The present invention relates to a coating composition, a coating method and use of the composition, and a product coated with the coating composition. The coating composition comprises: (a) an isocyanate-reactive component; (b) an isocyanate component comprising: (b1) at least one isocyanate prepolymer, the isocyanate prepolymer being a reaction product of components comprising at least one aliphatic isocyanate and at least one polyether polyol, the polyether polyol having a weight-average molecular weight of 400 to 6000 and the structure of HO—R.sup.1.sub.n—R.sup.2; and (b2) at least one isocyanate oligomer containing not less than two isocyanate groups, the weight ratio of the isocyanate prepolymer (b1) to the isocyanate oligomer (b2) being greater than 1:4 and less than 4:1; and (c) a catalyst; wherein the molar ratio of the isocyanate groups to the isocyanate-reactive groups in the coating composition is from 1.5:1 to 4:1.

A semicarbazide composition contains a semicarbazide compound (A1) derived from a hydrazine and an isocyanate compound (a1) having an isocyanate group, and a semicarbazide compound (B1) derived from a hydrazine and an isocyanate compound (b1) having an isocyanate group and having a different structure from the isocyanate compound (a1), wherein the absolute value of the difference in the solubility parameters of the isocyanate compound (a1) and the isocyanate compound (b1) is at least 0.15 but not more than 2.10. A method for producing a semicarbazide composition includes, in sequence, a step 2-1 of reacting a hydrazine and an isocyanate compound (a2) having at least one cyclic structure within the molecule to obtain a semicarbazide compound (A2), and a step 2-2 of reacting a hydrazine and an isocyanate compound (b2) not having a cyclic structure within the molecule to obtain a semicarbazide compound (B2).

An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball travelling a great flight distance on driver shots, having enhanced controllability on approach shots under a wet condition, and being excellent in stain resistance and shot feeling. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body having a cover, and a paint film covering the golf ball body, wherein a 10% elastic modulus of the paint film is 75 kgf/cm.sup.2 or less, a storage modulus (E′.sub.150) at 150° C. of the paint film obtained by measuring dynamic viscoelasticity of the paint film is 1.0×10.sup.7 Pa or more, an indentation depth of the paint film measured with a nanoindenter in a state that the paint film is formed on the surface of the golf ball body is 1250 nm or more, and a material hardness of the cover is 50 or more in Shore D hardness.

The invention is directed to curable polyurethane coating compositions which may be used to form fouling release coatings, e.g., for use in protecting boat hulls. A curable coating composition of the invention comprises a) at least one amphiphilic additive; b) at least one polyisocyanate; c) at least one polyol; and d) optionally, at least one amphiphilic PEG-PDMS isocyanate prepolymer. Another curable coating composition of the invention comprises the at least one polyisocyanate, b), the at least one polyol, c), and the at least one amphiphilic PEG-PDMS isocyanate prepolymer, d). The invention further relates to methods for reducing or preventing biofouling of a surface exposed to an aqueous environment comprising the steps of coating the surface with the curable coating compositions of the invention to form a coated surface, and curing the coating composition on the coated surface.

An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball travelling a great flight distance on driver shots on a rainy day and having excellent spin performance on approach shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film covering the golf ball body and composed of at least one layer, wherein an outermost layer of the paint film is formed from a paint containing a polyol, a polyisocyanate, and a carbinol modified silicone oil different from the polyol compound.

An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball travelling a great flight distance on driver shots on a rainy day and having excellent spin performance on approach shots. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film covering the golf ball body and composed of at least one layer, wherein an outermost layer of the paint film is formed from a paint containing a polyol, a polyisocyanate, and a carbinol modified silicone oil different from the polyol compound.

An adhesive composition and a surface protective film using the same are provided. The adhesive composition comprises a urethane resin containing a hydroxyl group; an isocyanate-based curing agent; a (meth)acrylate copolymer of a monomer mixture including a (meth)acrylate monomer containing a hydroxyl group, a (meth)acrylate monomer containing a fluorine based substituent, an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer having an alkyl group of 1 to 10 carbon atoms and an alkyl (meth)acrylate monomer having an alkyl group of 12 to 22 carbon atoms; and an antistatic agent.

Described herein is a method for producing a PU foam insole, including the following steps of: (1) pouring the raw materials used to form a PU foam into a mould, reacting to obtain a PU sheet, where the height of the mould cavity is from about 1.0 to about 1.6 times of the total thickness of two finished insoles; (2) splitting the PU sheet into two halves in the horizontal direction to obtain two pieces of PU insole material, where one surface of the material has open pores, and the other surface of the material has a skin; and (3) attaching a piece of fabric onto the surface having open pores of the material obtained in step (2). Also described herein is a PU foam insole produced by the method.

An object of the present invention is to provide a golf ball having improved ball speed or aerodynamic performance on a rainy day or the like by controlling the formulation of the paint film. The present invention provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film covering the golf ball body, wherein a paint film surface of the golf ball has a water contact angle A1 of 70° or more and a water sliding angle B1 of less than 50°. The present invention also provides a golf ball comprising a golf ball body and a paint film covering the golf ball body, wherein when a sheet consisting of a slab formed from a composition constituting a golf ball body surface and a coating film formed by applying a paint constituting the paint film on the slab is prepared, a coating film surface of the sheet has a water contact angle A2 of 90° or more and a water sliding angle B2 of less than 52°.

A laminate 10 includes: a foamed polyurethane layer 11 obtained from a foamable polyurethane resin composition containing an active hydrogen group-containing tin ricinoleate and a phosphorus-containing solid flame retardant; and a coating layer 15 adhered to the foamed polyurethane layer 11 by a polyurethane hot melt adhesive 13 containing a polyurethane prepolymer (I) obtained by using a polyol component (A) and a polyisocyanate component (B) as raw materials, and a catalyst (II).