Patent ID: 7718729

Claim:
An aqueous intermediate coating composition comprising: (A) an acrylic emulsion resin having a hydroxy value of 5 to 80 mgKOH/g and an acid value of 1 to 15 mgKOH/g, obtainable by emulsion polymerization of monomer mixture (a) comprising ethyl acrylate, a hydroxy-containing radically polymerizable unsaturated monomer and a carboxy-containing radically polymerizable unsaturated monomer, the ethyl acrylate content of the monomer mixture being 70 wt. % or more; (B) a hydroxy-containing polyester resin having a hydroxy value of more than 80 mgKOH/g but not more than 200 mgKOH/g, which is obtained by an esterification reaction of a polybasic acid with a polyhydric alcohol; (C) a curing agent; and (D) a coloring pigment, the solids content of said aqueous intermediate coating composition being 60 wt. % or more.