Abstract: A simplified method for the cathodic electrodeposition of polyamine resin from a dispersion thereof in an aqueous electrocoating bath is provided in which the polyamine is selected to be stably dispersible in water in the form of a salt with a solubilizing acid at a pH of from 6.0-7.5, and this polyamine resin is substantially completely neutralized with carbonic acid and dispersed in water in the form of an amine carbonate or bicarbonate. A unidirectional electrical current is passed through an aqueous electrocoating bath containing the amine carbonate or bicarbonate to deposit the polyamine resin at the cathode and cause the release of carbon dioxide. In preferred practice, a proportion of the amine groups in the polyamine resin within the bath, low enough to maintain the pH of the bath at a pH of about 6.

Abstract: Epoxy resin-based coating systems of high solids content and possessing an entended working period are provided using a fluid mixture of cyclohexene oxide moiety-containing polyepoxide, in admixture with a carboxyl functional material, especially a resin, and a stannous salt such as stannous chloride as catalyst. These systems cure well on baking, even at low baking temperatures.