Patent ID: 7053149

Claim:
A multi-component composite comprising (i) a basecoat deposited from a pigmented coating composition, and (ii) a composition applied over at least a portion of the basecoat, wherein the composition (ii) is formed from components comprising: (a) at least one polysiloxane comprising at least one reactive functional group, the polysiloxane comprising at least one of the following structural units (I): R 1 n R 2 m SiO (4-n-m)/2 (I) wherein each R 1 , which may be identical or different, represents H, OH, a monovalent hydrocarbon group, or a siloxane group; each R 2 , which may be identical or different, represents a group comprising at least one reactive functional group, wherein m and n fulfill the requirements of 0<n<4, 0<m<4 and 2≦(m+n)<4; (b) at least one reactant comprising at least one functional group that is reactive with at least one functional group selected from the at least one reactive functional group of the at least one polysiloxane and at least one functional group of the at least one reactant; and (c) a plurality of particles selected from inorganic particles, composite particles, and mixtures thereof; wherein each component is different, wherein a retained scratch resistance value of the composition (ii) when cured is greater than a retained scratch resistance value of a composition when cured that does not contain the plurality of particles wherein each component is different, and wherein the composition (ii) when cured has an initial scratch resistance value such that after scratch testing greater than 40 percent of the initial 20° gloss is retained.