Provided is a coating film that is less likely to be deteriorated even after exposure to hydrogen peroxide. The coating film is for use in an environment including exposure to hydrogen peroxide and includes a fluorine atom and a urethane bond.

The present invention relates to a method of producing a powder coating material containing a fluororesin and a non-fluororesin. The method of producing a powder coating material includes kneading a raw material containing the fluororesin and the non-fluororesin with a kneading extruder equipped with a screw having a kneading zone, wherein a ratio of a length L.sub.K of the kneading zone to an effective length L.sub.S of the screw (L.sub.K/L.sub.S100) is 21.0 to 50.0%.

To provide a decorative film whereby formation of wrinkles is suppressed when attached to a three dimensional molded product in a stretched state, and a method for producing a decorative film-attached three dimensional molded product. The decorative film of the present invention is a decorative film having at least a base film and a top layer containing a fluorinated polymer, the top layer being disposed on one surface, wherein the surface reflection intensity Wa at a wavelength of from 0.1 to 0.3 mm and the surface reflection intensity Wb at a wavelength of from 0.3 to 1.0 mm, of the top layer as measured by using a wave scan apparatus in such a state that the decorative film is stretched by 1.5 times, are both at most 30.0.

To provide a decorative film, whereby formation of wrinkles is suppressed when bonded to a three dimensional molded product in a stretched state, a method for producing a decorative film, a method for producing a decorative film-attached three dimensional molded product, and a fluorinated polymer composition. The decorative film of the present invention is a decorative film having at least a base film layer and a fluorinated layer containing a crosslinked fluorinated polymer, wherein the crosslinked fluorinated polymer is a crosslinked product of a crosslinkable polymer comprising units based on a fluoroolefin and units having a crosslinkable group, and the average molecular weight between crosslinking groups of the crosslinked fluorinated polymer is from 500 to 50,000.

To provide a decorative film, whereby formation of wrinkles is suppressed when bonded to a three dimensional molded product in a stretched state, a method for producing a decorative film, a method for producing a decorative film-attached three dimensional molded product, and a fluorinated polymer composition. The decorative film of the present invention is a decorative film having at least a base film layer and a fluorinated layer containing a crosslinked fluorinated polymer, wherein the crosslinked fluorinated polymer is a crosslinked product of a crosslinkable polymer comprising units based on a fluoroolefin and units having a crosslinkable group, and the average molecular weight between crosslinking groups of the crosslinked fluorinated polymer is from 500 to 50,000.

To provide a production method for obtaining a coated article provided with a coating film having excellent weather resistance by using a powder coating material. A method for producing a coated article, which comprises applying a powder coating material comprising a fluororesin (A), a non-fluororesin (B) and a metallic pigment (C) to the surface of a substrate, and heating the substrate having the powder coating material applied, to a temperature of at least the glass transition temperature of the fluororesin (A) and the non-fluororesin (B), followed by cooling, to form a coating film on the substrate surface, and which is characterized in that the content of the metallic pigment (C) is from 0.7 to 23 mass % to the total amount of the powder coating material, the PCI value of the coating film is at least 6, and the flip-flop value is at least 1.2.

The invention relates to a fluorinated copolymers which are particularly based on vinylidene fluoride (VDF) or trifluoroethylene (TrFE) and particularly functionalized by functional and/or functionizable vinyl ethers. The invention also relates to methods for producing said copolymers, and to the applications thereof.

The invention relates to a fluorinated copolymers which are particularly based on vinylidene fluoride (VDF) or trifluoroethylene (TrFE) and particularly functionalized by functional and/or functionizable vinyl ethers. The invention also relates to methods for producing said copolymers, and to the applications thereof.

To provide an aqueous coating material which is capable of forming a coating film excellent in stain resistance; a coating film; and a method for producing a substrate with a coating film. An aqueous coating material of the present invention comprises a fluorinated non-block copolymer which comprises units based on a fluoroolefin and units having a hydrophilic group, a fluorinated block copolymer which has a fluorinated segment comprising units based on a monomer having a perfluoroalkyl group and a non-fluorinated segment containing no fluorine atom, an anionic surfactant, of which the HLB value is at least 17.5, and water.

To provide an aqueous coating material capable of forming a coating film which is excellent in the weather resistance and has a stable coating film surface, and a substrate with a coating film which is excellent in the weather resistance and which has a stable coating film surface.

An aqueous coating material comprising particles of a fluorinated polymer having units based on a fluoroolefin and units having a hydrophilic group; a specific aminosilane and a specific silane, or a condensate thereof, and water; and a substrate with a coating film, which comprises a substrate and a coating film comprising a hydrolysable silane or a condensate thereof formed on a surface of the substrate, wherein the content of silicon atoms in the coating film to the total mass of the coating film is from 0.01 to 10 mass %, and the molar ratio of fluorine atoms to silicon atoms in the coating film surface is from 1 to 300.