Patent ID: 6514568
Filing Date: 2003-02-04
Classification: B05D

Abstract:
A 3-coat 2-bake method of forming a multilayered topcoat film, comprising applying a first coating composition (A) and a second coating composition (B) to a substrate, thermally curing the two compositions, and applying and thermally curing a clear coating composition (C);the first coating composition (A) being an organic solvent-based colored coating composition; the second coating composition (B) being an organic solvent-based coating composition comprising an acrylic resin (b-1) whose main chain has, bonded thereto, at least two side chains of different lengths each having at least one hydroxyl group, a polyepoxide (b-2) and a crosslinking agent (b-3); and the clear coating composition (C) being a powder coating composition (C-1) or an organic solvent-based coating composition (C-2) comprising a hydroxyl- and carboxyl-containing resin (c-2a) and a polyepoxide (C-2b).