Curable composition, thermal latent acid catalyst, method of coating,

Abstract

A curable composition comprising (A) a compound having in the molecule two or more specific blocked carboxyl groups: (B) a compound having in the molecule two or more reactive functional groups which can form chemical bonds with the blocked carboxyl groups, and (C) a catalytic component selected from the following: (a) a thermal latent acid catalyst which comprises a compound having a epoxy group, a specific compound having a sulfur atom and a specific Lewis acid; (b) a thermal latent acid catalyst which comprises a specific compound, having at least one of a nitrogen atom, an oxygen atom, a phosphorus atom or a sulfur atom, a specific compound having a halogen atom and a specific Lewis acid having at least one of an aluminum atom, a zinc atom or a tin atom; or a mixture which comprises (c) a metallic chelate compound and a specific organic silicon compound or a condensate thereof. A two component curable composition is prepared by mixing (I) a main material composition or a solution thereof comprising the compound (A) and the compound (B) or a self-crosslinkable compound (D), and (II) an acid catalyst or the solution comprising at least one of a Bronsted acid, a Lewis acid or a mixture of a metallic chelate compound and a compound having a silanol group. The curable composition provides cured products having excellent chemical properties and physical properties and having desirable weathering resistance, stain resistance and appearance.