Abstract: A polyurethane comprising lateral and/or terminal ethenylarylene groups produced by reacting a polyurethane prepolymer containing free isocyanate groups with an adduct obtained by reacting an ethenylarylene monoisocyanate with a polyol, polyamine, and/or a compound containing hydroxyl and amino groups in a molar ratio of 1:1. Also, a graft copolymer comprising a hydrophobic core comprising at least one monomer and a hydrophilic shell comprising the polyurethane, or a hydrophobic core comprising the polyurethane and a hydrophilic shell that comprises at least one monomer. Also, a graft copolymer comprising a hydrophobic core comprising at least one monomer and a hydrophilic shell comprising a polyurethane produced by dispersing at least one hydrophilic olefinic unsaturated polyurethane comprising lateral, and optionally terminal, ethenylarylene groups in an aqueous medium and copolymerizing at least one hydrophobic monomer in the polyurethane in emulsion.

Abstract: Process for producing a color and/or effect coating system on a primed or unprimed substrate by applying an aqueous color and/or effect solid-color topcoat material or—alternatively—an aqueous color and/or effect basecoat material and a clearcoat material (wet-on-wet technique) to the substrate and curing the resultant coating films, which comprises (a) using an aqueous color and/or effect solid-color topcoat material or aqueous color and/or effect basecoat material which contains no metal flake pigments and which after curing gives a color and/or effect solid-color topcoat or aqueous basecoat having a water vapor permeability &dgr;60° C.>6.0 mg/h m bar or &dgr;60° C.>286.

Abstract: The invention embraces basecoating compositions comprising as binder constituents (i) an acrylate dispersion having a content of from 30 to 60% by weight of C1-C8-alkyl (meth)acrylate-containing monomers, from 30 to 60% by weight of vinylaromatic monomers and from 0.5 to 10% by weight of (meth)acrylic acid in the polymer, and (ii) a dispersion of a polymer which is obtainable by subjecting an ethylenically unsaturated monomer or a mixture of ethylenically unsaturated monomers to free-radical polymerization in the presence of a water-insoluble initiator or of a mixture of water-insoluble initiators and in an aqueous dispersion of a polyurethane resin which has a number-average molecular weight Mn of from 1000 to 30,000 daltons and comprises on average from 0.05 to 1.

Abstract: Self crosslinking polyurethane comprising lateral or terminal ethenylarylene groups, produced by reacting a polyurethane pre-polymer with an adduct, obtained by reacting an ethenylarylene mono-isocyanate with a compound containing hydroxyl groups or amino groups such that at least one group that is reactive to isocyanate remains in the adduct. Also, a self crosslinking graft copolymer containing at least one (meth)acrylate copolymer and at least one polyurethane produced by dispersing at least one self crosslinking olefinically unsaturated polyurethane comprising lateral or terminal ethenylarylene groups and blocked isocyanate groups in an aqueous medium and by radical copolymerization of a mixture of a monomer comprising at least one functional group that is reactive to isocyanate with a monomer that can be copolymerised with the mixture.

Abstract: An aqueous coating material curable physically, thermally, or both thermally and with actinic radiation, comprising

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing multilayer paint coatings according to which: (1) an electrophoretic paint that can be cathodically deposited is deposited on an electrically conductive substrate; (11) at least one coating material is applied to the resulting elecetrophonaic paint coat; (111) the electrophoretic paint coat and the at least one coat consisting of the coating material are subsequently hardened together. The electrophoretic paint contains an aqueous dispersion and can be produced by polymerizing at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer in an aqueous solution of a protonized epoxy amine adduct, whereby the epoxy amine adduct can be obtained by reacting: (A) at least one glycidyl ether of a polyphenol which, in the statistical mean, contains at least one epoxy group in the molecule; (B) at least one polyglycidyl ether of a polyol which, in the statistical mean.

Abstract: The invention concerns a novel aqueous composition that can be hardened physically, thermally and/or with actinic radiation, containing a compound of general formula (I): X[NH—C(═O)—NH—Y—NH—C(═O)—OR]2 having at least one urea and urethane group, wherein the variables have the following meaning: R represents identical or different polyalkylene glycol ether radicals; X represents a bivalent substituted or unsubstituted arylene radical; Y represents identical bivalent substituted or unsubstituted arylene radicals, which are the same as or different from radical X or different bivalent substituted or unsubstituted arylene radicals of which none or one is identical to radical X. The invention also concerns the utilization of said compound for the production of novel aqueous coating materials, adhesives and sealants that can be hardened physically, thermally or thermally and with actinic radiation and their derivatives.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of coating substrates, preferably of metal, by cleaning the substrate surface, applying, if desired, an organic and/or inorganic pretreatment composition, applying a primer, applying a coating material by spraying, dipping, knifecoating, rollercoating or brushing, the coating material comprising an amine-modified epoxy resin and a crosslinking agent suitable for crosslinking.

Abstract: The present invention concerns films provided with several layers, characterised by the fact that: (A) the surface of a 10-500 &mgr;m thick plastic film is coated optinally with a filler composition layer; (B) the surface of the plastic film or filler layer is given at least one pigmented lacquer layer; (C) the pigmented lacquer layer is optionally coated with a transparent plastic film.

