Abstract: The present disclosure provides an adhesive article comprising a foam layer having first and second major sides and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer associated with at least one of the major sides for the foam layer, said pressure sensitive adhesive layer comprising a cross-linked rubber and wherein the foam layer comprises an acrylic polymer obtainable by polymerization a polymerizable composition comprising one or more alkyl acrylates having an average of 3 to 14 carbon atoms in the alkyl groups, one or more polar monomers and one or more multi-functional monomers having at least two free radical polymerizable groups.

Abstract: There is provided a method of attaching an elongate strip to a door frame of the body of a vehicle comprising application of the elongate strip by means of a device comprising: i. a drive means; ii. an application head; iii. a stress control unit positioned between the drive means and application head and comprising one of more sensor units; iv. and a control unit for controlling the drive means, the elongate strip comprises an adhesive tape comprising a foam layer having first and second major sides and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer associated with one of the major sides of the foam layer, the pressure sensitive adhesive comprising a cross-linked rubber and the foam layer comprises an acrylic polymer of one or more alkyl acrylates having an average of 3 to 14 carbon atoms in the alkyl group, the foam layer having a density of at least 540 kg/m3.

Abstract: There is provided a method of attaching an elongate strip to a door frame of the body of a vehicle comprising application of the elongate strip by means of a device comprising: i. a drive means; ii. an application head; iii. a stress control unit positioned between the drive means and application head and comprising one of more sensor units; iv. and a control unit for controlling the drive means, the elongate strip comprises an adhesive tape comprising a foam layer having first and second major sides and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer associated with one of the major sides of the foam layer, the pressure sensitive adhesive comprising a cross-linked rubber and the foam layer comprises an acrylic polymer of one or more alkyl acrylates having an average of 3 to 14 carbon atoms in the alkyl group, the foam layer having a density of at least 540 kg/m3.

Abstract: A process for the production of multi-layer coatings comprising the successive steps: 1) applying an 8 to 20 ?m thick coating layer from an aqueous coating composition A onto a substrate provided with an EDC primer, 2) applying a 5 to 15 ?m thick base coat layer from an aqueous coating composition B onto the previously applied coating layer, 3) applying a clear coat layer onto the base coat layer, 4) jointly curing the three coating layers, wherein coating compositions A and B being different from each other and wherein the coating composition A contains at least one metal platelet pigment having a thickness from 10 to 100 nm in a proportion corresponding to a pigment/resin solids ratio by weight from 0.06:1 to 0.2:1.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an adhesive article comprising a foam layer having first and second major sides and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer associated with at least one of the major sides for the foam layer, said pressure sensitive adhesive layer comprising a cross-linked rubber and wherein the foam layer comprises an acrylic polymer obtainable by polymerization a polymerizable composition comprising one or more alkyl acrylates having an average of 3 to 14 carbon atoms in the alkyl groups, one or more polar monomers and one or more multi-functional monomers having at least two free radical polymerizable groups.

Abstract: The present invention is a process for producing multilayer coatings. The present invention is a process for the production of coatings having a low total coating thickness in the desired color shade without separate baking of the primer surfacer layer.

Abstract: A process for the production of multi-layer coatings comprising the successive steps: 1) applying an 8 to 20 ?m thick coating layer from an aqueous coating composition A onto a substrate provided with an EDC primer, 2) applying a 5 to 15 ?m thick base coat layer from an aqueous coating composition B onto the previously applied coating layer, 3) applying a clear coat layer onto the base coat layer, 4) jointly curing the three coating layers, wherein coating compositions A and B being different from each other and wherein the coating composition A contains at least one metal platelet pigment having a thickness from 10 to 100 nm in a proportion corresponding to a pigment/resin solids ratio by weight from 0.06:1 to 0.2:1.

Abstract: A process for the production of multi-layer coatings comprising the successive steps: 1) applying an 8 to 20 ?m thick coating layer from an aqueous coating composition A onto a substrate provided with an EDC primer, 2) applying a 5 to 15 ?m thick base coat layer from an aqueous coating composition B onto the previously applied coating layer, 3) applying a clear coat layer onto the base coat layer, 4) jointly curing the three coating layers, wherein coating compositions A and B being different from each other and wherein the coating composition A contains at least one metal platelet pigment having a thickness from 10 to 100 nm in a proportion corresponding to a pigment/resin solids ratio by weight from 0.06:1 to 0.2:1.

Abstract: A process for the production of multi-layer coatings comprising the successive steps: 1) application of a 8 to 20 ?m thick coating layer from an aqueous coating composition A onto a substrate provided with an EDC primer, 2) application of a base coat layer from an aqueous coating composition B in a film thickness, below its black/white opacity, of 5 to 10 ?m onto the previously applied coating layer, 3) application of a clear coat layer onto the base coat layer, 4) joint curing of the three coating layers, wherein coating compositions A and B being different from each other, the coating composition A having a ratio by weight of pigment content to resin solids of 0.2 to 0.5:1, the pigment content consisting of 0 to 100 wt. % of at least one aluminium platelet pigment having a platelet thickness from 200 to 500 nm, 0 to 90 wt.

