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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2010
Yuko Nagata Gidcumb, Canton, MI (US);
Scott Dale Kubish, Saline, MI (US);
Richard Raabe, Medina, OH (US);
Yuko Nagata Gidcumb, Canton, MI (US);
Scott Dale Kubish, Saline, MI (US);
Richard Raabe, Medina, OH (US);
Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc., Erlanger, KY (US);
PPG Industries Ohio, Inc., Cleveland, OH (US);
Kansai Paint Company, Ltd., Hyogo-Kan, JP;
Abstract
Low-gloss, two-component clear coats include a base resin including a urethane resin, an isocyanate resin that combines with the base resin immediately prior to application of the low -gloss, two-component clear coat to form a two-component base resin mixture, wherein the two-component base resin mixture comprises from about 20 weight percent to about 40 weight percent urethane resin and from about 20 weight percent to about 40 weight percent isocyanate resin, and a silica-based flattener, wherein the silica-based flattener comprises from about 5 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the two-component base resin mixture to about 20 parts by weight per 100 parts by weight of the two-component base resin mixture, wherein the low-gloss, two-component clear coat has a 60° gloss finish from 22 gloss units to 34 gloss units when cured.