Abstract: A mixer system, for preparing two-component water-dilutable coating agents, includes a plurality of substantially water-free base colors and a pigment-free aqueous component. One or more of the base colors can be mixed together with a suitable amount of the aqueous component to match a preexisting coating color on a substrate to be repaired. Each of the base colors includes a pigment, an organic solvent and a first binder. The pigment-free aqueous component includes water and a second binder. The second binder is a polymer made from a mixture which includes a monomer component, an initiator, and an aqueous dispersion of a polyurethane resin. Cured coatings which are prepared from compositions using the disclosed mixer system exhibit improved condensation resistance, as compared with previously known coatings.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an aqueous powder clearcoat dispersion comprising a solid pulverulent component A and an aqueous component B, where component A is a transparent powder coating material comprising a) at least one epoxy binder containing from 25 to 45% by weight, preferably from 25 to 35% by weight, of glycidyl-containing monomers, with or without a fraction of vinylaromatic compounds, preferably styrene, b) at least one crosslinking agent, preferably straight-chain, aliphatic dicarboxylic acids and/or carboxy-functional polyesters, and c) if desired, catalysts, auxiliaries, additives typical for transparent powder coating materials, such as devolatilizers, leveling agents, UV absorbers, free-radical scavengers, and antioxidants, and component B is an aqueous dispersion comprising a) at least one nonionic thickener and b) if desired, catalysts, auxiliaries, defoamers, wetting agents, antioxidants, UV absorbers, free-radical scavengers, biocides, small amounts of solvent, leveling agents,

Abstract: The present invention relates to a coating formulation for use in multicoat paint systems, which a) comprises as binder a water-dilutable polyurethane resin which has an acid number of from 10 to 60 and a number-average molecular weight of from 4000 to 25,000 and can be prepared by reacting with one another aa) a polyester—and/or polyether-polyol having a number-average molecular weight of from 400 to 5000 or a mixture of such polyester—and/or polyether-polyols, bb) a polyisocyanate or mixture of polyisocyanates, cc) a compound which has in the molecule at least one group which in reactive toward isocyanate groups and at least one group which is capable of forming anions, or a mixture of such compounds, and optionally dd) a hydroxyl—and/or amino-containing organic compound having a molecular weight of from 40 to 400, or a mixture of such compounds and at least partially neutralizing the resulting reaction product, and b) comprises pigments and/or fillers, the ratio of binder to pigment

Abstract: The present invention relates to films coated with two or more coats, whereinA the surface of a plastic film having a thickness of from 10 to 500 .mu.m is coated if desired with a filler composition,B the surface of the plastic film, or the filler coat, is overcoated with at least one pigmented paint coat,C the pigmented paint coat is coated if desired with a transparent plastic film.

Abstract: The invention relates to substrates coated with two or more coats, which coated substrates are characterized in that they can be produced byA laminating a plastic film having a thickness of from 2 to 500 .mu.m onto the surface of the substrate,B coating the surface of the plastics film which is applied by lamination, if desired, with a filler composition which is suitable for the coating of automobile bodies,C coating the surface of the plastics film applied by lamination or, respectively, the filler coat obtained after carrying out step B with at least one pigmented coat of paint,D coating, if desired, the coat of paint obtained after carrying out step C with a transparent coating material, andE curing the coat or coats of paint applied to the surface of the plastics film which is applied by lamination.

Abstract: The present invention relates to films for coating molding blanks, wherein the surface of a pigmented plastic base film having a thickness of from 10 to 500 .mu.m is coated if desired with an affect coat, if desired with a transparent varnish coat or with a transparent plastic film.

Abstract: The invention relates to a process for the preparation of a two-coat finish on a substrate surface, in which process a basecoat is employed which contains as binder a polymer which can be obtained by subjecting an ethylenically unsaturated monomer or a mixture of ethylenically unsaturated monomers to free-radical polymerization in an aqueous dispersion of a polyurethane resin which has a number-average molecular weight of from 1000 to 30,000 and contains on average from 0.05 to 1.1 polymerizable double bonds per molecule, and in the presence of a water-insoluble initiator or of a mixture of water-insoluble initiators, the weight ratio of the polyurethane resin to the ethylenically unsaturated monomer or to the mixture of ethylenically unsaturated monomers being between 1:10 and 10:1.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a polyurethane-modified polyacrylate which is obtainableI. by polymerization with the additiona1) of an essentially carboxyl-free acrylate or of a mixture of acrylates,a2) of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer which carries at least one hydroxyl group per molecule and is essentially carboxyl-free or of a mixture of such monomers, anda3) of an essentially carboxyl-free, ethylenically unsaturated monomer which is different from (a1) and (a2), or of a mixture of such monomers,to give a polyurethane solution which contains no copoly-merizable double bonds,II. by subsequent further polymerization and additionb1) of at least one ethylenically unsaturated monomer which carries one carboxyl group per molecule, or of a mixture of such monomers, andb2) of an essentially carboxyl-free, ethylenically unsaturated monomer, or of a mixture of such monomers,after the monomers added in step I have been almost completely reacted, andIII.

Abstract: The invention relates to coating materials containing a water-dilutable polyurethane resin as binder. The resin can be prepared by reacting some of the free isocyanate groups present in a prepolymer (I) which contains acidic groups and isocyanate groups with a blocking agent so as to form a prepolymer (II) which contains blocked isocyanate groups, the blocking agent being employed in a quantity such that the prepolymer (II) still contains on average at least one free isocyanate group per molecule, reacting the prepolymer (II) with a compound which contains at least one primary or secondary amino group and at least one hydroxyl group in the molecule, to give a polyurethane resin, and finally converting the polyurethane resin prepared in this way into a water-dilutable polyurethane resin by at least partial neutralization of the acidic groups.

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: The invention relates to a process for coating vehicle bodies in which an aqueous coating containing as the binder a combination of a water-dilutable polyurethane resin, a water-dilutable polyester resin and an aminoplast resin is employed as the stone-chip intermediate primer and/or filler.