The present disclosure is directed to an electrodepositable coating composition comprising a hydroxyl-functional addition polymer comprising constitutional units, at least 70% of which comprise formula (I): [C(R.sup.1).sub.2C(R.sup.1)(OH)] (I), wherein each R.sup.1 is independently one of hydrogen, an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a substituted cycloalkyl group, an alkylcycloalkyl group, a substituted alkylcycloalkyl group, a cycloalkylalkyl group, a substituted cycloalkylalkyl group, an aryl group, a substituted aryl group, an alkylaryl group, a substituted alkylaryl group, a cycloalkylaryl group, a substituted cycloalkylaryl group, an arylalkyl group, a substituted arylalkyl group, an arylcycloalkyl group, or a substituted arylcycloalkyl group; an ionic salt group-containing film-forming polymer comprising active hydrogen functional groups; a blocked polyisocyanate curing agent comprising blocking groups, wherein the blocking groups comprise a 1,2-polyol as a blocking agent; and a bismuth catalyst.

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The invention relates to a method for producing a pigment paste and an electrocoat containing the paste, the past being made by mixing solid pigment particles with a grind resin in the presence of water and/or an organic liquid, wherein the grind resin includes a dispersion of core-shell particles in an epoxide prepolymer which is liquid at 20 C. and the core-shell particles have a silicone core and a polymer shell.

The present disclosure is directed to an electrodepositable coating composition comprising an electrodepositable binder comprising an ionic salt group-containing film-forming polymer and a curing agent; and at least one pigment: wherein the electrodepositable coating composition has a resin solids content of less than 30% by weight, based on the total weight of the electrodepositable coating composition, and a viscosity of at least 15 cP at a shear rate of 0.1/s, as measured by the BATH VISCOSITY TEST METHOD; and wherein the pigment optionally comprises a phyllosilicate pigment, and the pigment-to-binder ratio of the phyllosilicate pigment to the electrodepositable binder is less than 0.2:1 if the electrodepositable coating composition is a cationic electrodepositable coating composition and a pigment dispersing acid is present in the cationic electrodepositable coating composition. Also disclosed are coatings, coated substrates, and methods of coating a substrate.

The present disclosure is directed to a system for coating a metal substrate comprising an anionic electrodepositable coating composition comprising a film-forming binder comprising an anionic salt group-containing film-forming polymer and a curing agent, wherein the anionic salt group-containing film-forming polymer does not include carbamate functional groups if the anionic salt group-containing film-forming polymer is a phosphatized epoxy resin; and a non-electrodepositable coating composition comprising a corrosion inhibitor comprising an azole. Also disclosed are methods of coating metal substrates and multi-layered coated metal substrates.

Cathodic electrocoating composition with improved edge protection and coating appearance are provided. An exemplary cathodic electrocoating composition includes an aqueous carrier, a film forming binder dispersed in the carrier and including an epoxy-amine adduct and a blocked polyisocyanate crosslinking agent; a pigment paste; a water-soluble cellulose ether; and a cationic microgel dispersion which is prepared by a process comprising dispersing in aqueous medium a mixture of a cationic polyepoxide-amine reaction product which contains amine groups selected from the group consisting of primary amine groups, secondary amine groups, and mixtures thereof and a polyepoxide crosslinking agent and heating the mixture to a temperature sufficient to crosslink the mixture to form the cationic microgel dispersion. The water-soluble cellulose ether may be hydroxyethyl cellulose.

One example provides a method. The method includes forming a substrate comprising a metal alloy comprising at least one of aluminium, magnesium, lithium, zinc, titanium, niobium, and copper. The method includes polishing a surface of the substrate using particles comprising chromium metal. The polished surface is electrically conductive.

An electrocoating composition is provided herein. The electrocoating composition includes an aqueous carrier. The electrocoating composition further includes a film forming binder. The film forming binder includes an epoxy-amine adduct and a blocked polyisocyanate crosslinking agent. The electrocoating composition further includes an anti-crater agent selected from the group of a polyester resin dispersion, a polyacrylate resin dispersion, and a combination thereof. The electrocoating composition further includes a supplemental anti-crater agent including a polyether modified polysiloxane.

The present disclosure is directed to an electrodepositable coating composition comprising (a) an active hydrogen-containing, ionic salt group-containing film-forming polymer: (b) an at least partially blocked polyisocyanate curing agent: (c) a curing catalyst; and (d) an edge control additive: wherein the electrodepositable coating composition has a gel point of less than 150? C. as measured by the GEL POINT TEST METHOD, an edge coverage of greater than 20%, as measured by the EDGE COVERAGE TEST METHOD, and an Ra of no more than 0.45, as measured by the SURFACE ROUGHNESS TEST METHOD. Also disclosed are methods of coating substrates, coatings, and coated substrates.

The present disclosure is directed to an electrodepositable coating composition comprising (a) a hydroxyl-functional addition polymer comprising constitutional units, at least 70% of which comprise formula (I) wherein each R.sup.1 is independently one of hydrogen, an alkyl group, a substituted alkyl group, a cycloalkyl group, a substituted cycloalkyl group, an alkylcycloalkyl group, a substituted alkylcycloalkyl group, a cycloalkylalkyl group, a substituted cycloalkylalkyl group, an aryl group, a substituted aryl group, an alkylaryl group, a substituted alkylaryl group, a cycloalkylalkyl group, a substituted cycloalkylaryl group, an arylalkyl group, a substituted arylalkyl group, an arylcycloalkyl group, or a substituted arylcycloalkyl group, and the % based upon the total constitutional units of the hydroxyl-functional addition polymer; (b) an active hydrogen-containing, ionic salt group-containing film-forming polymer; (c) a curing agent; and (d) a curing catalyst.

The invention relates to pigment- and/or filler-containing formulations, comprising one or more solids selected from the group of the pigments and fillers, and an emulsifier (EQ), which has the following formula: R.sup.1N(R.sup.2)(R.sup.3)(R.sup.4)X(EQ), where: R.sup.1 is a moiety that contains at least one aromatic group and at least one aliphatic group, has 15 to 40 carbon atoms, and contains at least one functional group selected from hydroxy groups, thiol groups, and primary or secondary amino groups and/or comprises at least one carbon-carbon multiple bond; R.sup.2, R.sup.3, and R.sup.4 are, independently of each other, identical or different aliphatic moieties having 1 to 14 carbon atoms; and X stands for the acid anion of an organic or inorganic acid HX. The invention further relates to coating agents comprising said formulations, the use of said formulations to produce electrocoats, and conductive substrates coated with said coating agent compositions.