EP2393610A1

EP2393610A1 - Coating agent for corrosion-resistant coatings

Info

Publication number: EP2393610A1
Application number: EP10700302A
Authority: EP
Inventors: Michael Richert; Wolfgang Duschek; Michael Dornbusch
Original assignee: BASF Coatings GmbH
Current assignee: BASF Coatings GmbH
Priority date: 2009-02-05
Filing date: 2010-01-14
Publication date: 2011-12-14
Anticipated expiration: 2030-01-14
Also published as: ES2467700T3; EP2393610B1; DE102009007630A1; US20120128989A1; CN102292166A; CN102292166B; WO2010089015A1; JP2012516766A; JP5575151B2

Abstract

The invention relates to a multilayer coating which comprises, superposed one on top of the other in the following order, (1) at least one first base coating from base coat (A), (2) preferably a second color and/or effect base coating from base coat (B) and (3) at least one transparent coating from clear coat (C), wherein the base coat (A) forming the first base coating comprises at least one binder (a.1), at least one color and/or effect pigment (a.2) and one corrosion-inhibiting low-molecular component (a.3) having an aromatic base (GK) which has at least two monodentate potentially anionic electrodonor ligands (L1) and (L2) that are covalently bound to (GK), and/or which has substituents (SU) covalently bound to the aromatic base (GK), said substituents having at least two covalently bound monodentate potentially anionic electrodonor ligands (L1) and (L2), the ligands (L1) and (L2) being still capable of complexing once the multilayer coating is thermally cured.

Description

Coating agent for corrosion-resistant coatings

Field of the invention

The present invention relates to coating compositions for corrosion-resistant coatings, in particular for color and / or effect multi-layer coatings.

State of the art

Modern motor vehicles usually have colored and / or effect multicoat paint systems. As a rule, these multi-layer coatings comprise an electrodeposition coating, a surfacer coating, stain-resistant primer or functional coating, a color and / or effect basecoat and a clearcoat. The multicoat paint systems are preferably prepared by means of what are known as wet-on-wet processes, in which a clearcoat film is applied to a dried, uncured basecoat film, after which at least the basecoat film and the clearcoat film are thermally cured together. The preparation of the electrodeposition coating and the surfacer coating, antistonechip primer or functional layer can also be included in this process.

The surfacer coats, antistonechip primers or functional coatings are decisive for such important technological properties as impact resistance and smoothness and the course of the overall coating. The quality of surfacer coatings, stone chip protection primers or functional coatings therefore has to meet particularly stringent requirements. They must also be able to be produced in a simple and excellently reproducible manner.

The automotive industry is also endeavoring to reduce the dry film thicknesses of surfacer coats, antistonechip primers or functional layers in order to reduce raw material and energy costs, without this leading to a deterioration of the application technology. see property profile of the multi-layer coatings, in particular to a deterioration of UV stability comes.

To solve these problems, the processes known from the patent applications DE 44 38 504 A1, WO 2005/021168 A1 and WO 2006/062666 A1 have made important contributions. In the methods, a substrate is coated with an electrodeposition paint. The resulting electrocoating layer is baked. The electrodeposition coating layer is coated with a first, physically or thermally curable, aqueous basecoat material. The resulting first basecoat film is coated with a second, thermally curable, aqueous basecoat without first curing completely. The resulting second basecoat film is coated with a clearcoat without previously fully curing, thereby resulting in a clearcoat film. Subsequently, the first and second basecoat films and the clearcoat film are baked together. The first, physically or thermally curable, aqueous basecoat material contains as binder at least one water-dilutable polyurethane resin, in particular acrylated polyurethanes. The first basecoat may contain, among other things, titanium dioxide as pigment, talc as filler and UV absorber. The first basecoat provides a first basecoat or functional layer which, for dry film thicknesses <35 .mu.m, preferably of about 15 .mu.m, the conventional surfacer coaters, antistonechip primers. or functional layers without loss of essential technological properties of the multi-layer coatings can replace. Furthermore, the use of UV absorbers, in particular UV-absorbing pigments, as described in WO 2005/021168 A1 and WO 2006/062666 A1, ensures that the UV stability of the relevant multicoat paint systems is ensured. If the above-described multicoat paint systems are exposed to a load caused by stone chipping, flaking off of the entire layer composite occurs in spite of their high resistance to chipping. The bare metal substrate is exposed and exposed to corrosion attack. This corrosion manifests itself in the formation of blisters, that is to say blistering of the multicoat paint system, accompanied by a progressive enlargement of the surface exposed by the impact, which is due to the corrosive infiltration of the multicoat system starting from the corrosion on the bare metallic substrate.

