Abstract: A glittering paint, not requiring formation of primer layer and/or clear top coat layer includes a coated film forming polymer, a glittering pigment comprising inorganic powder and a solvent, wherein the coated film forming polymer comprising a pigment carrying polymer, wherein the pigment carrying polymer has a weight average molecular weight (Mw) of at least 50,000 and a refractive index nD of at least 1.48 as measured by an Abbe refractometer, the coated film forming polymer has an entire weight average molecular weight (Mw) of at least 50,000, the inorganic powder has an aspect ration of particle length or diameter to particle thickness of at least 50, and the glittering pigment content (PWC) in the coated film is 15 wt % or less.

Abstract: The aqueous coating composition of the present invention can form a high crosslink density owing to the high hydroxyl value, contains a soft urethane structure and alicyclic structure possessed by the water-soluble urethane polyol and the water-dispersible urethane resin, and also contains tough isocyanurate ring structures possessed by the water-dispersible acrylic resin and the hydrophilic polyisocyanate; accordingly, can give a coating film which is high in impact resistance, abrasion resistance, contamination resistance, etc., which has properties equivalent to those possessed by the films produced from organic solvent type coatings, and which has high durability; therefore, is most suitable for coating a golf ball to be hit by a golf club. A golf ball coated with the aqueous coating composition of the present invention is free from cracking or film peeling when hit by a golf club; is low in scratch, abrasion and contamination with grass sap; therefore, can retain gloss and fine appearance.

Abstract: A coating composition for a golf ball which comprises a non-yellowing polyisocyanate and a hydroxyl group-containing polyester obtained by reacting a polyhydric alcohol, at least a part of which has an alicyclic structure in the molecule, with a polybasic acid component, and a golf ball whose body is coated with the above coating composition. When said coating composition is used, a high durability is achieved even when a white enamel coating is omitted from the lower layer part of the coating and the coating step can be shortened.