Patent ID: 8007923

Claim:
A metallic member being subjected to rust-preventive treatment, the metallic member comprising: a metallic substrate being formed as a predetermined configuration; a zinc composite coating film being disposed on the metallic substrate; a coating layer being made by coating and drying a coating composition on the zinc composite coating film; and the coating composition comprising a coating vehicle including an organic solvent and a resinous material being dissolved in the organic solvent, a body pigment being dispersed in the coating vehicle, and a rust-preventive pigment being dispersed in the coating vehicle, the organic solvent being one or more members selected from the group consisting of an aromatic solvent, an alcohol solvent, and a ketone solvent; wherein the coating layer exhibits a scratch hardness of from “F” to “B” by means of pencil method; wherein the body pigment comprises at least one member being selected from the group consisting of talc, magnesium silicate, aluminum sulfate, and barium sulfate; and wherein the coating layer comprises the body pigment in an amount of from 42 to 50% by mass when the coating layer is 100% by mass.