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Definitions

• the invention relates to an innovative dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction product. It further relates to a pigmented aqueous basecoat material which comprises this reaction product, and also to the use of said reaction product in pigmented aqueous basecoat materials. It relates, further, to a method for producing multicoat paint systems, and also to the multicoat paint systems producible by means of said method. The present invention relates, further, to the refinishing of defect sites on multicoat paint systems.
• This method is used extensively, for example, both for original finishing (OEM) of automobiles and for the finishing of ancillary components made of metal and plastic. In such operations, under certain conditions, there are adhesion problems, particularly between basecoat and clearcoat.
• the method is also used, furthermore, for the refinishing of automobile bodies. This refers both to OEM automobile refinishing and also to the automotive refinishing which takes place, for example, in a workshop.
• a particular problem here is the adhesion between the original finish and the basecoat that is used in the refinishing operation.
• a further object of the present invention was to prevent or reduce the occurrence of blisters and swelling.
• R is a divalent organic radical comprising 2 to 10 carbon atoms
• R 1 and R 2 independently of one another are straight-chain or branched alkylene radicals having 2 to 10 carbon atoms,
• X and Y independently of one another are O, S or NR 3 , in which R 3 is hydrogen or an alkyl radical having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, and
• n are selected accordingly such that the polyesterdiol possesses a number-average molecular weight of 450 to 2200 g/mol
• the condition whereby m and n are selected such that the polyesterdiol possesses a number-average molecular weight of 450 to 2200 g/mol may be illustrated as follows. Where, for example, R is an ethylene radical, X and Y are oxygen, and R 1 and R 2 are each a C 5 alkylene radical, and where the number-average molecular weight is to be about 1200 g/mol, the sum total of m and n is about 10.
• the number-average molecular weight is determined by means of vapor pressure osmosis. Measurement was made using a vapor pressure osmometer (model 10.00 from Knauer) on concentration series of the component under analysis in toluene at 50° C. with benzophenone as calibration substance for determining the experimental calibration constant for the instrument being used (cf. also E. Schröder, G. Müller, K. F. Arndt, “Leitfaden der Polymer charactertician”, Akademie-Verlag Berlin, pp. 47 to 54, 1982, which used benzil as calibration substance).
• Dimer fatty acids are mixtures prepared by oligomerization of unsaturated fatty acids.
• Starting materials which can be used include unsaturated C 12 to C 22 fatty acids.
• the carboxyl groups of the dimer fatty acids are joined to one another by hydrocarbon radicals having predominantly 24 to 44 carbon atoms.
• hydrocarbon radicals are commonly branched and may contain double bonds, C 6 cycloaliphatic hydrocarbon radicals or C 6 aromatic hydrocarbon radicals; these cycloaliphatic radicals and/or these aromatic radicals may also be fused.
• the radicals which join the carboxyl groups of the dimer fatty acids preferably have no aromatic hydrocarbon radicals, very preferably no unsaturated bonds and no aromatic hydrocarbon radicals.
• the present invention prefers use of C 18 fatty acids. Particularly preferred is use of C 18 fatty acids, and very preferably of linolenic, linoleic and/or oleic acid.
• the oligomerization referred to above produces a mixture which comprises primarily dimeric molecules but also trimeric molecules and also monomeric molecules and other byproducts. Purification commonly takes place distillatively.
• Commercial dimer fatty acids generally contain at least 80 wt % of dimeric molecules, up to 19 wt % of trimeric molecules, and not more than 1 wt % of monomeric molecules and of other byproducts.
• dimer fatty acids are used that consist of ⁇ 90 wt % of dimeric molecules, ⁇ 5 wt % of trimeric molecules, and ⁇ 5 wt % of monomeric molecules and of other byproducts.
• dimer fatty acids which consist of 95 to 98 wt % of dimeric molecules, less than 5 wt % of trimeric molecules, and less than 1 wt % of monomeric molecules and of other byproducts.
• dimer fatty acids which consist of ⁇ 98 wt % of dimeric molecules, ⁇ 1.5 wt % of trimeric molecules, and ⁇ 0.5 wt % of monomeric molecules and of other byproducts.
• dimer fatty acids contain both aliphatic and aromatic molecular fragments.
• the aliphatic molecular fragments can be divided further into linear and cyclic fragments, which in turn may be saturated or unsaturated. Through hydrogenation it is possible to convert the aromatic and the unsaturated aliphatic molecular fragments into corresponding saturated aliphatic molecular fragments.
• dimer fatty acids which consist of ⁇ 98 wt % of dimeric molecules, ⁇ 1.5 wt % of trimeric molecules, and ⁇ 0.5 wt % of monomeric molecules and of other byproducts.
• Dimer fatty acids for especially preferred use include Radiacid 0970, Radiacid 0971, Radiacid 0972, Radiacid 0975, Radiacid 0976, and Radiacid 0977 from Oleon, Pripol 1006, Pripol 1009, Pripol 1012, and Pripol 1013 from Unichema, Empol 1008, Empol 1061, and Empol 1062 from Cognis, and Unidyme 10 and Unidyme TI from Arizona Chemical.
• R is a divalent organic radical comprising 2 to 10 carbon atoms and preferably 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
• the radical R may for example be aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aromatic, or araliphatic, and may be branched or unbranched.
• the radical R besides carbon atoms and hydrogen atoms, may also contain heteroatoms such as O or N, for example.
• the radical may be saturated or unsaturated.
• R is an aliphatic radical having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, more preferably an aliphatic radical having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, and very preferably an aliphatic radical having 2 to 4 carbon atoms.
• the radical R is C 2 H 4 , C 3 H 6 , C 4 H 8 , or C 2 H 4 —O—C 2 H 4 .
