A light-shielding composition includes a light-shielding pigment, a resin, a polymerizable compound, which is a low-molecular-weight compound containing an ethylenically unsaturated group, and a polymerization initiator, in which the light-shielding pigment contains an inorganic particle, and an inorganic compound coating the inorganic particle, the inorganic particle contains one or more nitrogen-containing metal compounds selected from the group consisting of zirconium nitride, zirconium oxynitride, vanadium nitride, vanadium oxynitride, niobium nitride, and niobium oxynitride, the inorganic compound contains a silicon atom, and a contained atom number ratio of a total content of metallic atoms, which are selected from the group consisting of a zirconium atom, a vanadium atom, and a niobium atom, to a content of the silicon atom in a surface of the light-shielding pigment, as determined by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, is greater than 1.0.

The present invention relates to a coating material containing a resin component and at least one oil component, in which the oil component can exude out from a cured or dried coating film layer to which the coating material has been applied when a temperature drops to a predetermined value or less, the coating material further contains an oil component P, an absolute value of a difference between a value of a solubility parameter of the oil component P and a value of a solubility parameter of the resin component is less than 0.4 (J/cm.sup.3).sup.1/2, and the oil component P has a solubility parameter contribution value A of 3 or less and satisfies a specific condition.

The present invention relates to a coating material containing a resin component and at least one oil component, in which the oil component can exude out from a cured or dried coating film layer to which the coating material has been applied when a temperature drops to a predetermined value or less, the coating material further contains an oil component P, an absolute value of a difference between a value of a solubility parameter of the oil component P and a value of a solubility parameter of the resin component is less than 0.4 (J/cm.sup.3).sup.1/2, and the oil component P has a solubility parameter contribution value A of 3 or less and satisfies a specific condition.

A viscosity modifier is thermally stable and can provide an excellent viscosity-increasing effect and/or an anti-sagging effect, and is used by the addition to a paint, a coating agent, a painting agent, a flux, an adhesive material, and a sealing material that are produced/used under high temperature conditions. A film-forming agent contains the viscosity modifier including a polyamide component that contains a polyamide compound from a C2-10 aliphatic and/or C6-10 aromatic primary diamine and a C12-36 polybasic acid and/or a C12-30 unsubstituted or hydroxy-substituted aliphatic monocarboxylic acid. The film-forming agent contains the viscosity modifier and a film-forming component and is at least any one selected from a paint, a coating material, a painting material, a flux, an adhesive material, and a sealing material.

A home appliance, such as a laundry appliance, includes a component assembly with a sensor and a sensor-controlled component for operating the appliance, and a cover for housing the component assembly therein. The cover has an outer surface and an inner surface. The cover includes a functionalized superhydrophobic multi-layer coating on at least one of the outer surface and inner surface. The functionalized superhydrophobic coating prevents moisture from entering the component assembly and attacking sensors housed therein, and has a water contact angle thereon of at least 145 degrees.

A home appliance, such as a laundry appliance, includes a component assembly with a sensor and a sensor-controlled component for operating the appliance, and a cover for housing the component assembly therein. The cover has an outer surface and an inner surface. The cover includes a functionalized superhydrophobic multi-layer coating on at least one of the outer surface and inner surface. The functionalized superhydrophobic coating prevents moisture from entering the component assembly and attacking sensors housed therein, and has a water contact angle thereon of at least 145 degrees.

A paint comprises a zinc powder, a binder made of an organic resin, calcium sulfate, and a dispersant, wherein a content of the calcium sulfate is 0.046 to 0.186 mol per 100 g of a heating residue of a coating film (from which sulfate added is excluded), a weight ratio of zinc to a dried coating film from which the calcium sulfate is excluded is 70 wt %, a weight ratio of the dispersant to the calcium sulfate is 0.05 to 0.5 wt %, and the dispersant is constituted by at least one of a block copolymer having a basic group with pigment affinity, an oil-soluble non-ionic active agent, and a polyether-modified silicone.

Provided is a member in which the strength of a second layer located on the outermost surface of the exterior is improved in order to sufficiently exhibit and maintain the functions, to thereby improve impact resistance and scratch resistance. The member is a member including a base material, a first layer, a second layer, and a third layer in the stated order, wherein the first layer is an inorganic porous layer in which a plurality of inorganic particles are joined to each other, and the first layer and the second layer have a total thickness of 0.3 μm or more and 2 μm or less, wherein the third layer contains a resin and has a thickness of 0.4 μm or more and 2,000 μm or less, and wherein the second layer contains the inorganic particles and the resin.

The invention relates to the use of a persistent, weatherable blend of a bird repellent and a paint coating composition on exterior surfaces such as wood or building materials, to deter birds from damaging such wood or building material. The bird repellent blend has improved weatherability while retaining the effectiveness of the bird repellent.

The invention relates to the use of a persistent, weatherable blend of a bird repellent and a paint coating composition on exterior surfaces such as wood or building materials, to deter birds from damaging such wood or building material. The bird repellent blend has improved weatherability while retaining the effectiveness of the bird repellent.