There is therefore a need to develop coating compositions for multilayer coatings in which the bare metallic substrate exposed by impact stress is protected by corrosion inhibitors which are already present in the composite layer. The anticorrosion agents must on the one hand have sufficiently high mobility in order to reach the exposed metallic substrate, on the other hand be well integrated in the layered composite in order to prevent unnecessary bleeding in moisture cycles by osmotic pressure. The corrosion inhibitors commonly used in the electrodeposition coating layer are pigmented and added as pigment pastes. Low-molecular corrosion inhibitors can only reach the interface between the substrate and the lacquer during the deposition process and thus be deposited if they carry a positive charge, with such anticorrosive agents generally impairing the properties of the entire lacquer basin and thus of the coating. Due to their particle size, pigment-type corrosion protection agents generally have no or only very little mobility.

DE 103 00 751 A1 describes coating compositions which may contain up to 5% by weight, based on the coating agent, of water and / or solvents which, according to the invention, are used for the direct coating of metals, in particular for the coating of metal strips. but which are also applied over an electrodeposition coating layer. could be brought. The coating compositions are cured with actinic radiation and contain low molecular weight organic corrosion inhibitors and preferably further inorganic anti-corrosive pigments. In addition to the corrosion inhibitors and / or pigments, color pigments may continue to be present in the coating composition. A multicoat paint system in automotive OEM finishing, as described in the introduction, will not be described.

If a coating agent which is cured with actinic radiation is used for coating an electrodeposition coating layer, in particular via electrodeposition coating layers in automotive OEM finishing, the electrodeposition coating is sensitively damaged by photodegradation, which leads to markedly reduced adhesion of the electrodeposition coating layer and thus to increased corrosive infiltration of the layer Neighborhood leads to the bare metallic substrate, which is just to be avoided by the present invention. Furthermore, the application properties of the coating compositions described in DE 103 00 751 A1 can be adjusted to the application conditions only with great effort, in particular with regard to the rheology, as is necessary for the above-described multicoat systems in automotive OEM coating.

The object of the invention

It was an object of the present invention to provide coating compositions for corrosion-stable coatings, in particular for multicoat color and / or effect paint systems, preferably on metallic substrates, comprising one another in this sequence,

(1) at least one first basecoat of basecoat (A),

(2) preferably at least one second basecoat of basecoat (B) and

(3) at least one transparent varnish of clearcoat (C), preferably preparable by successive application of at least one thermally curable, preferably aqueous basecoat material (A), preferably at least one thermally curable, preferably aqueous basecoat material (B) and at least one clearcoat material (C) to a non-primed substrate or preferably to one with at least one or not only partially hardened primer (G) or particularly preferably on a substrate at least partially coated with at least one fully cured primer (G), which no longer have the disadvantages of the prior art. In particular, the multi-layer coating according to the invention should have a good adhesion to the adjacent paint layers and in particular a significantly reduced corrosion after impact, which is triggered by corrosive infiltration of the multi-layer composite starting from exposed bare metallic substrate. In addition, the improvement in corrosion resistance should be achieved, in particular with components which can be easily incorporated in the basecoat (A). Furthermore, the physically or thermally curable, preferably aqueous basecoat material (A) should be able to be provided in a simple manner on the basis of commercially available, preferably aqueous, basecoats and provide first basecoats which, even in a layer thickness of about 15 .mu.m, are conventional surfacer coats, antistonechip primers or functional layers can be fully replaced without adversely affecting the performance properties of the multi-layer coatings, in particular the stone chip protection and the UV stability even after long-term exposure. The new process should be able to be carried out in existing systems for the application of basecoats by electrostatic spray application and pneumatic application, without the need for conversions. The solution according to the invention

Accordingly, a multicoat color and / or effect coating has been found on substrates comprising one another in this order,

(1) at least one first color and / or effect basecoat of basecoat (A),

(2) preferably at least one second color and / or effect basecoat basecoat (B) and (3) at least one transparent clearcoat finish (C), preferably preparable by successive application of at least one thermally curable aqueous basecoat material (A), at least one thermally curable aqueous basecoat material (B) and optionally at least one clearcoat material (C) on a non-primed or preferably on a substrate which is not or only partially cured primer (G) or particularly preferably on one with at least one fully cured primer ( G) at least partially coated substrate and joint curing

(A) the resulting wet layers of the basecoats (A) and (B) and optionally the clearcoat (C) or

