Environmentally Friendly, 100% Solids, Actinic Radiation Curable Coating Compositions and Coated Surfaces and Coated Articles Thereof
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Abstract
Disclosed are environmentally friendly, substantially all solids coating compositions which are curable using ultra violet and visible radiation. In addition, methods for coating surfaces, or at least a portion of the surfaces, and curing of the coated surface to obtain partially or fully cured coated surfaces are also disclosed. Furthermore, articles of manufacture incorporating fully cured coated surfaces are disclosed, in particular motor vehicles and motor vehicle parts or accessories.
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1-86. -86. (canceled)
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87. An actinic radiation curable, substantially all solids coating composition consisting essentially of a mixture of 0-40% by weight of oligomers, 5-68% by weight of monomers, 3-15% by weight of free radical photoinitiators, co-photoinitiators, 0.5-1% by weight of fillers, 3-15% by weight of polymerizable pigment dispersions, optionally at least one corrosion inhibitor, optionally at least one flow and slip enhancer, and optionally at least one curing booster;
- wherein the polymerizable pigment dispersions are comprised of at least one pigment attached to an activated resin; and
wherein the composition has a viscosity suitable for application to a surface using spraying without the addition of heat. - View Dependent Claims (88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105)
- wherein the polymerizable pigment dispersions are comprised of at least one pigment attached to an activated resin; and
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