Inventors:
William E. Eibon - Elyria OH, US
Gerald Koenigsmark - Lakewood OH, US
William E. Michael - Brecksville OH, US
International Classification:
B05D 1/36
B05D 3/02
Abstract:
A process for coating a substrate comprising: (a) depositing a primer-surfacer coating composition onto at least a portion of the substrate; (b) curing at least a portion of the primer-surfacer coating composition; (c) depositing a hiding coating composition onto a least a portion of the primer-surfacer coating composition; and (d) depositing a color-imparting non-hiding coating composition onto at least a portion of the hiding coating composition, wherein the second basecoat comprises a nanoparticulate, and wherein a portion of the hiding coating composition is not cured prior to the deposition of the color-imparting non-hiding coating composition; (e) optionally, dehydrating at least a portion of the hiding coating composition and the color-imparting non-hiding coating composition; and (f) curing at least a portion of the first base coat and the second basecoat simultaneously.