Abstract: Epoxy resins for preparing water-dispersible binders for cathodic electrodeposition coating materials, the epoxy resin being preparable by reacting a) polyepoxides having at least one glycidyl group per molecule b) and, optionally, up to 60% by weight, based on the overall epoxy resin reaction product, of aliphatic and/or alicyclic hydroxy compounds having preferably two or on average less than two hydroxyl groups per molecule and a molecular weight of less than 9000 g/mol, c) in the presence of a catalyst consisting of neutral metal salts, such as alkali metal salts and alkaline earth metal salts, zinc salts and nickel salts of tetrafluoroboric, tetrachloroboric, hexafluoro- antimonic,hexachloroantimonic,hexafluorophosphoric, perchlorate and periodic acid, and d) adding a deactivating agent which prevents the epoxy groups reacting further or effectively reduces the rate of such reaction as soon as the phenolic hydroxyl groups have already substantially reacted and at least 0.

Abstract: The present invention relates to radiation-curable coating compositions comprising(A) from 20 to 50% by weight of at least one prepolymer containing at least two ethylenically unsaturated double bonds,(B) from 20 to 60% by weight of at least one cationically curing epoxy resin,(C) from 10 to 30% by weight of at least one ketonic and/or ketone-formaldehyde resin,(D) from 5 to 40% by weight of at least one reactive diluent, and(E) from 5 to 10% by weight of a mixture of at least one cationic polymerization initiator and at least one free-radical polymerization initiator,the sum of the proportions by weight of components A to E being in each case 100% by weight.

Abstract: The present invention relates to solderable wire-coating compositions based on hydroxyl group-containing polyesters, blocked polyisocyanates, organic solvents and catalysts, which are characterized in that they containA) from 7 to 25% by weight of hydroxyl group-containing polyesters,B) from 55 to 70% by weight of a fully blocked aromatic diisocyanate adduct or of a plurality of fully blocked aromatic diisocyanate adducts,C) from 0.1 to 3% by weight of catalysts,D) from 1 to 8% by weight of a polyol or of a plurality of polyols, andE) from 1 to 36.9% by weight of an alkylene carbonate or of a plurality of alkylene carbonates,the total weight of the wire-coating compositions in each case being 100% by weight.The present invention also relates to a process for the continuous coating of wires using the solderable wire-coating compositions described.

Abstract: The invention relates to aqueous eletrocoating ?sic! compositions containing cathodically depositable synthetic resins, which electrocoating compositions are characterized in that they contain polymer microparticles which have a particle size of 0.01 to 10 .mu.m and are preparable by reacting(a) a polyisocyanate or a mixture of polyisocyanates with(b) an organic compound containing not only at least one ethylenically unsaturated double bond but also at least one active hydrogen atom per molecule or a mixture of such organic compounds and(c) an organic compound containing not only at least one active hydrogen atom but also at least one tertiary amino group and/or at least one ketimine group and/or at least one aldimine group per molecule or a mixture of such organic compounds and, if desired,(d) an organic compound other than (b) and (c) containing at least one active hydrogen atom per molecule or a mixture of such organic compounds.

Abstract: A process is disclosed for producing a double-layered covering lacquer by using a transparent covering lacquer containing a hydroxyl group-containing polyacrylate resin produced by polymerizing (a) 10 to 51% by weight 4-hydroxy-n-butylacrylate or 4-hydroxy-n-butylmethacrylate or a mixture of 4-hydroxy-n-butylacrylate and 4-hydroxy-n-butylmethacrylate; (b) 0 to 36% by weight of a hydroxyl group-containing ester of acrylic acid different from (a) or a hydroxyl group-containing ester of methacrylic acid or a mixture of such monomers; (c) 28 to 85% by weight of an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic ester of methacrylic acid different from (a) and (b) with at least 4 C atoms in the alcohol residue or a mixture of such monomers; (d) 0 to 3% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or a mixture of ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids and (e) 0 to 20% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer different from (a), (b), (c) and (d) or a mixture of such monomers, into a polyacrylate resin with a h

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous powder coating dispersion based on epoxy resins and phenolic curing agents or carboxyl-containing polyesters for the coating of packaging containers, which dispersion consists of a solid, pulverulent component I and an aqueous component II, component I being a powder coating which containsA) at least one epoxy resin having an epoxide equivalent weight of from 300 to 5500 andB) at least one curing agent having more than one phenolic hydroxyl group per molecule and a hydroxyl equivalent weight, based on phenolic OH groups, of from 100 to 500, preferably from 200 to 300, orC) at least one polyester having an acid number of from 25 to 120 mg of KOH/g and an OH number >10 mg of KOH/g, andD) at least one epoxy resin having an epoxide equivalent weight of from 400 to 3000, and component II being the aqueous component of the dispersion which contains at least one nonionic or anionic thickener.

