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: 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: The use of methylpropane-1,3-diol mono(meth)-acrylate to prepare oxidatively and/or thermally curable coating compositions, adhesives, and sealing compounds.

Abstract: Powder clearcoat dispersions (powder slurry clearcoats) preparable by dispersing a powder clearcoat in an aqueous medium and wet milling the resulting powder slurry, at least one adduct of ethylene oxide and/or propylene oxide with at least one glycol being added to the powder slurry prior to wet milling; and the use of the powder slurry clearcoats for producing clearcoat finishes, especially as part of multicoat color and/or effect finishes.

Abstract: Reactive compositions which consist of or comprise (A) at least one polyisocyanate whose isocyanate groups have been partly or fully blocked with propargyl alcohol, (B) at least one constituent which contains on average at least two isocyanate-reactive functional groups in the molecule, and (C) at least one catalyst which catalyzes the addition reaction of the isocyanate-reactive functional groups of (B) with the acetylenically unsaturated triple bond of the propargyl groups, and their use as coating materials, adhesives, and sealing compounds.

Abstract: The invention relates to a pseudoplastic powdered lacquer slurry, free of organic solvents and external emulsifiers comprising solid and/or highly viscous particles which are dimensionally stable under storage and application conditions with an average particle size of 0.8 to 20 &mgr;m and a maximum particle size of 30 &mgr;m, whereby said particles contain at least one binding agent and at least one cross-linking agent. As cross-linking agent: (A) at least one cross-linking agent, by means of which soft segments may be introduced into the three-dimensional network of the lacquer, (B) at least one cross-linking agent, by means of which hard segments may be introduced into the three-dimensional network of the lacquer or alternatively (A/B) at least one cross-linking agent, by means of which both soft and hard segments may be introduced into the three-dimensional network is/are used.

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: 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 oxalic acid is added to at least one powder coating dispersion, in particular to a powder clearcoat slurry.

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: The invention relates to a pseudoplastic, powdered lacquer slurry, free of organic solvents, comprising solid and/or highly viscous particles, with an average particle size of 0.8 to 20 &mgr;m, which are dimensionally stable under conditions of storage and usage, whereby at least 99% of the particles have a particle size ≦30 &mgr;m. Said slurry may be produced by: 1) emulsifying an organic solution, containing binders and cross-linking agents, resulting in an oil-in-water type emulsion, 2) removing the organic solvent(s) and 3) wet milling the resulting slurry. The invention further relates to the use of the powdered lacquer slurry, for the production of lacquers for automobile production, automobile repair work, furniture painting and industrial painting including coil coating, container coating and the coating of electrical components.

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

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.

Abstract: The invention relates to a component system for a two-component 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 and in that a second component (II) is formed at least from the free isocyanates or the mixture of free polyisocyanates, where the tris(alkoxycarbonylamino)triazine or the mixture of tris(alkoxycarbonylamino)triazines is alternatively a constituent of the first component (I), the second component (II) or both components (I) and (II).

Abstract: The present invention provides a coating composition and a process for producing a multicoat finish therefrom. The coating composition has a binder component obtained by polymerizing: (a) from 10 to 51% by weight of a mixture of hydroxy n-butyl (meth)acrylate(s) and hydroxy n-propyl (meth)acrylate(s), (b) from 0 to 20% by weight of at least one further hydroxyl group-containing monomer, (c) from 28 to 85% by weight of at least one (cyclo)aliphatic (meth)acrylic acid ester, (d) from 0 to 25% by weight of at least one aromatic vinyl compound, (e) from 0 to 5% by weight of at least one unsaturated carboxylic acid, and (f) from 0 to 20% by weight of further monomers, to give a polyacrylate resin having a hydroxyl number of from 60 to 200, an acid number of from 0 to 35, and an Mn of from 1000 to 5000.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing a multicoat paint system, in which(1) an optionally pigmented basecoat is applied to a substrate surface,(2) a polymer film is formed from the basecoat film applied in stage (1),(3) one or more further coating films are applied optionally thereto,(4) then a nonaqueous topcoat is applied which comprisesA) a hydroxy-functional polyacrylate resin,B) as crosslinking agent tris(alkoxycarbonylamino)triazine andC) optionally further crosslinking agents, such as blocked isocyanates, which are different from the tris(alkoxycarbonylamino)triazine, and/or amino resins,and subsequently(5) the coating films are baked together, where in that [Sic] the polyacrylate resin comprises secondary OH groups.

Abstract: The invention relates to nonaqueous paints which comprise(A) a hydroxyl group-containing synthetic resin or a mixture of hydroxyl group-containing synthetic resins(B) an amino resin or a mixture of amino resins(C) a blocked polyisocyanate or a mixture of blocked polyisocyanates, and(D) a pigment or a mixture of pigments, and are characterized in that component (C) contains both isocyanate groups blocked with a blocking agent (I) and isocyanate groups blocked with a blocking agent (II), in which contextthe blocking agent (I) is a dialkyl malonate or a mixture of dialkyl malonates,the blocking agent (II) is a blocking agent which is different from (I) and contains active methylene groups, or is an oxime, or is a mixture of these blocking agents, andthe ratio of equivalents between the isocyanate groups blocked with (I) and the isocyanate groups blocked with (II) is between 1.0:1.0 and 9.0:1.0.