Method for producing a multicoat coating comprises: applying a primer-surfacer coat (I) to an optionally pretreated substrate, curing coat (I), applying a basecoat (II) to coat (I), optionally curing the basecoat (II), applying a clearcoat (III) to basecoat (II), and curing basecoat (II) and/or clearcoat (III), wherein coat (I) is obtained by applying a nonaqueous, solventborne coating material comprising by weight: at least 20% of at least one organic solvent, at least 8% of at least one first polyester (A1), having a glass transition temperature of at least 20 C. and an acid number of 0 to 40 mg KOH/g; at least 8% by weight of at least one second polyester (A2), different from (A1) and having a glass transition temperature of not more than 10 C.; at least one crosslinker (B); and at least 8% of one or more fillers and/or pigments (C).

Disclosed herein is an aging resistance coating film for a hub, sequentially comprising an aluminum alloy matrix, a silane conversion film, a high-gloss organic resin coating, a periodic variable alloy black chromium coating film and a transparent resin coating. In the coating film, the thickness of the black chromium coating film is increased and the blackness thereof is adjusted according to different content of C. The residual stress of the deposited metal layer is reduced, the problem of cracking during heating and rapid cooling of the coating film is solved, and the binding force between the coating film and the underlying high-gloss resin material is improved. Also disclosed herein is a method for forming an aging resistance coating film for a hub, comprising: (1) silane pretreatment, (2) spraying of high-gloss medium powder, (3) PVD coating, and (4) spraying of transparent powder.

A cast wheel having an alloy substrate includes a primary surface and a secondary surface. A first polymeric coating is applied to the primary surface and to the secondary surface sealing the cast alloy wheel within the first polymeric coating. An intermediate polymeric coating is applied over the first polymeric coating. The intermediate polymeric coating is coated with metal using physical vapor deposition with the metal being aesthetically distinguishable from the first polymeric coating. A third polymeric coating is applied over the metal. The third polymeric coating, the intermediate coating and the metal from the primary surface of the cast alloy wheel are removed aesthetically distinguishing the primary surface from the secondary surface. A fourth polymeric coating is applied over the primary surface and the secondary surface.

A method for applying a multilayer coating comprising a basecoat and a clearcoat is disclosed. The basecoat is a curable aqueous composition comprising (1) polymeric particles containing carboxylic acid functionality and prepared from ethylenically unsaturated compounds including a multi-ethylenically unsaturated monomer, and (2) a polycarbodiimide. Also provided is a multilayer coated substrate.

A PCM steel sheet for a home appliance and a refrigerator including the same. The PCM steel sheet may include a steel sheet, a basecoat layer provided on the steel sheet, a hairline layer formed on the basecoat layer, a clearcoat layer provided on the hairline layer, and a primer layer between the steel sheet and the basecoat layer to provide adhesion. The PCM steel sheet for a home appliance does not include a metal mesh layer. The PCM steel sheet for a home appliance may have a brightness (flop index) of about 20 or more.

A decorative film that exhibits visual effects such as, e.g., stereoscopic effect, luxurious feel, and the like; and can also exhibit complex flip-flop properties that have expansion, depth, fluctuation, and the like, and whereby a pattern can be made visible or invisible depending on the viewing angle. In one embodiment, the decorative film can include, in order, a base layer and, adjacent to the base layer, a brightening layer having a concavo-convex surface; or a brightening base layer including a brightening material and having a concavo-convex surface; adjacent to the brightening layer or the brightening base layer, a transparent resin layer; and, adjacent to the transparent resin layer, a semi-transparent metallic layer.

The present invention relates to a polymer, preparable by reacting at least one polymer, preparable by reacting (a) dimer fatty acids with at least (b) one polyether having a C3 to C6 alkylene radical and a number-average molecular weight of 450 to 2200 g/mol, components (a) and (b) are used in a molar ratio of 0.7/2.3 to 1.3/1.7, and the resulting polymer has a number-average molecular weight of 1500 to 5000 g/mol and an acid number <10 mg KOH/a, at least one polyether with a C3 to C6 alkylene radical and with a number-average molecular weight of 250 to 3000 g/mol, at least one compound having at least one anionic group and/or at least one functional group capable of forming anions, and at least one, more particularly at least two, isocyanate-reactive functional groups, at least one polyisocyanate, and optionally at least one monool or diol, at least one compound having more than two isocyanate-reactive functional groups, and optionally neutralizing the groups of component (C) that are capable of forming anions.

A system for constructing a deck using engineered wood products, including, but not limited to, structural composite lumber (SCL). Deck boards may be formed from a plurality of veneer layers treated with fire protection treatments, preservatives and/or other chemical treatments, which may be specific to a particular veneer layer, and assembled with adhesives binding the layers together in a stack, resulting in a deck board with unique properties in aggregate. The veneer layers directly adjacent to the two outer face layers may be positioned so that the direction of the wood grain is cross-directional to the direction of the wood grain in the surface layers. The boards are also subject to a multi-layer surface finishing treatment with aesthetic components and a protective component.

A home appliance can include: a body having an opening; a door to open and close the opening; and a color panel on at least one of the body or the door, the color panel including: a base panel including: a front surface, and an uneven pattern portion on the front surface, having upper sides, and lower sides that are at a height difference from the upper sides, and a color layer on the uneven pattern portion and including: main ink dots and sub ink dots having a size that is smaller than the main ink dots, wherein at least one sub ink dot is between each two adjacent main ink dots, and at least some of the sub ink dots are on at least one of a periphery of the upper sides or a periphery of the lower sides.

The invention relates to a new method for metallizing a surface, in particular of a solid packaging, allowing said surface to be entirely or locally personalized by modifying the reflective properties of the deposited metal layer. The invention also relates to the metallized surface obtained in said manner.