A coating composition for precision application includes: a coating composition including a film-forming resin dispersed in an aqueous medium; a crosslinker reactive with the film-forming resin; a rheology modifier; a colorant; and a swelling solvent that swells the film-forming resin. The solids content of the coating composition is less than 25 weight %, based on the total weight of the coating composition. A system and method for precision application of a coating composition over at least a portion of a substrate are also disclosed. A substrate coated with a multi-layer coating system is also disclosed.

The invention particularly relates to a method of applying a permanent coating to a plastic surface of a first part, comprising the following steps: applying to said plastic surface a layer of a polyamide-based hot-melt material, maintaining this layer of hot-melt material on said plastic surface for a period of time ranging from a few minutes to several hours, removing this layer of hot-melt material from this plastic surface; and applying a permanent coating to said surface, said permanent coating being based on polyurethane, an epoxy resin or polyesters, a polycarbonate and/or an acrylic resin; as well as the use of such a method in the automotive industry.

A laminate containing a metallic base layer and a transparent colored layer formed on the metallic base layer. The metallic base layer contains an aluminum pigment, a light-scattering component, a surface adjusting agent, and a rheology control agent, the aluminum pigment being present in an amount of 15 to 70 parts by mass, on a solids basis; and the light-scattering component being present in an amount of 5 to 55 parts by mass, on a solids basis, based on 100 parts by mass of the metallic base layer. The transparent colored layer contains a resin component, a curing agent, and a color pigment, the color pigment being present in an amount of 0.5 to 10 parts by mass, based on 100 parts by mass of the resin solids content of the transparent colored layer.

A method for forming a multilayer coating film, sequentially conducting step (1) of applying an aqueous 2-package type first colored paint on both a metal member and a plastic member of an automobile outer panel to form an uncured first colored coating film; step (2) of applying an aqueous 1-package type white paint on the uncured first colored coating film by step (1) to form an uncured white coating film; step (3) of applying an aqueous 1-package type interference color paint on the uncured white coating film by step (2) to form an uncured interference color coating film; step (4) of applying a solvent-based 2-package type clear paint on the uncured interference color coating film by step (3) to form an uncured clear coating film; and step (5) of heating these coating films by steps (1) to (4) at 75 to 100° C. to simultaneously cure them.

One or more aspects of the present disclosure provide optical element transfer structures that include an optical element releasably coupled with a transfer medium and methods of making and using the optical element transfer structures. The optical element transfer structures can be used to dispose an optical element onto an article, whereby the optical element imparts a structural color to the article.

One or more aspects of the present disclosure are directed to bladders that incorporate a multi-layer optical film that impart a structural color to the bladder. The present disclosure is also directed to articles including the bladders having a multi-layer optical film, and methods for making articles and bladders having a multi-layer optical film.

Provided is a powder coating composition, whereby a cured film excellent in water resistance, chemical resistance and weather resistance, can be formed by single coating operation, wherein a fluorinated resin layer and a polyester layer are layer-separated in the process of melting and curing the powder coating composition. A powder coating composition comprising a fluorinated resin (A), a polyester polymer (B), a curing agent (C) and an ultraviolet absorber (D), wherein the polyester polymer (B) is a polyester polymer comprising units derived from a C.sub.8-15 aromatic polybasic carboxylic acid compound and units derived from a C.sub.2-10 a polyhydric alcohol compound.

One or more aspects of the present disclosure are directed to bladders that incorporate a multi-layer optical film that impart a structural color to the bladder. The present disclosure is also directed to articles including the bladders having a multi-layer optical film, and methods for making articles and bladders having a multi-layer optical film.

The invention relates to a coating system comprising a binder composition comprising a polymer having a Mn of 6,000 to 60,000 g/mol, a Mw of 20,000 to 300,000 g/mol, a Tg of 30 to 180° C. and an acid value of at most 3.0 mg KOH/g, and a RMA crosslinkable coating composition comprising a component A with at least two acidic protons C—H in activated methylene or methine groups, a component B with at least two activated unsaturated C═C groups and a base crosslinking catalyst C; and its use for improving adhesion of the RMA crosslinkable coating composition, in particular to wood substrates.

One or more aspects of the present disclosure provide optical element transfer structures that include an optical element releasably coupled with a transfer medium and methods of making and using the optical element transfer structures. The optical element transfer structures can be used to dispose an optical element onto an article, whereby the optical element imparts a structural color to the article.