A floor coating, which is prepared from 55-70% by weight of an epoxy-modified polyurethane resin, 5-10% by weight of Al.sub.2O.sub.3, 10-25% by weight of SiC, 0.4-1% by weight of a leveling agent, 0.3-1% by weight of a dispersant, 5-10% by weight of a solvent and 0.2-0.8% by weight of a curing agent. A degree of polymerization of the epoxy-modified polyurethane resin is 80-100. A scratch-resistant floor and a preparation method thereof are also disclosed herein.

A floor coating, which is prepared from 55-70% by weight of an epoxy-modified polyurethane resin, 5-10% by weight of Al.sub.2O.sub.3, 10-25% by weight of SiC, 0.4-1% by weight of a leveling agent, 0.3-1% by weight of a dispersant, 5-10% by weight of a solvent and 0.2-0.8% by weight of a curing agent. A degree of polymerization of the epoxy-modified polyurethane resin is 80-100. A scratch-resistant floor and a preparation method thereof are also disclosed herein.

A wetting agent according to Formula (I): ##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1 is selected from a branched alkyl group or linear alkyl group or a cycloaliphatic group or an aromatic group, each having 6 to 15 carbon atoms; R.sup.2 is selected from hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl; R.sup.3 is selected from hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl; R.sup.4 is selected from hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl; R.sup.5 is selected from methyl or ethyl; x ranges from 0 to 5; y ranges from 0 to 10; z ranges from 1 to 10; with the proviso that when x ranges from 1 to 5, R.sup.2 is different from R.sup.3; and with the proviso that when x=0, R.sup.3 is different from R.sup.4. The wetting agent also imparts anti-foam properties to aqueous solutions while reducing surface tension.

A wetting agent according to Formula (I): ##STR00001## wherein R.sup.1 is selected from a branched alkyl group or linear alkyl group or a cycloaliphatic group or an aromatic group, each having 6 to 15 carbon atoms; R.sup.2 is selected from hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl; R.sup.3 is selected from hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl; R.sup.4 is selected from hydrogen, methyl, or ethyl; R.sup.5 is selected from methyl or ethyl; x ranges from 0 to 5; y ranges from 0 to 10; z ranges from 1 to 10; with the proviso that when x ranges from 1 to 5, R.sup.2 is different from R.sup.3; and with the proviso that when x=0, R.sup.3 is different from R.sup.4. The wetting agent also imparts anti-foam properties to aqueous solutions while reducing surface tension.

Disclosed herein is a clearcoat coating material composition including an OH-functional (meth)acrylic copolymer (A1), a branched OH-functional polyester (A2) in an amount in the range of from 1.0 wt.-% to 15.0 wt.-%, based on the total solids content of the coating material composition, and at least one crosslinking agent (B1), which is different from both constituents (A1) and (A2) and which contains crosslinkable functional groups, which can be crosslinked with OH-functional groups. Further disclosed herein are a method of coating a substrate including applying to an optionally pre-coated substrate the inventive clearcoat coating material composition, a coated substrate, which is obtainable by the disclosed method, and a method of using the branched OH-functional polyester (A2) as flow enhancer in a clearcoat coating material application for spray applying said clearcoat coating material application onto an optionally pre-coated substrate and/or as levelling agent.

Disclosed herein is a clearcoat coating material composition including an OH-functional (meth)acrylic copolymer (A1), a branched OH-functional polyester (A2) in an amount in the range of from 1.0 wt.-% to 15.0 wt.-%, based on the total solids content of the coating material composition, and at least one crosslinking agent (B1), which is different from both constituents (A1) and (A2) and which contains crosslinkable functional groups, which can be crosslinked with OH-functional groups. Further disclosed herein are a method of coating a substrate including applying to an optionally pre-coated substrate the inventive clearcoat coating material composition, a coated substrate, which is obtainable by the disclosed method, and a method of using the branched OH-functional polyester (A2) as flow enhancer in a clearcoat coating material application for spray applying said clearcoat coating material application onto an optionally pre-coated substrate and/or as levelling agent.

Disclosed are polyurethane-polysiloxane hybrid coating compositions (PUPSHCC) and their uses, processes for their preparation, and substrates incorporating the coating compositions.

A restorable anti-glare film is disclosed. The restorable anti-glare film comprises a transparent substrate and a restorable anti-glare layer comprising a siloxane-containing urethane (meth)acrylate copolymer and a plurality of (meth)acrylic resin particles formed on the transparent substrate, wherein the weight average molecular weight (Mw) of the siloxane-containing urethane (meth)acrylate copolymer is between 4,000 and 60,000, and the (meth)acrylic resin particles have a 30% compressive strength of 14.7 MPa to 49 MPa and a recovery rate of more than 22%. The present restorable anti-glare film can provide a scratch-restorability and a stable and reliable anti-glare property.

A restorable anti-glare film is disclosed. The restorable anti-glare film comprises a transparent substrate and a restorable anti-glare layer comprising a siloxane-containing urethane (meth)acrylate copolymer and a plurality of (meth)acrylic resin particles formed on the transparent substrate, wherein the weight average molecular weight (Mw) of the siloxane-containing urethane (meth)acrylate copolymer is between 4,000 and 60,000, and the (meth)acrylic resin particles have a 30% compressive strength of 14.7 MPa to 49 MPa and a recovery rate of more than 22%. The present restorable anti-glare film can provide a scratch-restorability and a stable and reliable anti-glare property.

A primer composition for optical article, the composition includes (A) an urethane prepolymer that is a reactant between (A1) a polyisocyanate compound having two or more isocyanate groups per molecule and (A2) at least one polyol compound having two or more hydroxyl groups per molecule and being selected from the group consisting of polycarbonate polyols, polyester polyols, and polycaprolactone polyols, and that has two or more isocyanate groups per molecule protected by a blocking agent; (B) an active hydrogen-containing compound having, per molecule, two or more active hydrogen functional groups having an active hydrogen; and (C) an organic solvent not having an active hydrogen.