• R 1 and R 2 independently of one another are straight-chain or branched alkylene radicals having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, preferably 2 to 6 carbon atoms, and more preferably 3 to 5 carbon atoms. These radicals preferably contain only carbon and hydrogen.
• n radicals R 1 and all m radicals R 2 are identical. Also, however, it is likewise possible for different kinds of radicals R 1 and R 2 to be present in the polyesterdiol. Preferably all radicals R 1 and R 2 are identical.
• R 1 and R 2 are a C 4 or C 5 alkylene radical, more particularly a tetramethylene or pentamethylene radical. In one especially preferred embodiment of the present invention, both radicals R 1 and R 2 are pentamethylene radicals.
• X and Y independently of one another are O, S or NR 3 , in which R 3 is hydrogen or an alkyl radical having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
• R 3 is hydrogen or an alkyl radical having 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
• X and Y independently of one another are O or NR 3 ; more preferably they are, independently of one another, O and NH; very preferably, X and Y are O.
• the indices m and n are accordingly selected such that the polyesterdiol possesses a number-average molecular weight of 450 to 2200 g/mol, preferably 500 to 1400 g/mol, more preferably 500 to 1200 g/mol.
• the polyesterpolyols of the general structural formula (I) can be prepared by a first route, where compounds HX—R—YH act as starter compounds and the hydroxy-terminated polyester chains are polymerized onto the starter compound by ring-opening polymerization of lactones of the hydroxycarboxylic acids HO—R 1 —COOH and HO—R 2 —COOH.
• alpha-hydroxy-gamma-carboxy-terminated polyesters as for example by ring-opening polymerization of lactones of the hydroxycarboxylic acids HO—R 1 —COOH and HO—R 2 —COOH, or by polycondensation of the hydroxycarboxylic acids HO—R 1 —COOH and HO—R 2 —COOH.
• the alpha-hydroxy-gamma-carboxy-terminated polyesters can then be reacted in turn with compounds HX—R—YH, by means of a condensation reaction, to give the polyesterdiols for use in accordance with the invention.
• R(OH) 2 amino alcohols
• R(NH 2 ) 2 amino alcohols
• R(NH 2 ) 2 aminoamines
• R(NH 2 ) 2 amino amines
• R therein is an aliphatic radical having 2 to 10 carbon atoms, more preferably an aliphatic radical having 2 to 6 carbon atoms, and very preferably an aliphatic radical having 2 to 4 carbon atoms.
• Examples of preferred radicals R are therefore C 2 H 4 , C 3 H 6 , C 4 H 8 , C 2 H 4 —O—C 2 H 4 or C 2 H 4 —O—C 2 H 4 —O—C 2 H 4 .
• Compounds HX—R—YH which can be used are therefore, very preferably, ethylene glycol, 1,3- and 1,2-propylene glycol, 1,4-butylene glycol, diethylene glycol or triethylene glycol.
• Hydroxycarboxylic acids HO—R 1 —COOH and HO—R 2 —COOH or their lactones that are employed with very particular preference are 5-hydroxypentanoic acid or delta-valerolactone, and 6-hydroxyhexanoic acid or epsilon-caprolactone, respectively.
• the polyesterdiols for use in accordance with the invention and the dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction products of the invention prepared from them are to possess a particularly low crystallization tendency, it is advisable to use mixtures of at least two different hydroxycarboxylic acids or the corresponding lactones.
• dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction product of the invention There are no peculiarities to the preparation of the dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction product of the invention.
• the esterification takes place commonly with the aid of a water separator.
• Components (a) and (b) here are used in a molar ratio of 0.7/2.3 to 1.3/1.7, preferably of 0.8/2.2 to 1.2/1.8, and very preferably of 0.9/2.1 to 1.1/1.9.
• the reaction is discontinued when the dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction product of the invention possesses an acid number of ⁇ 10 mg KOH/g.
• the acid number here is determined by means of DIN 53402.
• the resulting dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction product possesses a number-average molecular weight M n of 1500 to 5000 g/mol, preferably 1500 to 4500 g/mol, and very preferably 1500 to 4000 g/mol.
• the dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction products of the invention possess a low water solubility. Where they are used in aqueous systems, they accumulate at the interfaces, owing to their incompatibility, and are therefore in a position to contribute to improving the adhesion with respect to adjacent coats.
• the solubility of the dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction products of the invention in aqueous system becomes so low that they tend toward crystallization and may be precipitated. This can be countered, however, within certain limits, by using at least two different hydroxycarboxylic acids or their lactones when preparing the polyesterdiol. Such irregularities in the construction of the polyester chains of the polyesterdiol lead in general to products having a reduced crystallization tendency.
• the water solubility of said dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction product increases to such an extent that it is no longer able to accumulate in sufficient concentration at the interfaces. An improvement in adhesion can then no longer be achieved.
• the present invention relates further to a pigmented aqueous basecoat material which comprises at least one dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction product of the invention.
• the basecoat material of the invention is aqueous.
• aqueous is known in this context to the skilled person. The phrase refers in principle to a basecoat material which is not based exclusively on organic solvents, i.e., does not contain exclusively organic-based solvents as its solvents but instead, in contrast, includes a significant fraction of water as solvent.
• “Aqueous” for the purposes of the present invention should preferably be understood to mean that the coating material in question, more particularly the basecoat material, has a water fraction of at least 40 wt %, preferably at least 50 wt %, very preferably at least 60 wt %, based in each case on the total amount of the solvents present (i.e., water and organic solvents).
• the water fraction is 40 to 90 wt %, more particularly 50 to 80 wt %, very preferably 60 to 75 wt %, based in each case on the total amount of solvents present.
• a basecoat material is to be understood as a color-imparting intermediate coating material that is used in automotive finishing and in general industrial coating.
• This basecoat material is generally applied to a metallic or plastics substrate which has been pretreated with surfacer or primer-surfacer, or else, occasionally, directly to the plastics substrate.
