Abstract: Oligomeric and high molecular mass products of reaction of alkyl and aryl allophanates with nucleophilic compounds, and also low molecular mass, oligomeric and high molecular mass compounds containing lateral and/or terminal allophanate groups, and also the use of the reaction products and/or of the compounds in coating compositions, adhesives and sealing compounds or for producing films.

Abstract: Aqueous coating material comprising (A) water-dispersible hydroxy-functional binder component containing urethane groups, (B) water-dispersible binder component containing urethane groups and blocked isocyanate groups, (C) water-dispersible amino resin, and optionally (D) water-dispersible hydroxy-functional polyester, the binder component (B) being preparable by (B1) preparing a polyurethane prepolymer containing isocyanate groups from at least one polyol and at least one polyisocyanate, (B2) reacting the polyurethane prepolymer (B1) containing isocyanate groups with a chain extender to give a hydroxyl-containing chain-extended polyurethane prepolymer, (B3) reacting the hydroxyl-containing chain-extended polyurethane prepolymer (B2) with at least one polyisocyanate to give a further polyurethane prepolymer containing isocyanate groups, and (B4) blocking some or all of the isocyanate groups of the chain-extended polyurethane prepolymer (B3) containing isocyanate groups with a blocking agent to give a polyuret

Abstract: A process for producing scratch-resistant coatings, especially scratch-resistant multicoat finishes, involving use of coating compositions which after curing have a storage modulus E′ in the rubber-elastic range of at least 107.5 Pa and a loss factor tan &dgr; at 20° C. of at least 0.05, the storage modulus E′ and the loss factor having been measured by dynamic mechanical thermoanalysis on free films having a film thickness of 40±10 &mgr;m, and comprise as binders one or more polyacrylate resins having a hydroxyl number of from 100 to 240, an acid number of from 0 to 35, and a number-average molecular weight of from 1500 to 10,000, and as crosslinkers one or more free or blocked isocyanates and/or triazine-based components which crosslink with the hydroxyl groups of the binder to form ether and/or ester structures.

Abstract: A reactive polyurethane with a number average molecular weight Mn of 800 to 14,000 daltons, a branching degree of 0.0 to 3.0 Mol/kg and an isocyanate functionality of 2.0 to 6.0. The reactive polyurethane is produced by reacting polyester and/or polyether, which both have at least two functional groups that are reactive with isocyanate and which have a molecular weight of 400 to 2,500 daltons and a branching degree of 0 to 3.5 Mol/kg; with at least one polyol with a molecular weight of 62 to 400 daltons and a functionality of 2 to 4; polyamines and/or alkanolamines; compounds with at least one functional group capable of producing anions and at least one functional group that is reactive with isocyanates; polyisocyanates and/or polyisocyanate adducts; blocking agents for the isocyanate groups and neutralizer. Also, a polyurethane dispersion containing the reactive polyurethanes.

Abstract: A coating composition comprising A) at least one hydroxyl-containing polyacrylate containing in copolymerized form at least one polysiloxane macromonomer as binder and B) at least one tris(alkoxycarbonylamino)triazine as crosslinking agent, and its use to produce multicoat clearcoats and multicoat topcoats.

Abstract: Novel powder clearcoat materials and novel powder clearcoat slurries comprising a) at least one epoxide-containing binder containing from 0.5 to 40% by weight, based on the binder, of copolymerized glycidyl-containing monomers, and b) at least one tris(alkoxy-carbonylamino)triazine and at least one polycarboxylic acid, in particular a straight-chain dicarboxylic acid, and/or a carboxy-functional polyester as crosslinking agent, or alternatively a) at least one tris(alkoxy-carbonylamino)triazine and at least one oligomeric or polymeric, epoxide-containing crosslinking agent containing from 0.5 to 40% by weight, based on the crosslinking agent, of copolymerized glycidyl-containing monomers, and/or a low molecular mass, epoxide-containing crosslinking agent, and b) at least one carboxyl-containing polymer as binder, both variants comprising c) at least one polyol.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing single-coat or multicoat clearcoat finishes on primed or unprimed substrates by applying at least one powder coating dispersion, in particular a powder clearcoat slurry, to the substrate and then curing the resulting film(s) thermally and/or with actinic radiation, in which at least one polyvalent inorganic acid and/or oxalic acid are or is added to at least one powder coating dispersion, in particular to a powder clearcoat slurry.

Abstract: A process for producing scratch-resistant coatings, especially scratch-resistant multicoat finishes, involving use of coating compositions which, after curing, have a storage modulus E′ in the rubber-elastic range of at least 107.5 Pa and a loss factor tan&dgr; at 20° C. of at least 0.05, the storage modulus E′ and the loss factor having been measured by dynamic mechanical thermoanalysis on free films having a film thickness of 40±10 &mgr;m, and comprise as binders one or more polyacrylate resins having a hydroxyl number of from 100 to 240, an acid number of from 0 to 35, and a number-average molecular weight of from 1500 to 10,000, and as crosslinkers one or more free or blocked isocyanates and/or triazine-based components which crosslink with the hydroxyl groups of the binder to form ether and/or ester structures.

Abstract: The invention relates to nonaqueous coatings containing a polyacrylate resin and a urea group-containing thixotropic agent and having improved surface properties. The polyacrylate resin is prepared by polymerizing (a) from 16 to 51% by weight of a hydroxyl group-containing ester of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid or of a mixture of such monomers; (b)from 32 to 84% by weight of an aliphatic or cycloaliphatic ester of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid which is different from (a) and has at least 4 carbon atoms in the alcohol radical or of a mixture of such monomers; (c) from 0 to 2% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid or of a mixture of ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acids, and (d)from 0 to 30% by weight of an ethylenically unsaturated monomer which is different from (a), (b) and (c) or of a mixture of such monomers.

Abstract: The invention relates to a component system for a multicomponent coating composition comprising a hydroxy-functional binder or a mixture of hydroxy-functional binders, tris(alkoxycarbonylamino)triazine or a mixture of tris(alkoxycarbonylamino)triazines and free isocyanates or a mixture of free polyisocyanates. It is characterized in that a first component (I) is formed at least from the hydroxy-functional binder or the mixture of hydroxy-functional binders, in that a second component (II) is formed at least from the free isocyanates or the mixture of free polyisocyanates, and in that a third component is formed from the tris(alkoxycarbonylamino)triazine or the mixture of tris(alkoxycarbonylamino)triazines.