Dennis James Dziekan

US Patent:

47205288, Jan 19, 1988

Filed:

Aug 13, 1986

Appl. No.:

6/896003

Inventors:

Roger A. Etzell - Farmington Hills MI
Bertram J. Miller - Roseville MI
Dennis J. Dziekan - Farmington Hills MI

Assignee:

BASF Corporation-Inmont Division - Detroit MI

International Classification:

C08F26506
C08F28300

US Classification:

525450

Abstract:

Flexible coatings are applied to the outer surfaces of automotive vehicles having metal and plastic portions from coating compositions having about 40 to 95% by weight of an epsilon-caprolactone modified acrylic polymer and about 5 to 45% by weight of an aminoplast resin cross-linking agent, the epsilon-caprolactone modified acrylic polymer having a number average molecular weight of about 1,000 to 6,000, hydroxyl contents from about 1 to 7% by weight, optionally about 0. 1 to 4. 0% by weight carboxyl contents and about 0. 25 to 6 moles epsilon-caprolactone per mole of hydroxyl and/or carboxyl in the polymer, the coating composition having a solids content of about 35 to 68% by weight and a liquid carrier of about 32 to 65% by weight.

US Patent:

45460469, Oct 8, 1985

Filed:

Apr 26, 1985

Appl. No.:

6/726945

Inventors:

Roger A. Etzell - Farmington Hills MI
Bertram J. Miller - Roseville MI
Dennis J. Dziekan - Farmington Hills MI

Assignee:

Glasurit America, Inc. - Detroit MI

International Classification:

B05D 136
B05D 302
B05D 716
B32B 1508

US Classification:

428460

Abstract:

Flexible coatings are applied to the outer surfaces of automotive vehicles having metal and plastic portions from coating compositions having about 40 to 95% by weight of an epsilon-caprolactone modified acrylic polymer and about 5 to 45% by weight of an aminoplast resin cross-linking agent, the epsilon-caprolactone modified acrylic polymer having a number average molecular weight of about 1,000 to 6,000, hydroxyl contents from about 1 to 7% by weight, optionally about 0. 1 to 4. 0% by weight carboxyl contents and about 0. 25 to 6 moles epsilon-caprolactone per mole of hydroxyl and/or carboxyl in the polymer, the coating composition having a solids content of about 35 to 68% by weight and a liquid carrier of about 32 to 65% by weight.