Abstract: Disclosed is a non-yellowing coating composition comprising: a hydroxy component having at least two free hydroxyl groups per molecule, and an anhydride component having at least two carboxylic acid anhydride groups per molecule. The anhydride component is derived from a mixture of monomers comprising greater than or equal to 11 percent by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid anhydride, the balance of the mixture comprised of at least one vinyl comonomer. The molar ratio of the vinyl comonomer to the carboxylic acid anhydride in the mixture should be at least 1.0:1.0 and the ratio should be sufficient to provide a color standard number of less than 150. Typically, the coating composition is in the form of a two-package composition.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of coating comprising the steps of: (I) coating a substrate with one or more applications of a pigmented basecoating composition comprising a thermoplastic, non-crosslinked, film-forming polymer having at least two functional groups per molecule which functional groups are co-reactive with acid anhydride moieties, to which basecoating composition has been added within 24 hours prior to coating the substrate, a carboxylic acid anhydride component having at least two cyclic anhydride groups in an amount so as to provide a ratio of equivalents of anhydride groups to equivalents of the co-reactive functional groups of at least 0.10:1.00 to form a basecoat; and (II) coating the basecoat with one or more applications of a transparent, crosslinking, topcoating composition comprising a crosslinkable, film-forming material and a crosslinking agent for the crosslinkable, film-forming material to form a transparent topcoat.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for coating a substrate comprising the steps of (a) forming a basecoat by coating the substrate with a pigmented basecoating composition; and (b) thereafter forming a topcoat by coating the basecoat with a clear topcoating composition; wherein at least one of the basecoating composition and topcoating composition contains an addition interpolymer having alkoxysilane and/or acyloxysilane moieties, a peak molecular weight of from about 2,000 to about 20,000, and a calculated glass transition temperature of at least about 25.degree. Celsius.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for coating a substrate comprising the steps of (a) forming a basecoat by coating the substrate with a pigmented basecoating composition; and (b) thereafter forming a topcoat by coating the basecoat with a clear topcoating composition; wherein at least one of the basecoating composition and topcoating composition contains an addition interpolymer having alkoxysilane and/or acyloxysilane moieties.