• Substrates used may also include existing paint systems, which may optionally require pretreatment as well (by abrading, for example). It is presently entirely customary to apply more than one basecoat film. Accordingly, in such a case, a first basecoat film represents the substrate for a second such film. In order to protect a basecoat film against influences of the environment in particular, at least one additional clearcoat film is typically applied to it as well.
• the sum total of the weight-percentage fractions, based on the total weight of the pigmented aqueous basecoat material, of all dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction products of the invention is preferably 0.1 to 30 wt %, more preferably 1 to 20 wt %, and very preferably 1.5 to 15 wt % or even 2 to 12 wt %.
• the amount of dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction product of the invention is below 0.1 wt %, it may be possible that an improvement in the adhesion is no longer achieved. If the amount is more than 30 wt %, then disadvantages may occur, such as, for example, incompatibility between said dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction product and the basecoat material. Such incompatibility may be manifested, for example, in uneven leveling and also in floating or settling.
• the dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction product of the invention is of sparing solubility in aqueous systems. It is therefore preferably used directly during the production of the pigmented aqueous basecoat material, and not only added to the otherwise complete basecoat material after production has taken place.
• the sum total of the weight-percentage fractions of all dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction products of the invention is 0.1 to 30 wt %, based on the total weight of the pigmented aqueous basecoat material.
• the sum total of the weight-percentage fractions of all preferred embodiments of the dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction products of the invention is preferably likewise 0.1 to 30 wt %, based on the total weight of the pigmented aqueous basecoat material.
• the pigmented aqueous basecoat material comprises, as dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction products of the invention, exclusively preferred embodiments of the dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction products of the invention.
• the sum total of the weight-percentage fractions of all dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction products of the invention is 1 to 20 wt %, based on the total weight of the pigmented aqueous basecoat material.
• the sum total of the weight-percentage fractions of all preferred embodiments of the dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction products of the invention is preferably likewise 1 to 20 wt %, based on the total weight of the pigmented aqueous basecoat material.
• the pigmented aqueous basecoat material comprises, as dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction products of the invention, exclusively preferred embodiments of the dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction products of the invention.
• the sum total of the weight-percentage fractions of all dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction products of the invention is 1.5 to 15 wt %, based on the total weight of the pigmented aqueous basecoat material.
• the sum total of the weight-percentage fractions of all preferred embodiments of the dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction products of the invention is preferably likewise 1.5 to 15 wt %, based on the total weight of the pigmented aqueous basecoat material.
• the pigmented aqueous basecoat material comprises, as dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction products of the invention, exclusively preferred embodiments of the dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction products of the invention.
• the sum total of the weight-percentage fractions of all dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction products of the invention is 2 to 12 wt %, based on the total weight of the pigmented aqueous basecoat material.
• the sum total of the weight-percentage fractions of all preferred embodiments of the dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction products of the invention is preferably likewise 2 to 12 wt %, based on the total weight of the pigmented aqueous basecoat material.
• the pigmented aqueous basecoat material comprises, as dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction products of the invention, exclusively preferred embodiments of the dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction products of the invention.
• dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction products of the invention that are preferred in this sense include the following particularly preferred embodiments:
• dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction products of the invention that are preferred in this sense, mention may be made of those embodiments which realize all of the features indicated under a) to e), in combination.
• the basecoat materials used in accordance with the invention comprise color and/or effect pigments.
• color pigments and effect pigments are known to the skilled person and are described for example in Römpp-Lexikon Lacke und Druckmaschine, Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, N.Y., 1998, pages 176 and 451.
• the fraction of the pigments may be situated for example in the range from 1 to 40 wt %, preferably 2 to 30 wt %, more preferably 3 to 25 wt %, based on the total weight of the pigmented aqueous basecoat material.
• basecoat materials used with preference are those which as binders comprise physically curable or thermally curable binders or binders curable both thermally and with actinic radiation.
• Binders herein in accordance with the relevant DIN EN ISO 4618, are understood to be the nonvolatile fraction of a coating material, without pigments and fillers. Specific binders in this sense are therefore, for example, crosslinking agents and typical coatings additives as well, and also all other nonvolatile constituents, apart from the pigments and fillers, despite the fact that in the text below, the term “binder” is used primarily in relation to the principal binder component.
• the pigmented aqueous basecoat materials of the invention more preferably comprise at least one polyurethane resin. Coating materials of this kind comprising polyurethane resin may likewise commonly be cured physically, thermally, or both thermally and with actinic radiation.
• the term “physical curing” denotes the formation of a film by loss of solvent from polymer solutions or polymer dispersions. Typically no crosslinking agents are necessary for this curing.
• thermal curing denotes the heat-initiated crosslinking of a coating film, with either a separate crosslinking agent or else self-crosslinking binders being employed in the parent coating material.
• the crosslinking agent comprises reactive functional groups which are complementary to the reactive functional groups present in the binders. This is commonly referred to by those in the art as external crosslinking.
• the complementary reactive functional groups or autoreactive functional groups that is, groups which react with groups of the same kind—are already present in the binder molecules
• the binders present are self-crosslinking. Examples of suitable complementary reactive functional groups and autoreactive functional groups are known from German patent application DE 199 30 665 A1, page 7, line 28 to page 9, line 24.
• actinic radiation means electromagnetic radiation such as near infrared (NIR), UV radiation, more particularly UV radiation, and particulate radiation such as electron radiation. Curing by UV radiation is commonly initiated by radical or cationic photoinitiators.
• NIR near infrared
• UV radiation more particularly UV radiation
• particulate radiation such as electron radiation. Curing by UV radiation is commonly initiated by radical or cationic photoinitiators.
