Patent ID: 7981505
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: B05D,C09D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A multi-layer coating system comprising: a) a metallic basecoat layer deposited from a film-forming composition comprising a resinous binder and a metallic pigment; b) a color-imparting non-hiding coating layer deposited over at least a portion of the basecoat layer, wherein the color-imparting non-hiding layer is deposited from a protective coating composition comprising (i) color-imparting organic pigments of one or more colors having an average primary particle size of less than 150 nanometers and having a maximum haze of about 10%; and (ii) a film-forming resin; and c) a clearcoat layer deposited over at least a portion of the color-imparting non-hiding layer, wherein the clearcoat layer is deposited from a film-forming composition comprising a resinous binder, wherein one or more of the layers a), b) and c) is capable of ambient cure.