Abstract: A process for coating an article simultaneously with a metal and a film-forming polymer which comprises passing an electric current at a current density of 1 to 35 milliamps cm.sup.-2 between the article as a cathode and a counter-electrode immersed in an aqueous coating composition having an inherent pH of 2.5 to 9.5, comprising:(a) a dispersion in an aqueous carrier of film-forming polymer having steric stabilizing units and being free from ionic stabilizing units the dispersion being one which has a critical coalescence value more negative than -0.3 units and(b) at least 0.06% by weight based on the total composition of one or more zinc, cadmium, cobalt, iron, lead or nickel salts such that the dispersion has a critical coalescence temperature of 35.degree. to 90.degree. C.