• Thermally curing basecoat materials are preferably those which comprise as binder (principal binder) a polyurethane resin and as crosslinking agent an aminoplast resin or a blocked or nonblocked polyisocyanate, preferably an aminoplast resin.
• binder principal binder
• aminoplast resins melamine resins are preferred.
• the polyurethane resin preferably present may be ionically and/or nonionically hydrophilically stabilized. In preferred embodiments of the present invention the polyurethane resin is ionically hydrophilically stabilized.
• the preferred polyurethane resins are linear or contain instances of branching.
• the polyurethane resin is more preferably one in whose presence olefinically unsaturated monomers have been polymerized. This polyurethane resin (A) may be present alongside the polymer originating from the polymerization of the olefinically unsaturated monomers, without them being joined to one another covalently.
• the polyurethane resin (A) may also be joined covalently to the polymer originating from the polymerization of the olefinically unsaturated monomers.
• the olefinically unsaturated monomers are preferably monomers containing acrylate and/or methacrylate groups. It is likewise preferred for the monomers containing acrylate and/or methacrylate groups to be used in combination with further olefinically unsaturated compounds which contain no acrylate or methacrylate groups.
• Bonded to the polyurethane resin (A) more preferably as olefinically unsaturated monomers are monomers containing acrylate or methacrylate groups, thereby forming polyurethane (meth)acrylates.
• the polyurethane resin is a polyurethane (meth)acrylate.
• the polyurethane resin present with preference is curable physically, thermally, or both thermally and with actinic radiation. More particularly it is curable either thermally or both thermally and with actinic radiation.
• the polyurethane resin comprises reactive functional groups through which external crosslinking is possible.
• the polyurethane resin is prepared using preferably the aliphatic, cycloaliphatic, aliphatic-cycloaliphatic, aromatic, aliphatic-aromatic and/or cycloaliphatic-aromatic polyisocyanates that are known to the skilled person.
• the saturated and unsaturated polyols of relatively high molecular mass and of low molecular mass preference is given to using the saturated and unsaturated polyols of relatively high molecular mass and of low molecular mass, and also, optionally, monoalcohols, in minor amounts, that are known to the skilled person.
• Low molecular mass polyols used are more particularly diols and, in minor amounts, triols, for introducing instances of branching.
• suitable polyols of relatively high molecular mass are saturated or olefinically unsaturated polyester polyols and/or polyether polyols.
• Relatively high molecular mass polyols are more particularly polyester polyols, especially those having a number-average molecular weight of 400 to 5000 g/mol.
• the polyurethane resin preferably present may contain particular ionic groups and/or groups which can be converted into ionic groups (potentially ionic groups).
• Polyurethane resins of this kind are referred to for the purposes of the present invention as ionically hydrophilically stabilized polyurethane resins.
• the modifying groups are alternatively
• the functional groups for cationic modification are, for example, primary, secondary and/or tertiary amino groups, secondary sulfide groups and/or tertiary phosphine groups, more particularly tertiary amino groups and secondary sulfide groups (functional groups which, by neutralizing agents and/or quaternizing agents, can be converted into cationic groups).
• cationic groups groups prepared from the aforementioned functional groups using neutralizing agents and/or quaternizing agents that are known to the skilled person—such as primary, secondary, tertiary and/or quaternary ammonium groups, tertiary sulfonium groups and/or quaternary phosphonium groups, more particularly quaternary ammonium groups and tertiary sulfonium groups.
• the functional groups for anionic modification are, as is known, for example, carboxylic acid, sulfonic acid and/or phosphonic acid groups, more particularly carboxylic acid groups (functional groups which, by neutralizing agents, can be converted into anionic groups), and also anionic groups—groups prepared from the aforementioned functional groups using neutralizing agents known to the skilled person—such as carboxylate, sulfonate and/or phosphonate groups.
• the functional groups for nonionic hydrophilic modification are preferably poly(oxyalkylene) groups, more particularly poly(oxyethylene) groups.
• the ionically hydrophilic modifications can be introduced into the polyurethane resin through monomers which contain the (potentially) ionic groups.
• the nonionic modifications are introduced for example through the incorporation of poly(ethylene) oxide polymers as lateral or terminal groups of the polyurethane molecules.
• the hydrophilic modifications are introduced, for example, via compounds which contain at least one group that is reactive toward isocyanate groups—preferably at least one hydroxyl group.
• To introduce the ionic modification it is possible to use monomers which as well as the modifying groups contain at least one hydroxyl group.
• the polyurethane resin may preferably be a graft polymer. More particularly it is a polyurethane resin grafted with olefinically unsaturated compounds, preferably olefinically unsaturated monomers. In this case, then, the polyurethane is grafted, for example, with side groups and/or side chains that are based on olefinically unsaturated monomers. These are more particularly side chains based on poly(meth)acrylates.
• Poly(meth)acrylates for the purposes of the present invention are polymers or polymeric radicals which comprise monomers containing acrylate and/or methacrylate groups, and preferably consist of monomers containing acrylate groups and/or methacrylate groups.
• Side chains based on poly(meth)acrylates are understood to be side chains which are constructed during the graft polymerization, using monomers containing (meth)acrylate groups.
• preference here is given to using more than 50 mol %, more particularly more than 75 mol %, especially 100 mol %, based on the total amount of the monomers used in the graft polymerization, of monomers containing (meth)acrylate groups.
• the side chains described are introduced into the polymer preferably after the preparation of a primary polyurethane resin dispersion.
• the polyurethane resin present in the primary dispersion may contain lateral and/or terminal olefinically unsaturated groups via which, then, the graft polymerization with the olefinically unsaturated compounds proceeds.
• the polyurethane resin for grafting may therefore be an unsaturated polyurethane resin (A).
• the graft polymerization is in that case a radical polymerization of olefinically unsaturated reactants.
• the olefinically unsaturated compounds used for the graft polymerization may contain at least one hydroxyl group.
