Coating agents based on soluble acrylate copolymers containing carboxyl groups

Abstract From the Canadian patent

The invention relates to a coating agent containing, as essential binder, (A) an acrylate copolymer having an acid number ranging from about 15 to about 200 and (B) a compound containing at least two epoxide groups per molecule, the ratio of (A) to (B) being chosen so that the ratio of the acid groups of (A) to the epoxide groups of (B) is in the range of 0.5:3 to 2:0.5. The coatings obtained with the coating agent according to the invention have outstanding properties in respect of stability towards long-term exposure to chemicals and solvents, and in respect of stability towards gasoline, elasticity, gloss, corrosion resistance and stability towards water and steam.