Abstract: An improved aqueous cathodic electrocoating composition having a binder of an epoxy-amine adduct which is of an epoxy resin that has been reacted with an amine, and a blocked polyisocyanate crosslinking agent; wherein the improvement is the use of a water soluble electrically conductive polymeric additive of a polyepoxy hydroxy ether resin reacted with a ketimine and optionally up to 60% of the epoxy end groups of the resin reacted with another amine and the resin has an epoxy equivalent weight of about 500-900, a weight average molecular weight of about 1,000-5,000 and an electrical conductivity of about 4,000-8,000 microsiemens to provide an electrocoating composition having improved throw power.

Abstract: An improved aqueous cathodic electrocoating composition having a binder of an epoxy resin-amine adduct which is an epoxy resin that has been reacted with an amine, and a blocked polyisocyanate crosslinking agent; wherein the improvement is the use of a multihydric phenol i.e., a phenol having more than two reactive hydroxyl groups along with a dihydric phenol to form the epoxy resin used in the electrocoating composition to provide a composition having improved throw power.

Abstract: An improved aqueous electrocoating composition having a binder of an epoxy-amine adduct and a blocked polyisocyanate crosslinking agent; wherein the improvement is the use of zinc hydroxyphosphite pigment as a corrosion inhibitive pigment and an as a curing catalyst which provides an excellent cure under overbake and underbake conditions and forms a coating with excellent chip resistance and the throwing power of the electrocoating composition is significantly improved.

Abstract: An improved aqueous electrocoating composition that contains an anticrater agent which is a reaction product of poly epoxy hydroxy ether resin, polyoxyalkylene diamine and an amino, glycidyl or isocyanate functional alkyl alkoxy silane having a number average molecular weight of about 1,000-6,000; electrodeposited finishes are formed that have a significant reduction in craters and are smooth and even finishes.

Abstract: An improved aqueous electrocoating composition having a binder of an epoxy-amine adduct and a blocked polyisocyanate crosslinking agent; wherein the improvement is the use of an effective amount of an additive of an alkyl thioester or a polymeric product of an epoxy resin, polyalkylene glycol and a sugar to form an electrocoating composition that has significantly improved throwing power and provides a coating that has the necessary properties such as chip, solvent and corrosion resistance.

Abstract: An improved aqueous electrocoating composition having a binder of an epoxy-amine adduct and a blocked polyisocyanate crosslinking agent; wherein the improvement is the use of an effective amount of a blend of a zinc containing compound and a lead pigment to form an electrocoating composition that has significantly improved throwing power and provides a coating that has the necessary properties such as chip, solvent and corrosion resistance.

Abstract: An improved aqueous electrocoating composition having a binder of an epoxy-amine adduct and a blocked polyisocyanate crosslinking agent; wherein the improvement is the use of an antioxidant additive which is a combination of a phenolic antioxidant and a sulfur-containing antioxidant. The additive reduces overbake yellowing of the composition and the intercoat delamination of the composition and the topcoat upon exterior exposure.

Abstract: An electrocoating composition containing an epoxy amine adduct which is the reaction product of a polyepoxide resin and an amine, an acrylic amine resin and a blocked polyisocyanate crosslinking agent;wherein the composition is prepared by blending a first emulsion of the epoxy amine adduct and the blocked polyisocyanate crosslinking agent with a second emulsion of the acrylic amine resin and a blocked polyisocyanate crosslinking agent; where the first and second emulsions are each individually formed by blending the adduct or resin with the blocked crosslinking agent and then adding an organic acid to form a salt which forms a stable aqueous emulsion.

Abstract: An electrodepositable cationic electrocoating bath containing a nonaqueous pigment paste containing organic solvent. The use of an organic solvent in the place of an aqueous solvent minimizes or eliminates foaming in the process of making the pigment paste.

Abstract: An improved aqueous electrocoating composition that contains a catalyst for a curing the components of the electocoating composition of a blocked polyisocyanate and an epoxy amine adduct, wherein the catalyst is alkyl tin diacetyl acetonate, preferably, dibutol tin diacetyl acetonate.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a cathodic electrodepositable resin containing polyamine enamine. It has been discovered that reacting epoxy resins with polyamine enamine is a viable method of introducing amine functionality to the epoxy resin. The polyamine enamine route results in the desired high pH and stable dispersion in the electrocoat bath.

Abstract: An improved electrodepositable cationic resin is disclosed. Prior art electrodepositable cationic resins are formed from polyepoxides which are chain extended with polyether or polyester polyols to internally flexibilize the resin. Our polyepoxide resin is chain extended with amide diol which gives a resin which is hydrolytically stable and does not tend to absorb moisture.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of incorporating amine functionality onto a polyepoxy resin to be used for cathodic electrocoat. This method has the following steps:a) reacting an epoxy resin with an amount of secondary amine so that unreacted epoxy functional groups remain; andb) further reacting the reaction product of a) with a polyamine so that there is a minimum of one equivalent of epoxy for every mole of polyamine. This method results in an electrocoat bath with the desired high pH and a stable dispersion.

Abstract: What is disclosed are electrodepositable cationic baths containing low molecular weight hydroxyl terminated polyester adhesion promotion additives. These low molecular weight hydroxyl terminated polyesters have been found to improve chip resistance, adhesion and film build.

Abstract: A novel cationic electrodepositable resin which offers reduced bake off lose, reduced yellowing of topcoats and very smooth film is disclosed. The backbone resin contains the basic polyepoxy amine adduct but it is crosslinked with a diol modified methylene diphenyl diisocyanate (MDI) which is blocked with a mixture of various alcohols.

Abstract: An improved aqueous electrocoating composition that contains a reactive additive of the following formula ##STR1## wherein R is an aliphatic hydrocarbon group; finishes formed from the composition have improved cure and chip resistance.

Abstract: An improved electrodepositable cationic resin is disclosed. Prior art electrodepositable cationic resins are formed from polyepoxides which are chain extended with polyether or polyester polyols to internally flexibilize the resin. The polyepoxide resin of the invention is chain extended with a monoepoxide-triol adduct which provides a resin with improved throw power and improved flow while maintaining other important characteristics of the resin.

Abstract: A low temperature cure electrodepositable cathodic resin is disclosed. The resin is the reaction product of a polyepoxide amine adduct and a novel blocked crosslinking agent. The crosslinking agent of our invention is tetramethylxylene diisocyanate blocked with any suitable blocking agent. The resulting resin can be cured at relatively low temperatures (250.degree.-275.degree. F.), which potentially allows the use of the resin with articles containing plastics.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are electrodepositable cationic baths containing nonionic pigment dispersants. These nonionic pigment dispersants are ethoxylated styrenated phenols which allow for increased production capacity and lower VOC. The ethoxylated styrenated phenols are also used as an additive which can increase film build and improve film smoothness.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are cathodic electrodepositable coating baths containing lead cyanamide as a supplementary catalyst. It has been found that using lead cyanamide in conjunction with a primary metal catalyst (e.g. dibutyltin oxide) results in an electrocoat system with superior underbake cure without sacrificing chipping characteristics during overbake cure.