• This is then followed again by the graft polymerization via radical polymerization, as described earlier on above.
• the result in any case is polyurethane resins grafted with olefinically unsaturated compounds, preferably olefinically unsaturated monomers.
• olefinically unsaturated compounds with which the polyurethane resin (A) is preferably grafted it is possible to use virtually all radically polymerizable, olefinically unsaturated, and organic monomers which are available to the skilled person for these purposes.
• a number of preferred monomer classes may be specified by way of example:
• the lateral and/or terminal olefinically unsaturated groups in the polyurethane resin, via which the graft polymerization with the olefinically unsaturated compounds can proceed, are introduced into the polyurethane resin preferably via particular monomers.
• These particular monomers in addition to an olefinically unsaturated group, also include, for example, at least one group that is reactive toward isocyanate groups.
• Preferred are hydroxyl groups and also primary and secondary amino groups. Especially preferred are hydroxyl groups.
• the monomers described through which the lateral and/or terminal olefinically unsaturated groups may be introduced into the polyurethane resin may also, of course, be employed without the polyurethane resin being additionally grafted thereafter with olefinically unsaturated compounds. It is preferred, however, for the polyurethane resin to be grafted with olefinically unsaturated compounds.
• the polyurethane resin preferably present may be a self-crosslinking and/or externally crosslinking binder.
• the polyurethane resin preferably comprises reactive functional groups through which external crosslinking is possible. In that case there is preferably at least one crosslinking agent in the pigmented aqueous basecoat material.
• the reactive functional groups through which external crosslinking is possible are more particularly hydroxyl groups.
• the polyurethane resin is prepared by the customary methods of polymer chemistry. This means, for example, the polymerization of polyisocyanates and polyols to polyurethanes, and the graft polymerization that preferably then follows with olefinically unsaturated compounds. These methods are known to the skilled person and can be adapted individually. Exemplary preparation processes and reaction conditions can be found in European patent EP 0521 928 B1, page 2, line 57 to page 8, line 16.
• film-forming solids corresponding to the binder content, is meant the nonvolatile weight fraction of the basecoat material, without pigments and any fillers present.
• the film-forming solids can be determined as follows: A sample of the pigmented aqueous basecoat material (approximately 1 g) is admixed with 50 to 100 times the amount of tetrahydrofuran and then stirred for around 10 minutes. The insoluble pigments and any fillers are then removed by filtration and the residue is rinsed with a little THF, the THF being removed from the resulting filtrate on a rotary evaporator. The residue of the filtrate is dried at 120° C. for two hours and the resulting film-forming solids is obtained by weighing.
• the polyurethane resin content is preferably between 5 and 80 wt %, more preferably between 8 and 70 wt %, and very preferably between 10 and 60 wt %, based in each case on the film-forming solids of the basecoat material.
• the polyurethane resin preferably present preferably possesses a number-average molecular weight of 200 to 30 000 g/mol, more preferably of 2000 to 20 000 g/mol. It further possesses, for example, a hydroxyl number of 0 to 250 mg KOH/g, but more particularly from 20 to 150 mg KOH/g.
• the acid number of the polyurethane resin is preferably 5 to 200 mg KOH/g, more particularly 10 to 40 mg KOH/g. The hydroxyl number is determined in accordance with DIN/ISO 4629, the acid number in accordance with DIN 53402.
• the pigmented aqueous basecoat material for use may further comprise at least one polyester different from the dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction products of the invention, more particularly a polyester having a number-average molecular weight of 400 to 5000 g/mol.
• polyesters are described in DE 4009858 in column 6, line 53 to column 7, line 61 and column 10, line 24 to column 13, line 3.
• Suitable thickeners are inorganic thickeners from the group of the phyllosilicates. Besides the inorganic thickeners, however, there may also be one or more organic thickeners used. These thickeners are preferably selected from the group consisting of (meth)acrylic acid-(meth)acrylate copolymer thickeners, such as, for example, the commercial product Viscalex HV30 (Ciba, BASF), and polyurethane thickeners, such as, for example, the commercial product DSX® 1550 from BASF. The thickeners used are different from the binders used.
• the pigmented aqueous basecoat material may further comprise at least one adjuvant.
• adjuvants are salts which can be decomposed thermally without residue or substantially without residue, resins as binders that are curable physically, thermally and/or with actinic radiation and are different from polyurethane resins, further crosslinking agents, organic solvents, reactive diluents, transparent pigments, fillers, molecularly dispersely soluble dyes, nanoparticles, light stabilizers, antioxidants, deaerating agents, emulsifiers, slip additives, polymerization inhibitors, initiators of radical polymerizations, adhesion promoters, flow control agents, film-forming assistants, sag control agents (SCAs), flame retardants, corrosion inhibitors, waxes, siccatives, biocides, and flatting agents.
• SCAs sag control agents
• Suitable adjuvants of the aforementioned kind are known for example from
• the solids content of the basecoat materials used in accordance with the invention may vary according to the requirements of the specific case.
• the solids content is guided primarily by the viscosity required for application, more particularly for spray application, and so may be adjusted by the skilled person on the basis of his or her general art knowledge, optionally with assistance from a few rangefinding tests.
• the solids content of the basecoat materials is preferably 5 to 70 wt %, more preferably 8 to 60 wt %, and very preferably 12 to 55 wt %.
• solids content is meant the weight fraction which remains as a residue on evaporative concentration under specified conditions.
• the solids has been determined in accordance with DIN EN ISO 3251. This is done by subjecting the coating material to evaporative concentration at 130° C. for 60 minutes.
• the basecoat materials employed in accordance with the invention may be produced using the mixing assemblies and mixing techniques that are customary and known for producing basecoat materials.
• a further aspect of the present invention is a method for producing a multicoat paint system, where
• this method comprising the use in stage (1) of a pigmented aqueous basecoat material which comprises the dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction product of the invention.
