| abstract |
The present invention discloses an aqueous coating composition comprising 5 to 95 wt.% of an alkali-swellable core-shell addition polymer (I), and 95 to 5 wt.% of a polyurethane (II). The present invention provides an aqueous coating composition which may be used as base coat in a base coat/clear coat system which has good mechanical properties, a high flop, a high gloss, practically no strike-in, and a good water-resistance. Due to the fact that higher solids contents can be achieved with the aqueous coating composition of the present invention, a reduction in drying times and number of coats is obtained. |