Abstract: Process for the production of multi-layer coatings, comprising the successive steps: 1) applying a 10 to 35 ?m thick base coat layer to a substrate provided with an EDC primer, 2) applying a clear coat layer onto the base coat layer, 3) jointly curing the base coat and clear coat layers, wherein the base coat layer is applied in a first layer and in a second layer; the first layer comprises a modified water-borne base coat produced by mixing an unmodified water-borne base coat with a pigmented admixture component and the second layer comprises the unmodified water-borne base coat, wherein the admixture component contains one or more binders A, has a ratio by weight of pigment content to resin solids content of 0.05:1 to 1:1 and is mixed into the unmodified water-borne base coat in a ratio by weight of 0.

Abstract: A process for the production of multi-layer coatings, comprising the successive steps: 1) applying a 10 to 35 ?m thick base coat layer onto a substrate provided with an EDC primer, 2) applying a clear coat layer onto the base coat layer, 3) jointly curing the base coat and clear coat layers, wherein the base coat layer is applied in a first layer and in a second layer; the first layer comprises a modified water-borne base coat produced by mixing an unmodified water-borne base coat with a pigmented admixture component and the second layer comprises the unmodified water-borne base coat, wherein the admixture component contains at least one polyisocyanate, has a ratio by weight of pigment content to resin solids content of 0.05:1 to 0.5:1 and is mixed into the unmodified water-borne base coat in a ratio by weight of 0.

Abstract: A process for recycling of powder coating waste comprising the steps of (1) compressing powder coating waste to powder coating compacts having a volume of 0.5 mm3 to 15 cm3 by applying pressing forces; (2) placing the formed powder coating compacts into a vessel, rotating the vessel about a rotational axis inclined at an angle of 20 to 70 degrees relative to the horizontal and (3) heating the powder coating compacts while being moved in the rotating vessel until through-glassed powder coating bodies are formed.

Abstract: Coating compounds curable by means of high-energy radiation, comprising as binder A) at least one (meth)acrylic copolymer containing olefinic double bonds capable of free-radical polymerization and hydroxyl groups with a C═C equivalent weight from 100 to 10,000 and an OH-value from 20 to 250 mg KOH/g, which is prepared from monomers comprising: A1) at least one olefinically unsaturated, epoxy-functional monomer capable of free-radical polymerization, A2) at least one olefinically unsaturated, carboxy-functional monomer capable of free-radical polymerization and A3) at least one further olefinically unsaturated monomer capable of free-radical polymerization which is different from A1) and A2), and B) at least one component with free isocyanate groups and process for multilayer coating using the coating compounds.

Abstract: A process for recycling of powder coating waste comprising the steps of (1) compressing powder coating waste to powder coating compacts having a volume of 0.5 mm3 to 15 cm3 by applying pressing forces; (2) placing the formed powder coating compacts into a vessel, rotating the vessel about a rotational axis inclined at an angle of 20 to 70 degrees relative to the horizontal and (3) heating the powder coating compacts while being moved in the rotating vessel until through-glassed powder coating bodies are formed.

Abstract: Coating compounds curable by means of high-energy radiation, comprising as binder

Abstract: Coating compounds curable by means of high-energy radiation, comprising as binder A) at least one (meth)acrylic copolymer containing olefinic double bonds capable of free-radical polymerization and hydroxyl groups with a C═C equivalent weight from 100 to 10,000 and an OH-value from 20 to 250 mg KOH/g, which is prepared from monomers comprising: A1) at least one olefinically unsaturated, epoxy-functional monomer capable of free-radical polymerization, A2) at least one olefinically unsaturated, carboxy-functional monomer capable of free-radical polymerization and A3) at least one further olefinically unsaturated monomer capable of free-radical polymerization which is different from A1) and A2), and B) at least one component with free isocyanate groups and process for multilayer coating using the coating compounds.

Abstract: Process for the preparation of lacquer binders by the free-radical homo- or co-polymerisation of water-insoluble ethylenically unsaturated monomers, optionally together with water-soluble monomers, in which the homo- or co-polymerisation is carried out in an aqueous medium in the presence of conventional polymerisation initiators to a number-average molecular weight of from 1000 to 1,000,000, wherein either the polymerisation is carried out in the presence of cyclodextrin or cyclodextrin derivatives, and/or at least the water-insoluble monomers are used in the form of complexes with cyclodextrin and/or cyclodextrin derivatives.

Abstract: Coating composition containing a binder/crosslinking agent system, organic solvents, optionally together with pigments and/or extenders and conventional lacquer additives, wherein the binder/crosslinking agent system contains A) 20 to 80 wt. % of carboxy-functional (meth)acrylic copolymers and/or polyesters which are dissolved in the continuous phase of the coating composition, with an acid value of 15 to 300 mg of KOH/g, B) 80 to 20 wt.

Abstract: Coating compounds curable by means of high-energy radiation, comprising as binder