Patent ID: 7439299

Claim:
An aqueous coating composition having a 60° gloss of ≦30 upon drying comprising a self-crosslinkable polyurethane having an average particle size in the range of from 500 nm to 5000 nm obtained by the reaction of: (A) an isocyanate-terminated pre-polymer formed from components which comprise, (i) 5 to 65 wt % of at least one organic polyisocyanate; (ii) 0.8 to 4 wt % of at least one polyol containing ionic or potentially ionic water-dispersing groups, having two or more isocyanate-reactive groups and having an average molecular weight in the range of from 100 up to 500 g/mol; (iii) 5 to 25 wt % of at least one polyol containing water-dispersing groups, having two or more isocyanate-reactive groups and having an average molecular weight in the range of from 500 to 6000 g/mol; (iv) 10 to 80 wt % of at least one polyol containing crosslinkable groups, having two or more isocyanate-reactive groups and having an average molecular weight in the range of from 150 to 6000 g/mol; (v) 10 to 70 wt % of at least one polyol not comprised by (iii) or (iv) having two or more isocyanate-reactive groups and having an average molecular weight in the range of from 500 to 6000 g/mol; (vi) 0 to 50 wt % of at least one component not comprised by (i), (ii), (iii), (iv) or (v); where (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v) and (vi) add up to 100 wt %; and where the NCO: OH ratio is in the range of from 1.1:1.0 to 10.0:1.0; and (B) at least one active-hydrogen chain extending compound.