Abstract: The present invention relates to a specific radiation-curable coating composition for improving the surface adhesion of plastic parts and its uses as a primer coat, as a base coat or as a clear coat. The composition may be pigmented or unpigmented and may be cured by UV and/or EB. The invention also relates to cured coating resulting from this cure and to the coated plastic substrate with improved surface adhesion.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a specific radiation-curable coating composition for improving the surface adhesion of plastic parts and its uses as a primer coat, as a base coat or as a clear coat. The composition may be pigmented or unpigmented and may be cured by UV and/or EB. The invention also relates to cured coating resulting from this cure and to the coated plastic substrate with improved surface adhesion.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of coating substrates with at least two coatings, wherein the same polymer or resin basecoat is employed in both of the two coatings. The first coating layer also includes an adhesion promoter, thereby eliminating a primer layer. Further, the present invention provides an automated or continuous coating line or coating system including a series of coating booths, each for applying one of a series waterborne or solvent borne coatings, wherein at least the first and second booth each comprises an applicator device and feed or supply controller for feeding a desired amount of the same basecoat formulation to an applicator device, and, further wherein the first booth comprises a feed or supply controller for feeding a desired amount of an adhesion promoter to the at least one applicator device. The coating line or system enables the continuous formation of primeness multi-layer coatings, e.g.