Patent ID: 7625630

Claim:
A coating system, comprising a combination effect coat which simultaneously provides: (i) at least one function selected from the group consisting of color, effect or the combination thereof; as well as (ii) at least one function selected from the group consisting of corrosion protection, adhesion promotion, absorption of mechanical energy, or the combination of two or more of the foregoing; said combination effect coat resulting from the application and curing of a pigmented powder slurry having a residual volatile solvent content of less than 1% by weight, wherein the pigmented powder slurry is curable thermally, or thermally and with actinic radiation; wherein the pigmented powder slurry consists of finely divided dimensionally stable constituents having an average particle size of from 0.8 to 40 μm, and wherein the pigmented powder slurry comprises: a (meth)acrylate copolymer having an epoxide equivalent weight of 400 to 2500; and a color pigment, an effect pigment, or a combination thereof.