Abstract: Base lacquers suitable for use in multi-layer lacquerings containing a layer of base lacquer and a layer of clear lacquer on top of this, contain a nacreous pigment based on mica flakes coated with metal oxides, wherein the nacreous pigments have a particle size substantially in the range between 5 and 25 .mu.m. The resultant lacquerings have advantageous properties.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
June 19, 1986
Date of Patent:
May 26, 1987
Assignees:
Merck Patent Gesellschaft mit beschraenketer Haftung, Herberts GmbH
Inventors:
Reiner Esselborn, Klaus Ambrosius, Hans-Joachim Graetz, Manfred Letsch