Abstract: Aqueous coatings for the multi-layer painting of motor vehicles based on one or more binders and optionally crosslinking agents, pigments and/or fillers, paint industry additives and/or solvents, which contain as binder an aqueous dispersion based on polyurethane/polymer hybrid polymers having a numerical average of the molar mass (Mn) of 8000 to 1500000, a ratio by weight of polyurethane to polymer content of 0.05:1 to 50:1, a hydroxyl number of 0 to 150 mg KOH/g, based on solid resin, hydroxyl groups bound to silicon not being included when calculating the OH number, and an acid number of 1.5 to 40 mg KOH/g, based on solid resin, and a content of 0.5 to 150 mmole of silicon per 100 g of solid resin in the form of siloxane bridges (--Si--O--Si--) bound into the polyurethane content and/or in the form of silanol groups bound to the polyurethane content.

Abstract: An aqueous binder vehicle dispersion and coating media, which can be used for multi-layer coating, wherein the dispersion is obtainable by the reaction ofI. 20 to 97% by weight of a polyurethane(-urea) resin containing groups which are reactive towards a chain extender IV), having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 1000 to 10,000, and 8 to 80 milliequivalents per 100 g of ionic groups, groups which can be converted into ionic groups and/or hydrophilic groups,II. 0 to 30% by weight of a polyester resin having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 500 to 5000, and having the same groups as in I) which are reactive towards IV), andIII.

Abstract: A pigment paste forming resin having a viscosity of from about 50 to about 5,000 mPa and a solids content of from about 20 to about 40%, containing from about 20 to about 50 parts of a polyester urethane resin having an acid number of from about 10 to about 50, with from about 70 to about 100% of the acid groups being neutralized, the resin being prepared by the reaction of (a) one or more polyester polyols that do not contain any carboxyl groups, having an OH number of from about 35 to about 200, and a number average molecular weight of from about 500 to about 5000, mixed with from about 2 to about 30 wt. % based on the polyester polyol of one or more low molecular weight diols having a molecular weight of from about 60 to about 350, whereby a part of the low molecular weight diol contains at least one acid group capable of forming an anion, and with 0 to about 6 wt.

Abstract: A process for the multi-layer coating of electrically conductive substrates by the electrophoretic deposition of a first coating layer comprising an electrophoretically depositable aqueous coating medium, to which a second coating layer, comprising a first color- and/or effect-imparting base lacquer coating medium, is applied wet-into-wet, and the first and second coating layers thus obtained are stoved jointly, whereupon a third coating layer comprising a second color- and/or effect-imparting base lacquer coating medium is applied and a fourth coating layer comprising a clear lacquer coating medium is applied wet-into-wet thereto and the third and fourth coating layers are stoved jointly, wherein the total dry coat thickness of the second and third coating layers produced from the base lacquer coating media is between 15 and 40 .mu.m and the proportion of the second coating layer is between 20 and 50% of the total dry coat thickness of the second and third coating layers.

Abstract: The proposed aqueous coating product for the production of coatings whose perceived color changes with the angle from which they are viewed contains: one or more water-diluable binders; one or more scale-type pigments, the hue of which depends on the angle from which they are viewed, these pigments consisting of oriented, three-dimensionally cross-linked substances of chiral phase, liquid crystalline structure; optionally one or more cross-linking agents; optionally one or more coloring absorption pigments and/or fillers; and optionally additives usually used in coatings of this type.

Abstract: Aqueous dispersion of one or more polyurethane resins with a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 2500 to 1000000, a content of 2 to 150 mmol of siloxane linkages (--Si--O--Si--) per 100 g of solid resin, a hydroxyl value of 0 to 100 and a content of ionic groups, groups convertible into ionic groups and/or hydrophilic groups of 5 to 200 mEq per 100 g of solid resin and the process for the production thereof by chain extension of a polyurethane prepolymer containing ionic groups, groups capable of ion formation and/or hydrophilic groups which has at least one group R'OSi-- in whichR'=C.sub.1 to C.sub.8 alkyl or C(O)R"' andR"'=C.sub.1 to C.sub.10 alkylby the addition of water. The aqueous dispersion is suitable for aqueous coating compositions which are suitable in particular for multilayer lacquer coatings.

Abstract: A process and a coating medium for producing a decorative multilayer coating on a substrate, wherein a base lacquer coat is applied and is overpainted with a transparent lacquer coat, wherein an aqueous, self-crosslinking base lacquer is used, which contains, as a binder vehicle, an aqueous polyurethane resin dispersion based on a polyurethane resin having a number average molecular weight (Mn) of 2500 to 120,000, a content of 10 to 400 mmole of lateral and/or terminal hydroxyl and/or R'O groups bonded to silicon, whereR'=a C.sub.1 to C.sub.8 alkyl or C(O)R''', andR'''=a C.sub.1 to C.sub.10 alkyl,per 100 g solid resin, a hydroxyl number of 0 to 150, wherein hydroxyl groups bonded to silicon are not included in the calculation of the OH number, and a content of ionic groups, groups convertible into ionic groups and/or hydrophilic groups of 5 to 200 mEqu per 100 g solid resin.

Abstract: A process for preparing aqueous coating agents with adjustable optical effects by mixing at least two storage-stable pre-mixed aqueous modules (units) is described, in whichA) at least one aqueous special effect module containing one or more special effect pigments, one or more anionic and/or non-ionic stabilised water-dilutable binders, one or more organic solvents, at least 20 wt. % of water and optionally conventional lacquer additives, andB) at least one aqueous binder module containing one or more anionic and/or non-ionic stabilised water-dilutable binders, water, and optionally one or more organic solvents, one or more cross-linking agents and/or conventional lacquer additives, are mixed together.

Abstract: There are described aqueous dispersions of polyurethane resins, the production thereof and their use in aqueous coating agents, said dispersions being obtainable in aqueous or non-aqueous phase froma) polyurethane resins with at least one CH acidic group, an ionic or non-ionic hydrophilic group and, optionally, OH and/or NH groups, byb) introduction of olefinic double bonds by reaction withb.sub.1) compounds with a CH acidic group and an olefinic double bond, and/orb.sub.2) compounds with an olefinic double bond and also a group that is capable of reacting with CH acidic groups, and/orb.sub.3) compounds with an olefinic double bond and also a group that is capable of reacting with OH or NH groups, orb.sub.4) formaldehyde,whereupon, optionally, conversion into the aqueous phase and radical polymerization are effected.