Abstract: Described herein are silane-based coating compositions, including a metal alkoxide catalyst as well as an acid-functional polymer. Also described herein is a method of coating substrates with the coating compositions and coated substrates obtained by said method. Further, described herein are multilayer coatings and substrates coated with said multilayer coatings.

Abstract: Described herein is an aqueous basecoat composition including a silane-based additive as hardener/self-crosslinking material to improve adhesion of the basecoat to the under—and overlying coating layers, as well as the cohesion property of the basecoat itself. Also described herein is a mixer system for preparing an aqueous refinish basecoat composition including at least one base color component, at least one pigment-free component, at least one hardening component including the silane-based additive and optionally at least one rheology module as well as a method to prepare an aqueous basecoat composition from said mixer system. Further, described herein is a method of coating a substrate with the basecoat composition and a clearcoat composition and jointly curing the basecoat and clearcoat composition as well as to a coated substrate obtained from the method. Finally, described herein is a method of using the silane-based compound as hardening additive in aqueous basecoat compositions.

Abstract: Described herein is a coating composition including one or more resins of formula R—[NH—CO—NR1—R2—Si(Ra)3-x(Rb)x]y one or more catalysts of formula [H3C—C(Rc)(Rd)—C(?O)—O?]zMz+ and one or more aprotic organic solvents. Also described herein are a method of coating a substrate with the above coating composition, a thus coated substrate, and a multilayer coating and a substrate coated with such multilayer coating.

Abstract: A nonaqueous coating material composition and a coating produced from the coating material composition are provided. The coating material composition contains at least one polyhydroxyl group-containing component, at least one polyisocyanate group-containing component, at least one catalyst, and at least one urethane additive (PF) which has specific groups. The urethane additive (PF) is prepared by reacting 0.5 to 20 mol % of the isocyanate groups originally present in a polyisocyanate (PI) with a component (Ia) and 10 to 99.5 mol % of the isocyanate groups originally present in the polyisocyanate (PI) with a component (IIa). The component (Ia) contains at least one perfluoroalkyl group of a specific formula and one group reactive toward the isocyanate groups. The component (IIa) contains at least one silane group of a specific formula and one group reactive toward the isocyanate groups.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radiation-curable coating composition, especially for producing a scratch-resistant coating on polycarbonate surfaces, comprising at least one urethane acrylate of an isocyanurate trimer of 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate and butanediol monoacrylate. The invention also relates to a method for producing scratch-resistant coatings on polycarbonate surfaces, to the use of the coating composition, and to a substrate coated accordingly.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a radiation-curable coating composition, especially for producing a scratch-resistant coating on polycarbonate surfaces, comprising at least one urethane acrylate of an isocyanurate trimer of 1,6-hexamethylene diisocyanate and butanediol monoacrylate. The invention also relates to a method for producing scratch-resistant coatings on polycarbonate surfaces, to the use of the coating composition, and to a substrate coated accordingly.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nonaqueous coating material composition comprising (A) at least one polyhydroxyl group-containing component (A) and (B) at least one polyisocyanate group-containing component (B), wherein the composition comprises at least one reaction product (RP) having an acid number <20 mg KOH/g and preparable by reaction of at least one dimer fatty acid (a) with at least one aliphatic, araliphatic, or aromatic dihydroxy-functional compound (b), the compound (b) having a number-average molecular weight of 120 to 6000 g/mol. The present invention further provides the coatings produced from these coating material compositions, and also the use of said coatings.

Abstract: A nonaqueous coating material composition and a coating produced from the coating material composition are provided. The coating material composition contains at least one polyhydroxyl group-containing component, at least one polyisocyanate group-containing component, at least one catalyst, and at least one urethane additive (PF) which has specific groups. The urethane additive (PF) is prepared by reacting 0.5 to 20 mol % of the isocyanate groups originally present in a polyisocyanate (PI) with a component (Ia) and 10 to 99.5 mol % of the isocyanate groups originally present in the polyisocyanate (PI) with a component (IIa). The component (Ia) contains at least one perfluoroalkyl group of a specific formula and one group reactive toward the isocyanate groups. The component (IIa) contains at least one silane group of a specific formula and one group reactive toward the isocyanate groups.

Abstract: The present invention relates to nonaqueous coating material compositions comprising (A) at least one polyhydroxyl group-containing component (A), (B1) at least one isocyanate and silane group-containing component (B1), and (D) at least one catalyst (D) for the crosslinking of silane groups, which composition comprises (B2) at least one isocyanate group-containing component (B2) which is different from component (B1) and which additionally has at least one perfluoroalkyl group of the formula (I) CR13—(CR22)f—??(I) where R1 and R2 independently of one another are H, F and/or CF3, but R1 and R2 may not both be H, and f is 1 to 20, preferably 3 to 11, more preferably 5 to 7. A further subject of the present invention are the coatings produced from these coating material compositions, and also their use.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a nonaqueous coating material composition comprising (A) at least one polyhydroxyl group-containing component (A) and (B) at least one polyisocyanate group-containing component (B), wherein the composition comprises at least one reaction product (RP) having an acid number <20 mg KOH/g and preparable by reaction of at least one dimer fatty acid (a) with at least one aliphatic, araliphatic, or aromatic dihydroxy-functional compound (b), the compound (b) having a number-average molecular weight of 120 to 6000 g/mol. The present invention further provides the coatings produced from these coating material compositions, and also the use of said coatings.

Abstract: Binder mixture comprising a hydroxyl-containing compound (A), and at least 1.0% by weight, based on the nonvolatile constituents of the binder mixture, of a phosphorus- and nitrogen-containing catalyst (D) for the crosslinking of silane groups, wherein the hydroxyl-containing compound (A) comprises a hydroxyl-functional polyester having on average at least one hydroxyl function of the polyester esterified with a C8 to C9 monocarboxylic acid, and the catalyst (D) is blocked with at least one tertiary amine of the formula (I) where R1 is an acyclic aliphatic or araliphatic hydrocarbon radical having at least 3 C atoms, R2 is an acyclic aliphatic or araliphatic hydrocarbon radical which is the same or different from R1 and/or R3, and R3 is hydrogen or an acyclic aliphatic or araliphatic hydrocarbon radical which is the same or different from R1 and/or R2.

Abstract: Binder mixture comprising a hydroxyl-containing compound (A), and at least 1.0% by weight, based on the nonvolatile constituents of the binder mixture, of a phosphorus- and nitrogen-containing catalyst (D) for the crosslinking of silane groups, wherein the hydroxyl-containing compound (A) comprises a hydroxyl-functional polyester having on average at least one hydroxyl function of the polyester esterified with a C8 to C9 monocarboxylic acid, and the catalyst (D) is blocked with at least one tertiary amine of the formula (I) where R1 is an acyclic aliphatic or araliphatic hydrocarbon radical having at least 3 C atoms, R2 is an acyclic aliphatic or araliphatic hydrocarbon radical which is the same or different from R1 and/or R3, and R3 is hydrogen or an acyclic aliphatic or araliphatic hydrocarbon radical which is the same or different from R1 and/or R2.