Patent ID: 8343631

Claim:
A low-gloss, two coat paint system comprising a colored basecoat and a low-gloss, two-component clear coat, wherein the low-gloss, two-component clear coat comprises: a base resin comprising a urethane resin, wherein the base resin does not substantially include an additional cross-linker or dispersant; an isocyanate resin that combines with the base resin immediately prior to application of the low-gloss, two-component clear coat to form a two-component base resin mixture, wherein the two-component base resin mixture comprises from about 25 weight percent to about 30 weight percent urethane resin and from about 25 weight percent to about 35 weight percent isocyanate resin; and a silica-based flattener, wherein the silica-based flattener comprises from about 10 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the two-component base resin mixture to about 15 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the two-component base resin mixture, wherein the low-gloss, two-component clear coat has a 60° gloss finish from 22 gloss units to 34 gloss units when cured.