Patent ID: 9745480
Date: 2017-08-29
CPC Classifications: B05D,C08L,C09D,E01C

Claim:
1. A method for reducing the tackiness of a bitumen coating on a base substrate, the method comprising the steps of applying a bitumen based material on the base substrate, and subsequently applying a tack reducing material on the surface of the bitumen based material, wherein the tack reducing material comprises a dispersion, emulsion or solution of a component selected from the group consisting of an inorganic mineral, a waxy or resinous material, an organic polymer or pre-polymer, a chemical hardening agent, and a combination thereof; wherein the tack-reducing material contains less than 15 wt % of bitumen based material; and wherein the tack-reducing material is substantially non-reflective as defined by having a L* of 20 or less.