A coating system includes at least one putty layer and at least one clear coat layer. The at least one putty layer includes a putty having a binder component which has at least one polyaspartic acid ester and a hardener component which has at least one polyisocyanate. The at least one clear coat layer includes a clear coat coating material based on an RMA binder or a polyaspartic acid ester binder.

An anti-fouling coating is provided, containing a continuous matrix comprising a first component; a plurality of inclusions comprising a second component, wherein the first component is a low-surface-energy polymer having a surface energy, and the second component is a hygroscopic material containing one or more ionic species. The low-surface-energy polymer and the hygroscopic material are chemically connected ionically or covalently, such as in a segmented copolymer composition comprising fluoropolymer soft segments and ionic species contained within the soft segments. The continuous matrix and the inclusions form a lubricating surface layer in the presence of humidity. Coefficient-of-friction experimental data is presented for various sample coatings. The incorporation of ionic species into the polymer chain backbone increases the hygroscopic behavior of the overall structure. Improvement in lubrication enables material to be cleared from a surface using the natural motion of an automotive or aerospace vehicle.

Described herein is a composition including at least one polyurethane polymer. Also described herein are a method of using the composition including at least one polyurethane polymer for metal pre-treatment and a process for metal pre-treatment.

There is described an aqueous coating composition, the aqueous coating composition comprising an acrylic polyester resin, obtainable by grafting an acrylic polymer and a polyester material, the polyester material being obtainable by polymerizing: (i) a polyacid component, with (ii) a polyol component. At least one of the polyacid component and/or the polyol component comprises a functional monomer operable to impart functionality on to the polyester resin, such that an acrylic polymer may be grafted with the polyester material via the use of said functionality. The coating composition further containing a crosslinking material, wherein the crosslinking material comprises material according to formula (I); as shown in claim 1; wherein R.sub.1 is selected from aryl (such as C.sub.4 to C.sub.24 aryl), or aralkyl (such as C.sub.5 to C.sub.25 aralkyl); R.sub.2 to R.sub.5 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl (such as C.sub.1 to C.sub.20 alkyl), aryl (such as C.sub.4 to C.sub.24 aryl), aralkyl (such as C.sub.5 to C.sub.25 aralkyl) or —CHR.sub.8OR.sub.9; wherein R.sub.8 and R.sub.9 are each independently hydrogen, alkyl (such as C.sub.1 to C.sub.20 alkyl), aryl (such as C.sub.4 to C.sub.24 aryl), aralkyl (such as C.sub.5 to C.sub.25 aralkyl), alkoxyalkyl (such as C.sub.2 to C.sub.40 alkoxyalkyl) or an alkaryl (such as C.sub.5 to C.sub.25 alkaryl); wherein at least one of R.sub.2 to R.sub.5, is —CHR.sub.8OR.sub.9, suitably all of R.sub.2 to R.sub.5, are —CHR.sub.8OR.sub.9.

An object of the present invention is to provide a paint which is excellent in various performances such as resistance to various organic solvents and hydraulic fluid, corrosion resistance, weather resistance, heat resistance, adhesion to substrates, and coating film appearance, and which in particular, can be suitably used for aircraft applications. Specifically, the invention provides a paint which contains, as an essential component of a main agent, a polyester resin (A) having a hydroxyl value in a range of 150 to 400 mg KOH/g and a weight average molecular weight (Mw) in a range of 500 to 5,000, and a polyisocyanate compound (B) as an essential component of a curing agent; an aircraft paint using the paint; and an aircraft using the aircraft paint.

A copolymerized saturated polyester resin is formed by polycondensation of an acid component and an alcohol component. The acid component contains (a-1) 90 to 99% by mole of an aromatic dicarboxylic acid or a C.sub.1-2 alkyl ester thereof and (a-2) 0.5 to 2% by mole of a trifunctional or higher functional carboxylic acid or an anhydride thereof. The alcohol component contains (b-1) 45 to 80% by mole of an alicyclic polyhydric alcohol and (b-2) 20 to 55% by mole of an aliphatic polyhydric alcohol having a C.sub.1-3 alkyl side chain. A coating composition containing the copolymerized saturated polyester resin shows excellent corrosion resistance and chemical resistance. A coating film formed from the coating composition shows excellent processability and resin solubility, and is useful for coating a can and pre-coated metal.

A polyimide composite, a method of preparing thereof, and an application thereof are provided. A general structure of the polyimide composite is: SiO.sub.2-(β-CD-Ada).sub.x/PI, and x is 3 to 5. The polyimide composite has the functions of self-repairing and anti-aging.

Provided is a humic acid-based coating suspension comprising humic acid, particles of an anti-corrosive pigment or sacrificial metal, and a binder resin dissolved or dispersed in a liquid medium, wherein the humic acid has a weight fraction from 0.1% to 50% based on the total coating suspension weight excluding the liquid medium. Also provided is an object or structure coated at least in part with such a coating.

There is described an acrylic polyester resin, obtainable by grafting an acrylic polymer with a polyester material. The polyester material is obtainable by polymerizing (i) a polyacid component, with (ii) a polyol component. At least one of the polyacid component and/or the polyol component comprises a monomer having an aliphatic group containing at least 15 carbon atoms. At least one of the polyacid component and/or the polyol component comprises a functional monomer operable to impart functionality on to the polyester resin, such that an acrylic polymer may be grafted with the polyester material via the use of said functionality. Also provided is an aqueous coating composition comprising the acrylic polyester resin and a packaging coated with the composition.

Polymer compositions for coating of metal surfaces including moieties that interact with a metal atom in the metal surface and optionally containing antifoulant moieties. These polymer compositions provide lubricious coatings for medical devices, anticorrosion coatings for metal components, and antifoulant coatings for marine components such as propellers. The polymer composition is synthesized in a safe manner in which the synthesis components are added to a synthesis vat and there is no need for filtration or removal of waste materials in any step including the consumer use. As such this invention provides an environmentally sound approach to composition synthesis, formulation development, and consumer use.