is 0-3, m is 0-3, and n is 1-10), 40-80 wt %, (e) alkyl-etherified melamine resin 10-50 wt %, (f) blocked polyisocyanate 0-40 wt %, (g) cellulose type resin 0-20 wt %, and (h) organic crosslinked fine particles 0-30 wt %, and coatings obtained by the said method.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of two-coat finishes of the basecoat/clearcoat type, in which nonaqueous transparent topcoats are employed, which comprise(A) a synthetic resin containing hydroxyl groups or a mixture of synthetic resins containing hydroxyl groups,(B) an amino resin or a mixture of amino resins, and(C) a blocked polyisocyanate or a mixture of blocked polyisocyanates,in which component (C) comprises isocyanate groups blocked both with a blocking agent (I) and with a blocking agent (II), and the blocking agent (I) being a dialkyl malonate, the blocking agent (II) being a blocking agent which is different from (I) and contains active methylene groups or an oxime, and the ratio of equivalents between the isocyanate groups blocked with (I) and the isocyanate groups blocked with (II) being between 1.0:1.0 and 9.0:1.0.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of a multicoat coating in which the aqueous topcoat composition contains a water-thinnable polyacrylate resin which has a hydroxyl value of 40 to 200, an acid value of 20 to 100 and a glass transition temperature (T.sub.G) of -40.degree. C. to +60.degree. C., and can be prepared by adding a mixture (I) of a (meth)acrylic acid ester, a copolymerizable hydroxyl-containing monomer and, if appropriate, a further ethylenically unsaturated monomer to an organic solvent and carrying out free-radical polymerization and adding, at the end of the addition of the mixture (I), a mixture of a monomer containing carboxyl groups and a monomer free from carboxyl groups and continuing the polymerization.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of two-coat finishes, in which a pigmented aqueous basecoat is applied, the basecoat obtained is coated over with a clearcoat, and basecoat and clearcoat are baked together. The process according to the invention is distinguished in that the aqueous basecoat contains an emulsion polymer which has been prepared in the presence of a reaction product (A), the reaction product (A) being obtained by reacting(i) a butadiene homo- or copolymer,(ii) at least one fatty acid of a drying oil or at least one drying oil or a mixture of at least one fatty acid of a drying oil and at least one drying oil, and(iii) maleic anhydridein a mass ratio of (i):(ii):(iii)=1.0:0.1 to 0.6:0.1 to 0.6 and, after adding a basic aqueous solution, converting the reaction product to an aqueous dispersion.

Abstract: The invention relates to basecoats for the production of finishes of the basecoat/clearcoat type which comprise a water-thinnable polyacrylate resin which can be obtained by polymerizing, either successively or in part amounts, monomers containing carboxyl groups and monomers free from carboxyl groups in an organic solvent to form a polyacrylate resin which is neutralized, at least partially, and dispersed in water.