Abstract: Disclosed is a filler paste comprising polyurethane resin, chlorinated polyolefin, filler and/or extender, and organic solvents. The filler paste may also include physically drying binders, pigments, and/or rheological additives. Also disclosed is a basecoat containing the filler paste. The basecoat containing the filler paste may be applied directly to polyolefin substrates. After a flash-off period, a basecoat that does not contain the filler paste may be applied on top of the first basecoat layer. After a flash-off period for the second basecoat layer, a clearcoat may be applied and subsequently the applied layers may be cured together, with heating.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cathodic electro-dipping process, which comprises a procedure in which the electro-dipping primer used contains an adduct containing urethane groups which is obtainable by reacting with one another a polyester-polyol or polyether-polyol, a polyisocyanate and a compound which contains a hydroxyl group and at least one ketimine group in the molecule.

Abstract: A coating agent comprises a binding agentcontaining at least one acrylate copolymer (A) with carboxyl groups and/or at least one acrylate copolymer (B) with epoxide groups, the acrylate copolymers (A) and (B) being obtained by solution polymerization using less than 5% by weight based on the total weight of monomers of one or more polysiloxane macromonomers a.sub.1 having a number-average molecular weight of 1000 to 40,000 and on average 0.5 to 2.5 ethylenically unsaturated double bonds per molecule; and one or more epoxy resins.

Abstract: A coating agent comprises a binding agent containing at least one acrylate copolymer (A) with carboxyl groups and/or at least one acrylate copolymer (B) with epoxide groups, the acrylate copolymers (A) and (B) being obtained by solution polymerization using less than 5% by weight based on the total weight of monomers of one or more polysiloxane macromonomers a.sub.1 having a number-average molecular weight of 1000 to 40,000 and on average 0.5 to 2.5 ethylenically unsaturated double bonds per molecule; one or more addition and/or condensation resins with carboxyl groups; and one or more epoxy resins.

Abstract: The present invention relates to water-dilutable emulsion polymers prepared by multistep emulsion polymerization. To this end,(a1) 0.5 to 5.0% by weight of ethylenically unsaturated monomers containing carboxyl groups, and(a2) from 0.5 to 2.5% by weight of olefinically unsaturated carboxamides,where a total of from 1.0 to 8.0% by weight of hydrophilic ionic and hydrophilic nonionic olefinically unsaturated monomers are employed, and(b) from 92.0 to 99.0% by weight of further ethylenically unsaturated monomers containing no further functional groups,are polymerized in the first step of the emulsion polymerization, where the total amount of monomers in the first step is 100% by weight, and exclusively olefinically unsaturated monomers containing no further functional groups are polymerized in the second step of the emulsion polymerization, and the weight ratio between the monomers polymerized in the first step and the monomers polymerized in the second step is from 30-80%:20-70% by weight.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for producing a multicoat refinish, in which a metallic basecoat is sprayed on the prepared damage site and the adjacent regions of the old finish, so that it is opaque (hiding) in the region of the damage site and gradually runs out in the region of the old finish. Finally, a clearcoat is applied to the basecoat and, if desired, to the adjacent regions of the old finish.The process is characterized in that1. during the application of the basecoat composition to the adjacent regions of the old finish, the spraygun is inclined diagonally to the damage site, and2. during the application of the basecoat composition, a normal or only slightly reduced (3.0-4.5 bar) spraygun pressure is used.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous two-component polyurethane coating composition comprisingA) a water-dilutable polyacrylate resin (A) having an OH number of from 40 to 200 mg of KOH/g, an acid number of from 20 to 100 mg of KOH/g and a glass transition temperature of from -40.degree. C. to +60.degree. C., andB) a polyisocyanate component as crosslinking agent,characterized in that the water-dilutable acrylate resin is obtainable by solution polymerization, in the presence of a polymerization initiator, of at least one monomer which is free of carboxyl groups, at least one monomer which contains hydroxyl groups, at least one vinyl ester of .alpha.-branched monocarboxylic acids having 5 to 18 carbon atoms per molecule and/or at least one reaction product of acrylic acid and/or methacrylic acid with the glycidyl ester of .alpha.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the production of a multicoat coating of the basecoat/clearcoat type using a water-dilutable basecoat composition. The process comprises a basecoat composition which contains 0.1 to 4.0% by weight, based on the binder solids, of xanthan gum and 5 to 80% by weight, based on the binder solids, of crosslinked polymeric microparticles prepared from polyester polyols and polyisocyanates.

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.