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Process for making wrinkle-free coating using solventborne clearcoat composition over waterborne basecoat composition

US5283084A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMay 8, 1992
Grant dateFeb 1, 1994
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Expiry dateMay 8, 2012

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB05D2451/00
  • WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The presence of an acid catalyst in a clearcoat composition enables the production of a wrinkle-free coating in a process comprising the simultaneous curing of applied layers of both a waterborne basecoat composition as well as a solventborne clearcoat composition. The waterborne basecoat composition comprises an organic resin, a crosslinker, and a free amine. The solventborne clearcoat composition comprises an acid catalyst in an amount significantly higher than the quantity normally used in high solids original equipment manufacturer clearcoat compositions, a polymer which is crosslinkable with melamine, and a monomeric melamine type crosslinking resin for crosslinking the polymer. The process is most preferably used to make an automotive quality topcoat.

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