• Said method is employed preferably for producing multicoat color paint systems, effect paint systems, and color and effect paint systems.
• the pigmented aqueous basecoat material used in accordance with the invention is commonly applied to metallic or plastics substrates that have been pretreated with surfacer or primer-surfacer. Said basecoat material may also be applied, optionally, directly to the plastics substrate.
• a metallic substrate is to be coated, it is preferably further coated with an electrocoat system before the surfacer or primer-surfacer is applied.
• a plastics substrate is coated, it is preferably further pretreated before the surfacer or primer-surfacer is applied.
• the techniques most frequently employed for such pretreatment are those of flaming, plasma treatment, and corona discharge. Flaming is used with preference.
• Application of the pigmented aqueous basecoat material used in accordance with the invention to a metallic substrate may take place at the film thicknesses customary in the context of the automobile industry, in the range from, for example, 5 to 100 micrometers, preferably 5 to 60 micrometers. This is done using spray application methods, such as, for example, compressed-air spraying, airless spraying, high-speed rotation, electrostatic spray application (ESTA), optionally in association with hot-spray application such as hot-air hot spraying, for example.
• spray application methods such as, for example, compressed-air spraying, airless spraying, high-speed rotation, electrostatic spray application (ESTA), optionally in association with hot-spray application such as hot-air hot spraying, for example.
• hot-spray application such as hot-air hot spraying
• the pigmented aqueous basecoat material After the pigmented aqueous basecoat material has been applied, it may be dried in accordance with known methods.
• (1K [One-component]) basecoat materials for example, may be flashed at room temperature for 1 to 60 minutes and thereafter dried preferably at optionally slightly elevated temperatures of 30 to 80° C. Flashing and drying for the purposes of the present invention refer to evaporation of organic solvents and/or water, through which the paint becomes drier, but is not yet cured. In other words there is as yet no fully crosslinked coating film formed.
• the clearcoat material After the clearcoat material has been applied, it can be flashed at room temperature for 1 to 60 minutes, for example, and optionally dried. The clearcoat material is then cured together with the applied pigmented basecoat material. In the course of these procedures, crosslinking reactions occur, for example, to produce on a substrate a multiple-coat color and/or effect paint system of the invention. Curing takes place preferably thermally at temperatures from 60 to 200° C.
• Thermally curing basecoat materials are preferably those which comprise as additional binder a polyurethane resin and as crosslinking agent an aminoplast resin or a blocked or nonblocked polyisocyanate, preferably an aminoplast resin. Among the aminoplast resins, melamine resins are preferred.
• plastics substrates takes place basically in the same way as that of metallic substrates. Here, however, in general, curing takes place at significantly lower temperatures, of 30 to 90° C. Preference is therefore given to the use of two-component clearcoat materials. Preference is further given to use of basecoat materials which comprise a polyurethane resin as binder, but no crosslinker.
• the method of the invention can be used to paint metallic and nonmetallic substrates, more particularly plastics substrates, preferably automobile bodies or components thereof.
• the method of the invention can be used further for dual finishing in OEM finishing. This means that a substrate which has been coated by means of the method of the invention is painted a second time, likewise by means of the method of the invention.
• the invention relates further to multicoat paint systems which are producible by the method described above. These multicoat paint systems are to be referred to below as multicoat paint systems of the invention.
• the multicoat paint systems of the invention are preferably multicoat color paint systems, effect paint systems, and color and effect paint systems.
• a further aspect of the invention relates to the method of the invention, said substrate from stage (1) comprising a multicoat paint system which possesses defects.
• the method of the invention is suitable accordingly for repairing defects on multicoat paint systems.
• Film defects are, generally speaking, disturbances on and in the coating, named usually according to their shape or their appearance. The skilled person is aware of a host of possible kinds of such film defects. They are described for example in Römpp-Lexikon Lacke und Druckmaschine, Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, N.Y., 1998, page 235, “Film defects”.
• the multicoat paint systems produced by means of the method of the invention may likewise have such defect sites.
• the substrate from stage (1) is a multicoat paint system of the invention which exhibits defects.
• These multicoat paint systems are produced preferably on automobile bodies or parts thereof, by means of the method of the invention, identified above, in the context of automotive OEM finishing. Where such defect sites occur directly after OEM finishing has taken place, they are repaired immediately.
• OEM automotive refinishing is therefore also used. Where only small defect sites require repair, repair takes place not to the whole body (dual finishing), but instead just to what is called the “spot”. This operation is called “spot repair”. Particular preference is therefore given to the use of the method of the invention for repairing defects on multicoat paint systems of the invention in OEM automotive refinishing.
• the aqueous basecoat material used in stage (1) of the method of the invention for repairing defects to be the same as that used in the method of the invention for producing the multicoat paint system of the invention.
• the above-described defects on the multicoat paint system of the invention can be repaired by means of the above-described method of the invention.
• the surface to be repaired on the multicoat paint system may initially be abraded.
• This is followed by application of the pigmented aqueous basecoat material to the defect in the original finish, by pneumatic atomization.
• the pigmented aqueous basecoat material it can be dried by known methods.
• the basecoat material may be dried at room temperature for 1 to 60 minutes and subsequently dried at optionally slightly elevated temperatures of 30 to 80° C. Flashing and drying for the purposes of the present invention means evaporation of organic solvents and/or water, whereby the coating material is as yet not fully cured.
• the basecoat material it is preferred for the basecoat material to comprise a polyurethane resin as binder and an aminoplast resin, preferably a melamine resin, as crosslinking agent.
• a commercial clearcoat material is subsequently applied, by techniques that are likewise commonplace. Following application of the clearcoat material, it may be flashed at room temperature for 1 to 60 minutes, for example, and optionally dried. The clearcoat material is then cured together with the applied pigmented basecoat material.
