Patent ID: 7846248

Claim:
A single coat paint for plastic or metallic materials comprising: one or more acrylic-based resins crosslinkable solely by exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, the one or more resins comprising a urethane-acrylate oligomer, in a weight percentage of between 30 wt % and 60 wt %; one or more photo-initiators as sources of free radicals present in an amount ranging between 0.5 wt % and 5.0 wt %, to induce cross-linking of said acrylic resin in the presence of UV radiation; one or more fillers; a dispersion of waxes in solvents for orienting said fillers, wherein at least a portion of the solvents evaporates at a temperature of between 40° C. and 60° C., wherein said wax is an ethylene-acrylic acid (EAA) copolymer or an ethylene-vinyl-acetate (EVA) copolymer, or mixtures thereof; and leveling additives; wherein said paint is crosslinkable solely by exposure to UV radiation.