Patent ID: 6565978
Filing Date: 2003-05-20
Classification: B05D,C08F,C08G,C09D,Y10T

Abstract:
A multi-component composite coating composition comprising a basecoat deposited from an aqueous basecoat film-forming composition and a transparent topcoat applied over the basecoat in which the transparent topcoat is deposited from a topcoat film-forming composition, the basecoat film-forming composition comprising:(a) at least one crosslinkable film-forming resin; (b) at least one amphiphilic alcohol having the structural formula (I): HOâ€”Râ€ƒâ€ƒ(I) wherein R comprises a linear hydrocarbon segment having seven to eleven contiguous carbon atoms, the amphiphilic alcohol being present in an amount ranging from about 0.01 to about 50 weight percent based upon total amount of resin solids of the basecoat film-forming composition; and (c) at least one crosslinking material capable of reacting with the film-forming resin to form a crosslinked film, wherein the crosslinking material is selected from the group consisting of aminoplasts, polyisocyanates and mixtures thereof.