• low-temperature baking curing is accomplished preferably at temperatures of 20 to 90° C.
• Two-component clearcoat materials are preferably employed here. If, as described above, a polyurethane resin is used as further binder and an aminoplast resin is used as crosslinking agent, there is only slight crosslinking by the aminoplast resin in the basecoat film at these temperatures.
• the aminoplast resin in addition to its function as a curing agent, the aminoplast resin also serves for plasticizing and may assist pigment wetting.
• nonblocked isocyanates may also be used. Depending on the nature of the isocyanate used, they crosslink at temperatures from as low as 20° C.
• high-temperature baking curing is accomplished preferably at temperatures of 130 to 150° C.
• both one-component and two-component clearcoat materials are used.
• a polyurethane resin is used as further binder and an aminoplast resin is used as crosslinking agent, there is crosslinking by the aminoplast resin in the basecoat film at these temperatures.
• a further aspect of the present invention is the use of the dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction product of the invention in pigmented aqueous basecoat materials for improving adhesion.
• This improvement in adhesion referred to is an improvement relative to those pigmented aqueous basecoat materials which do not contain any dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction product of the invention.
• the dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction product of the invention can be used for improving adhesion in the context of the painting of metallic and plastics substrates. It can also be used in automotive refinishing.
• automotive refinishing is meant not only OEM automotive refinishing but also the automotive refinishing which takes place, for example, in a workshop.
• the use of the dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction product of the invention leads in particular to an improvement in the adhesion between the basecoat film and the clearcoat film immediately adjacent to it.
• the dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction product of the invention is therefore used preferably for improving adhesion between basecoat film and clearcoat film in the context of the painting of metallic and plastics substrates.
• the use of the dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction product of the invention leads in particular to improved adhesion between basecoat material and original finish.
• the dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction product of the invention is therefore also used with preference for improving the adhesion between basecoat finish and original finish in automotive refinish, more preferably in OEM automotive refinish.
• condensation-water storage denotes the storage of coated substrates in a climate chamber in accordance with CH test conditions according to DIN EN ISO 6270-2:2005-09.
• the dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction products of the invention are therefore also used especially in order to improve the adhesion after condensation-water storage.
• the adhesion is investigated preferably by means of a steam jet test according to test method A of DIN 55662:2009-12.
• the dimer fatty acid/polyesterdiol reaction products of the invention are therefore also used in particular to reduce or prevent the occurrence of blisters and swelling.
• the presence of blisters and swelling in this context may be appraised visually.
• the dimer fatty acid used contains less than 1.5 wt % of trimeric molecules, 98 wt % of dimeric molecules, and less then 0.3 wt % of fatty acid (monomer), and is prepared on the basis of linolenic, linoleic, and oleic acid.
• polyester dispersion has a solids content of 60 wt %, the solvent used being butyl glycol instead of butanol.
• the solution of the polycaprolactonediol 1000 was cooled further to 50° C., at which temperature 579.3 g of dimer fatty acid (1 mol) (Pripol® 1012, from Croda) and 2.1 g of di-n-butyltin oxide (Axion® CS 2455, from Chemtura) were added. Further heating then took place slowly until the onset of the condensation, with xylene and water being removed by distillation until only a small fraction of 21 g of xylene remained. Further heating then took place in steps to 210° C., with a maximum overhead temperature of 85° C., and water was removed. The progress of the reaction was monitored via determination of the acid number. When an acid number of ⁇ 1.5 mg KOH/g was reached, any xylene still present was distilled off under vacuum. This gave a reaction product which is solid at room temperature.
• the solution of the polycaprolactonediol 2000 was cooled further to 50° C., at which temperature 376.2 g of dimer fatty acid (0.649 mol) (Pripol® 1012, from Croda) and 2.4 g of di-n-butyltin oxide (Axion® CS 2455, from Chemtura) were added. Heating then took place slowly until the onset of the condensation, with xylene and water being removed by distillation until only a small fraction of 24 g of xylene remained. Further heating then took place in steps to 210° C., with a maximum overhead temperature of 85° C., and water was removed. The progress of the reaction was monitored via determination of the acid number. When an acid number of ⁇ 1.5 mg KOH/g was reached, any xylene still present was distilled off under vacuum. This gave a reaction product which is solid at room temperature.
• aqueous phase in table A were stirred together in the order stated to form an aqueous mixture.
• organic mixture was prepared from the components listed under “organic phase”. The organic mixture was added to the aqueous mixture. The combined mixture was then stirred for 10 minutes and adjusted, using deionized water and dimethylethanolamine, to a pH of 8 and to a spray viscosity of 58 mPas under a shearing load of 1000 s ⁇ 1 as measured with a rotary viscometer (Rheomat RM 180 instrument from Mettler-Toledo) at 23° C.
• a paint was prepared in the same way as for the preparation of the waterborne basecoat material 1, using DP1 instead of polyester P1 both in the aqueous phase and in the organic phase.
• DP1 of the organic phase was first dissolved in a third of the amount of butyl glycol present in the organic phase. Additionally 0.984 part by weight of butyl glycol was added to the organic phase to balance out the solvent content of the organic phase.
• DP1 of the aqueous phase was dissolved in 0.64 part by weight of butyl glycol, thereby also balancing out the solvent content of the aqueous phase.
• a paint was prepared in the same way as for the preparation of the waterborne basecoat material 1, using DP2 instead of polyester P1 both in the aqueous phase and in the organic phase.
• DP2 was first dissolved in a third of the amount of butyl glycol present in the organic phase. Additionally 0.984 part by weight of butyl glycol was added to balance out the solvent content of the organic phase.
• DP2 of the aqueous phase was dissolved in 0.64 part by weight of butyl glycol, thereby also balancing out the solvent content of the aqueous phase.
