Abstract: A process is disclosed for preparing an aqueous paint composition including the steps of(a) mixing a pigment powder having a particle size less than about 20 micrometers, a cross-linking agent and an epoxy resin to form a liquid, solvent-free paste;(b) reacting the resultant paste with a secondary amine to provide at least one N-H function per epoxy group of the epoxy resin; and(c) neutralizing the resulting suspension of particles coated with an epoxy-amine adduct and a cross-linking agent.Also provided is a coating process employing the invention aqueous paint composition containing a transesterification-promoting metal compound.

Abstract: This invention provides a process for the preparation of cationic coating compositions, which comprises blending:(1) 5-35% w of a crosslinking compound, and(2) 65-95% w of a carboxylated amide group-containing amino binder being the reaction product of an amino group-containing resin binder and not more than about 0.1 mole of a cyclic anhydride per amino group equivalent of said amino group containing resin binder, which amino group-containing binder comprises the reaction product of(a) ammonia, and(b) a blend of(b.sub.1) a polyglycidyl ether having n epoxy groups per molecule, wherein 1<n<1.9, said polyglycidyl ether being the reaction product of a multifunctional polyglycidyl ether having x epoxy groups per molecule, wherein x>2, and (x-n) mol of a monofunctional phenol per mol of the multifunctional polyglycidyl ether, and(b.sub.

Abstract: The invention provides a process for the preparation of water-reducible carboxylated amide binders comprising the steps of:(1) reacting:(a) a substantially epoxy-free compound of general formula ##STR1## wherein A is the organic residue of a ring opening reaction of a vicinal epoxy group of a polyepoxide with ammonia or amine having at least two amino hydrogens, R.sup.1, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 each is hydrogen or a C.sub.1-6 alkyl group, with the proviso that at least one of R.sup.1, R.sup.3 and R.sup.4 is hydrogen, R.sup.2 is a C.sub.2-12 alkylene group, x is 0 or 1 and y is a number from 0 to 4, with(b) a carboxyl group-containing mono- or polyester compound derived from a di- or polycarboxylic acid and a polyhydric alcohol having at least one glycol group per molecule, with the proviso that only one carboxyl group per molecule or di- or polycarboxylic acid has been esterified and the or each ester group is a .beta.-hydroxyester group,at a temperature in the range of from 80.degree. to 160.degree. C.

Abstract: Disclosed is a process for the preparation of water-thinnable, hydrolytically stable, thermosettable, cationic coating compositions, with process comprises blending:(1) 5-35 weight percent of a carboxylated crosslinking compound, and(2) 65-95 weight percent of an amino group-containing resin binder, which binder comprises the reaction product of ammonia and a blend of(a) a polyglycidyl ether having n epoxy groups per molecule, wherein 1<n<1.9, said polyglycidyl ether being the reaction product of a multifunctional polyglycidyl ether having x epoxy groups per molecule, wherein x>2, and (x-n) mol of a monofunctional phenol per mole of the multifunctional polyglycidyl ether, and(b) a diglycidyl ether having an epoxy group concentration in the range of from 1000 to 5500 mmol/kg,the average molar epoxy functionality of the glycidyl ethers, present in the blend of polyglycidyl ether and digylcidyl ethers, being <1.75.and wherein (1) and (2) are blended before or after neutralization of (2).

Abstract: Process for the preparation of a polyether resin by reacting a diglycidyl ether of a dihydric phenol with an alcohol of formula R-C(CH.sub.2 OH).sub.3, R being C.sub.1-4 -alkyl, using an equivalent ratio e.sub.OH to e.sub.epoxy >1 and selecting P>1.05, wherein ##EQU1## F.sub.epoxy being the epoxy functionality of the diglycidyl ether.