Coating compositions for coating an oilfield operational component, and related methods, may include in some aspects a coating composition having a trifunctional silane, a silanol, and a filler. The coating composition may be applied to a surface of the oilfield operational component that is configured to be exposed to a fluid. The coating composition may be applied to at least partially cover or coat the surface. The coating composition may be configured to chemically bond with a cured primer composition that includes an epoxy.

A laminate containing a metallic base layer and a transparent colored layer formed on the metallic base layer, wherein, when

X=[(C*45).sup.2+(C*75).sup.2)].sup.1/2, and

Y=[(L*15).sup.2+(C*15).sup.2)].sup.1/2+[(L*25).sup.2+(C*25).sup.2)].sup.1/2,

X is 64 or more, and Y is 191 or more; and the measured value of graininess (HG value) is 45 or less,
with the proviso that C*15, C*25, C*45, and C*75 represent chroma calculated from spectral reflectances of light illuminated at an incident angle of 45 degrees with respect to the laminate and received at respective angles of 15 degrees, 25 degrees, 45 degrees, and 75 degrees deviated from the specular reflection light, and that L*15 and L*25 represent lightness calculated from spectral reflectances of light illuminated at an incident angle of 45 degrees with respect to the laminate and received at respective angles of 15 degrees and 25 degrees deviated from the specular reflection light.

An adhesion promoter for non-conductive surfaces is disclosed that combines a polyolefin with co-resins in a colloidal suspension in water. The colloidal suspension in water is prepared from mixing a solid-powder composition that includes the polyolefin and the co-resins with water. The colloidal suspension in water is applied to a low surface energy, non-conductive substrate, such as thermoplastic olefins, in order to make the substrates conductive for electrostatic painting.

A composite structure having a co-curable or co-cured coated epoxy-based composite material coated with a co-curable epoxy-based adhesive surfacing material layer and a polyurethane-based coating material layer, along with components and large objects including the co-curable or co-cured coated epoxy-based composite structures.

A process for the application of an intumescent coating system to a substrate comprising (I) applying to a substrate an intumescent coating composition comprising i. an epoxy-based binder; ii. a curing agent; iii. an expansion agent; iv. an acid generating compound; and v. at least 5 wt. % water; and allowing said composition to cure to form an intumescent coating layer; (II) applying to a cured or partially cured intumescent coating layer, a top coat composition comprising an acrylic-based binder, a polyurethane binder or a silicone-based binder and at least 10 wt. % water so as to form a top coat layer.

The present disclosure relates to thin film coating processes, compositions so formed and intermediates used and formed therein using multiple coating stations and multiple drying stations in the thin film coating processes.

A method for producing a decorative surface on a workpiece (1) is disclosed, the method comprising the following steps: feeding (S10) of the workpiece (1) coated with a liquid layer (2) to a digital printing station; application (S12) of an agent capable of at least partially absorbing electromagnetic radiation, at least on a partial area of the surface of the liquid layer (2), or which, in contact with the surface, produces a reaction product which is capable of at least partially absorbing electromagnetic radiation; irradiation (S14) of the surface of the liquid layer (2) and of the agent with electromagnetic radiation having a wavelength of less than 300 nm, preferably less than 250 nm, particularly preferably less than 200 nm.

Furthermore, an apparatus (1) for carrying out this method is disclosed.

A laminate containing a metallic base layer and a transparent colored layer formed on the metallic base layer, wherein, when
X=[(C*45).sup.2+(C*75).sup.2)].sup.1/2, and
Y=[(L*15).sup.2+(C*15).sup.2)].sup.1/2+[(L*25).sup.2+(C*25).sup.2)].sup.1/2,
X is 64 or more, and Y is 191 or more; and the measured value of graininess (HG value) is 45 or less,
with the proviso that C*15, C*25, C*45, and C*75 represent chroma calculated from spectral reflectances of light illuminated at an incident angle of 45 degrees with respect to the laminate and received at respective angles of 15 degrees, 25 degrees, 45 degrees, and 75 degrees deviated from the specular reflection light, and that L*15 and L*25 represent lightness calculated from spectral reflectances of light illuminated at an incident angle of 45 degrees with respect to the laminate and received at respective angles of 15 degrees and 25 degrees deviated from the specular reflection light.

Process for protecting a part comprising an aluminum-based alloy, the process comprising depositing a primer paint layer by anaphoresis over the entire part, polymerizing the primer paint layer in order to form a non-conductive polymerized primer paint layer, laser pickling, by means of a laser beam, an area of the non-conductive polymerized primer paint layer in order to form an unpainted area, trivalent chromium chemical conversion of the unpainted area in order to form a conductive protective layer and drying the part, depositing a finishing paint layer on at least a portion of the non-conductive polymerized primer paint layer, and polymerizing the finishing paint layer.

A method for preparing a bifunctional film, including: (a) drying a first polymer solution to form a film to form an anti-adhesion layer; and (b) drying a second polymer solution over the anti-adhesion layer to form a film to form an attachment layer. The first polymer solution includes a first hydrophobic solution and a first hydrophilic solution, and in the first polymer solution, the weight ratio of the solute of the first hydrophobic solution to the solute of the first hydrophilic solution 1:0.01-1. Moreover, the second polymer solution consists of a second hydrophilic solution.