• a paint was prepared in the same way as for the preparation of the waterborne basecoat material 1, using DP3 instead of polyester P1 both in the aqueous phase and in the organic phase.
• DP3 was first dissolved in a third of the amount of butyl glycol present in the organic phase. Additionally 0.984 part by weight of butyl glycol was added to balance out the solvent content of the organic phase.
• DP3 of the aqueous phase was dissolved in 0.64 part by weight of butyl glycol, thereby also balancing out the solvent content of the aqueous phase.
• the weight percentage figures in table 1 are based on the overall weight of the waterborne basecoat material.
• the multicoat paint systems were produced in accordance with the following general protocol:
• the respective waterborne basecoat material from table 1 was then applied pneumatically.
• the resulting waterborne basecoat film was flashed at room temperature for 2 minutes and subsequently dried in a forced-air oven at 70° C. for 10 minutes.
• a customary two-component clearcoat material (Progloss® 345 from BASF Coatings GmbH) was applied to the dried waterborne basecoat film.
• the resulting clearcoat film was flashed at room temperature for 20 minutes.
• the waterborne basecoat film and the clearcoat film were then cured in a forced-air oven at 160° C. for 30 minutes.
• the present system represents an overbaked original system and will be referred to below as the original finish.
• This original finish is abraded with abrasive paper and then the respective waterborne basecoat material from table 1 is applied pneumatically to this abraded original finish.
• the resulting waterborne basecoat film was flashed at room temperature for 2 minutes and subsequently dried in a forced-air oven at 70° C. for 10 minutes.
• a so-called 80° C. two-component clearcoat material (FF230500 2K refinish clearcoat, scratchproof, from BASF Coatings GmbH) was applied to the dried waterborne basecoat film.
• the resulting clearcoat film was flashed at room temperature for 20 minutes.
• the waterborne basecoat film and the clearcoat film were then cured in a forced-air oven at 80° C. for 30 minutes.
• the steel panels thus treated were then stored over a period of 10 days in a conditioning chamber under CH test conditions according to DIN EN ISO 6270-2:2005-09. 24 hours after removal from the conditioning chamber, the panels were then inspected for blistering and swelling.
• aqueous phase in table B were stirred together in the order stated to form an aqueous mixture.
• organic mixture was prepared from the components listed under “organic phase”. The organic mixture was added to the aqueous mixture. The combined mixture was then stirred for 10 minutes and adjusted, using deionized water and dimethylethanolamine, to a pH of 8 and to a spray viscosity of 58 mPas under a shearing load of 1000 s ⁇ 1 as measured with a rotary viscometer (Rheomat RM 180 instrument from Mettler-Toledo) at 23° C.
• a paint was prepared in the same way as for the preparation of the waterborne basecoat material 2, using DP1 instead of polyester P1 both in the aqueous phase and in the organic phase.
• DP1 of the organic phase was first dissolved in a third of the amount of butyl glycol present in the organic phase. Additionally 1 part by weight of butyl glycol was added to the organic phase to balance out the solvent constituent.
• DP1 of the aqueous phase was dissolved in 2.66 parts by weight of butyl glycol, thereby also balancing out the solvent content of the aqueous phase.
• a paint was prepared in the same way as for the preparation of the waterborne basecoat material 2, using DP2 instead of polyester P1 both in the aqueous phase and in the organic phase.
• DP2 of the organic phase was first dissolved in a third of the amount of butyl glycol present in the organic phase. Additionally 1 part by weight of butyl glycol was added to the organic phase to balance out the solvent constituent.
• DP2 of the aqueous phase was dissolved in 2.66 parts by weight of butyl glycol, thereby also balancing out the solvent content of the aqueous phase.
• a paint was prepared in the same way as for the preparation of the waterborne basecoat material 2, using DP3 instead of polyester P1 both in the aqueous phase and in the organic phase.
• DP3 of the organic phase was first dissolved in a third of the amount of butyl glycol present in the organic phase. Additionally 1 part by weight of butyl glycol was added to the organic phase to balance out the solvent constituent.
• DP3 of the aqueous phase was dissolved in 2.66 parts by weight of butyl glycol, thereby also balancing out the solvent content of the aqueous phase.
• the weight percentage figures in table 3 are based on the overall weight of the waterborne basecoat material.
• the multicoat paint systems were produced in accordance with the following general protocol:
• the respective waterborne basecoat material from table 3 was then applied pneumatically.
• the resulting waterborne basecoat film was flashed at room temperature for 2 minutes and subsequently dried in a forced-air oven at 70° C. for 10 minutes.
• a customary two-component clearcoat material (Progloss' 345 from BASF Coatings GmbH) was applied to the dried waterborne basecoat film.
• the resulting clearcoat film was flashed at room temperature for 20 minutes.
• the waterborne basecoat film and the clearcoat film were then cured in a forced-air oven at 160° C. for 30 minutes.
• the present system represents an overbaked original system and will be referred to below as the original finish.
• This original finish is abraded with abrasive paper and then the respective waterborne basecoat material from table 3 is applied pneumatically to this abraded original finish.
• the resulting waterborne basecoat film was flashed at room temperature for 2 minutes and subsequently dried in a forced-air oven at 70° C. for 10 minutes.
• a so-called 80° C. two-component clearcoat material (FF230500 2K refinish clearcoat, scratchproof, from BASF Coatings GmbH) was applied to the dried waterborne basecoat film.
• the resulting clearcoat film was flashed at room temperature for 20 minutes.
• the waterborne basecoat film and the clearcoat film were then cured in a forced-air oven at 80° C. for 30 minutes.
• the steel panels thus treated were then stored over a period of 10 days in a conditioning chamber under CH test conditions according to DIN EN ISO 6270-2:2005-09. 24 hours after removal from the conditioning chamber, the panels were then inspected for blistering and swelling.

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