The present invention relates to an aqueous autodeposition composition comprising iron(II) ions, fluoride ions, at least one chain transfer agent and at least one dispersed organic binder component, wherein the organic binder component comprises at least one water-dispersible polymerizable (meth)acrylic acid component; and at least one acrylated mono- or diphosphate ester component.

A coating system includes a plurality of liquid immersion workstations positioned along an arcuate path, the plurality of liquid immersion workstations defining a single complete coating process for a sequence of objects. A plurality of curing workstations are configured to independently receive objects of the sequence of objects exiting the plurality of liquid immersion workstations. An articulated robotic arm has a base positioned inside the arcuate path in top plan view such that the robotic arm is operable to carry each object of the sequence of objects through each of the plurality of liquid immersion workstations and to exactly one of the plurality of curing workstations. An articulated robotic hand is provided at a distal end of the robotic arm and configured to grasp and hold each of the objects and to oscillate the object while submerged in each of the plurality of liquid immersion workstations.

Aqueous coating compositions are provided. The aqueous compositions include at least one type of organic polymer particles having an average particle size of 10 to 1000 nm, including isocyanate-reactive polymers (A), one or more ketoxime- and/or pyrazole-blocked polyisocyanates (B) including at least one aromatic hydrocarbyl radical or at least one cycloaliphatic hydrocarbyl radical, at least one polyanionic polymer (C), at least one complex fluoride (D) selected from the group consisting of hexa- or tetrafluorides of metallic elements of groups IVb, Vb and VIb of the Periodic Table of the Elements, and at least one aminosilane (E), wherein the aqueous coating compositions have a pH of 3 to 5, and have a total solids content of 5% to 35% by weight. Also provided are processes for producing these aqueous coating compositions, processes for coating metal ion-releasing surfaces with the aqueous coating compositions, and coatings obtained therefrom.

An anti-corrosive agent, a method for anticorrosive coating of a component and a system for anti-corrosive coating of a component are provided. The anti-corrosive agent, which is a body-cavity preserving agent, an agent for underbody sealing, an agent for permanent protective coating for storage and transportation or an agent for temporary protective coating for storage and transportation, is intended for the corrosion protection of a component, in particular an automotive part. The anti-corrosive agent can be applied without additional heating, is radiation-induced radical and/or cationic, preferably in the case of thick layers, crosslinking and has application-specific, controllable reaction kinetics and adapted heat resistance.

The present application provides a color register edging method for an aluminum alloy hub. The method is characterized by comprising the following steps: (I) a first pretreatment and drying step, including washing, degreasing, acid pickling and passivation; (II) a body powder and paint spraying and respective curing step; (III) a second pretreatment and drying step, including washing, degreasing, acid pickling and passivation; (IV) an edging color register spraying and curing step, wherein a color register paint is squeezed onto a surface that needs color register by using an injection needle; (V) a third pretreatment and drying step, including washing, degreasing, acid pickling and passivation; and (VI) a high-gloss transparent powder spraying and curing step. The method breaks the conventional shielded protective color register process, the designed grooves can be in a full circle or partial, meanwhile, the size of the grooves can also be changed in the width.

Provided is a method for forming a multilayer coating film, the method being capable of forming a high-brightness white multilayer coating film which is excellent in terms of brilliant feeling, smoothness, and weather resistance and with which white stains are suppressed. In this method for forming a multilayer coating film to form a brilliant coating film, a white multilayer coating film is formed by: sequentially applying a first coloring paint (P1), a second aqueous coloring paint (P2), a third aqueous coloring paint (P3), and a clear coat paint (P4) on a cured electrodeposition coating film formed on a steel sheet; and forming a first colored coating film, a second colored coating film, a third colored coating film, and a clear coat coating film which each have a particular composition, brightness, film thickness, and the like.

A multilayer coating film includes a colored base layer 14 formed directly or indirectly on a surface of a coating target 11, and a luster material-containing layer 15 layered on the colored base layer 14 and containing flaked luster materials 22 and a colorant 23. With respect to the luster material-containing layer 15 in a state without the colorant, Y(10) of the XYZ color system is set to be 50 or more and 850 or less, and Y(20) is set to be equal to kY(10), where k is in a range of 0.2k0.6 and is determined according to the Y(10). The colorant concentration C of the luster material-containing layer is determined according to k. The surface reflectance R(%) of the colored base layer is determined according to the colorant concentration C of the luster material-containing layer and the Y(10).

In a coated article including a laminated coating film configured such that a first base layer 3 containing a lustrous material 11 and a second base layer 4 and a transparent clear layer 5 containing an organic pigment 15 are stacked on each other in this order on a coating target object, the same type of organic ultraviolet absorbing agent 13 having a molecular weight of equal to or greater than 500 is added to the first base layer 3 and the second base layer 4.

Aqueous coating compositions are provided. The aqueous compositions include at least one type of organic polymer particles having an average particle size of 10 to 1000 nm, including isocyanate-reactive polymers (A), one or more ketoxime- and/or pyrazole-blocked polyisocyanates (B) including at least one aromatic hydrocarbyl radical or at least one cycloaliphatic hydrocarbyl radical, at least one polyanionic polymer (C), at least one complex fluoride (D) selected from the group consisting of hexa- or tetrafluorides of metallic elements of groups IVb, Vb and VIb of the Periodic Table of the Elements, and at least one aminosilane (E), wherein the aqueous coating compositions have a pH of 3 to 5, and have a total solids content of 5% to 35% by weight. Also provided are processes for producing these aqueous coating compositions, processes for coating metal ion-releasing surfaces with the aqueous coating compositions, and coatings obtained therefrom.

The present application provides a color register edging method for an aluminum alloy hub. The method is characterized by comprising the following steps: (I) a first pretreatment and drying step, including washing, degreasing, acid pickling and passivation; (II) a body powder and paint spraying and respective curing step; (III) a second pretreatment and drying step, including washing, degreasing, acid pickling and passivation; (IV) an edging color register spraying and curing step, wherein a color register paint is squeezed onto a surface that needs color register by using an injection needle; (V) a third pretreatment and drying step, including washing, degreasing, acid pickling and passivation; and (VI) a high-gloss transparent powder spraying and curing step. The method breaks the conventional shielded protective color register process, the designed grooves can be in a full circle or partial, meanwhile, the size of the grooves can also be changed in the width.