Akzo N.v.

Jaap M Akkerman

Arie Noomen

Paul M Vandevoorde

The invention provides a liquid coating composition curable at ambient temperature comprising an acetoacetate groups-containing addition polymer having a number average molecular weight of 1000-100,000, a glass transition temperature of 250.degree.-370.degree. K., a hydroxyl number of 0-200 and a content of acetoacetate groups of 3,5-45% by weight, the acetoacetate groups being present as ester of hydroxyalkyl acrylate, hydroxyalkyl methacrylate or allyl alcohol structural units, and a polyamine having primary and/or secondary amino groups and blocked with an aldehyde or ketone. A process for coating a substrate with such composition is also provided.

Liquid coating composition and a process for coating a substrate with

An ambient temperature curable composition is prepared from a .alpha.,.beta.-ethylenically unsaturated carbonyl compound (such as trimethylol propane triacrylate) and a compound chosen from a particular class of compounds having an activated CH group (such as malonate group-containing oligomeric or polymeric esters). The coatings of the invention cure quickly without heating, and have excellent hardness.

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Haarlem, Netherlands

Jaap M Akkerman