A wear-resistant composition which includes a polymeric hot-melt binder system which includes at least one wear-resistant additive which includes diamond particles dispersed therein. A surface covering includes a base layer, a wear-resistant layer, and optionally a topcoat layer. The wear-resistant layer is laminated to the base layer. The wear-resistant layer may be formed by dispersing a plurality of wear-resistant additive particles, which include diamonds, into a liquid to form a stable liquid dispersion, blending the stable liquid dispersion into a polymeric resin to form a mixture, and extruding the mixture to form the wear layer.

Resin particles for addition to a surface protective resin member include an acrylic-urethane resin as a main component. The resin particles have a Martens hardness at 23 C. in a range of 0.5 N/mm.sup.2 to 220 N/mm.sup.2, a recovery ratio at 23 C. in a range of 70% to 100%, and a volume average particle size D50v in a range of 3 m to 50 m.

The invention provides a coating composition suitable for application to a metallic substrate comprising a) at least one epoxy resin; and b) 8 to 40 wt % of particles of recycled vehicle tyres having an average particle size diameter of 10 to 70 m.

An yttrium fluoride spray material contains Y.sub.5O.sub.4F.sub.7 and YF.sub.3, and has an average particle size of 10-60 m and a bulk density of 1.2-2.5 g/cm.sup.3. The Y.sub.5O.sub.4F.sub.7 and YF.sub.3 in the yttrium fluoride spray material consist of 30 to 90% by weight of Y.sub.5O.sub.4F.sub.7 and the balance of YF.sub.3. A sprayed coating of yttrium oxyfluoride is obtained by atmospheric plasma spraying of the spray material.

A molded component for a vehicle such as a front grille (3) includes a molded plastic base member (10), a first coating layer (13) applied on a surface of the base member, and a second coating layer (14) applied on a surface of the first coating layer, the second coating layer (14) containing flakes of aluminum (20a) and flakes of a silicate compound (20b). The first coating layer has a brightness of 1 to 6.

Thermal barrier coatings and substrates, including engine components, coated with the thermal barrier coatings are provided. Also provided are methods for making and applying the thermal barrier coatings. The coatings include aluminosilicate particles dispersed in an organic polysilazane or metal phosphate binder.

The invention relates to a pigment composition for preparing pigmented matt coatings, such as matt paints and printing inks. Further, the invention relates to a process for preparing such pigment composition, and to a coating formulation containing such composition. Finally, the invention is directed to a pigmented matt surface of a substrate, and to the use of the pigment compositions disclosed herein for matting substrates.

Coating material (237) being processable by non-impact printing to form at least a part of a coating layer (206) representing an image; the coating material (237) comprising an amorphous resin portion and being curable; the coating material (237) being configured for being applied with a thickness of at least 15 m; wherein preferably the coating material (237) is configured for being applied with a thickness of at least 20 in particular with a thickness of at least 30 further in particular with a thickness of at least 40 m; the coating material comprising one or more of the following: (i) a polyester resin comprising at least one incorporated acid monomer and wherein at least 10 weight percent of the at least one incorporated acid monomer is isophthalic acid; (ii) a polyester resin containing 1 to 100 w-% of cycloaliphatic glycol compounds with respect to the total weight of the glycol compounds of the polyester resin component, in particular 2,2,4,4-tetraalkylcyclobutane-1,3-diol and/or 2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-1,3-cyclobutanediol; (iii) an acrylic resin; (iv) a fluorine containing polymer, in particular a hydroxyl functional fluorine polymer; (v) a polyurethane resin.

A composition includes magnetic particles having a median particle size ranging from about 10 to about 30 microns; and reflective particles having a median particle size ranging from about 1 to about 9 microns, wherein the reflective particles have a lightness at least 10 points higher than the lightness of the magnetic particles. A method of making the composition is also disclosed.

A light reflective coating for an audio product, including the following parts by weight of constituents: 15-35 parts by weight of resin, 15-35 parts by weight of glass beads, 20-40 parts by weight of aluminum beads, 5-15 parts by weight of a solidifying agent, 10-25 parts by weight of a solvent and 1-8 parts by weight of an additive. The present invention further includes a method for preparing the light reflective coating for an audio product, adopts organic macromolecular materials having good comprehensive performances to perform optimization and combination, and improves the light reflective performance of the combination. The coating prepared with the method of the present invention has a flat, fine and smooth surface, has good gloss retention, and can satisfy the use requirements of an audio product coating for anti-corrosion, anti-weathering and the like.