(b) from the basecoats (A) and (B) and optionally the clearcoat (C) and, if appropriate, the non-cured or only partially cured primer (G),

in which the basecoat (A) (a.1) comprises at least one binder,

(a.2) at least one pigment or effect pigment and (a.3) at least one corrosion-inhibiting low molecular weight component which has an aromatic base body (GK) with at least two monodentate potentially anionic ligands (L1) covalently bonded to (GK) (L2) with electron donor property and / or covalently bonded substituents (SU) on the aromatic base body (GK) which have at least two covalently bonded monodentate potentially anionic ligands (L1) and (L2) with electron donor property, wherein the ligands (L) in the thermal curing the multicoat paint does not lose its property as a chelating agent contains.

With regard to the prior art, it was not foreseeable for the skilled person that the objects underlying the present invention, the reduction of the blister corrosion with improved adhesion between base coat of base coat (A) and primer (G) and the free metallic Substrate, could be solved with the aid of the multi-layer coating according to the invention. The thermally curable, aqueous basecoat material (A) used according to the invention could be prepared in a simple manner on the basis of commercially available aqueous basecoats and provided first, color and / or effect basecoats (A) which even in a layer thickness of about 15 Conventional surfacer coatings, antistonechip primers or functional coatings could be completely replaced without adversely affecting the performance properties of the multicoat paint systems, in particular the stone chip protection and the UV stability even after long-term exposure. In this case, the aqueous basecoat (A) in existing systems for the application of basecoats by electrostatic spray application and pneumatic spray application could be carried out without this conversions were necessary. Detailed description of the multilayer coating according to the invention and of the method for its application

The basecoat (A) The binder (a.1) of the basecoat (A)

The preferably thermally curable and particularly preferably aqueous basecoat material (A) which is used for the multicoat system described below contains as its essential constituent at least one binder (a.1) which preferably has functional groups (Gr). Particularly preferred functional groups (Gr) are hydroxyl, carbamate, epoxy, amino and / or isocyanate groups, with hydroxyl groups being very particularly preferred as functional groups (Gr). In principle, it is possible to use all thermally curable binders having properties which are known for use in organic and / or aqueous basecoats.

Suitable binders (a.1) for use in the coating compositions according to the invention are described, for example, in the patent applications DE 44 38 504 A1, EP 0 593 454 B1, DE 199 48 004 A1, EP 0 787 159 B1 and WO 2005/021168 A1. The binders described in EP 0 593 454 B1, EP 0 787 159 B1, DE 199 48 004 A1 and / or WO 2005/021168 A1 are preferably used, it being possible to use further binders in addition to these binders.

The binders (a.1) preferably contain combinations of at least 2 components selected from the group of preferably water-dilutable polyester resins (a.1.1), preferably water-dilutable polyurethane resins (a.1.2) and / or preferably water-dilutable polyacrylate resins (a.1.3 ). The water-thinnable polyester resins described in EP 0 593 454 B1, page 8, line 3 to page 9, line 42 are particularly preferably used as component (a.1.1). Such polyester resins (a.1.1) are obtainable by (a.1.1.1) polyols or a mixture of polyols and

(a.1.1.2) polycarboxylic acids or polycarboxylic acid anhydrides or a mixture of polycarboxylic acid and / or polycarboxylic anhydrides to a polyester resin having an acid number according to DIN EN ISO 3682 of 20 to 70, preferably 25 to 55 mg KOH / g nonvolatile content and a Hydroxyl number according to DIN EN ISO 4629 from 30 to 200, preferably 45 to 100 mg KOH / g non-volatile content to be implemented.

The components (a.1.1.1) which are preferably used for the preparation of the water-dilutable polyester resins (a.1.1) are described in EP 0 593 454 B1 on page 8, lines 26 to 51, the components (a.1.1.2) preferably used in EP 0 593 454 B1 on page 8, line 52, to page 9, line 32 described. The preparation of the polyester resins (a.1.1) and their neutralization are described in EP 0 593 454 B1 on page 9, lines 33 to 42.

Particular preference is given to using the water-dilutable polyurethane resins described in EP 0 593 454 B1, page 5, line 42 to page 8, line 2 as component (a.1.2). Such polyurethane resins (a.1.2) are obtainable by (a.1.2.1) a polyester and / or polyether polyol or a mixture of such polyester and / or polyether polyols, (a.1.2.2) a polyisocyanate or a mixture of Polyisocyanates, (a.1.2.3) a compound which has at least one isocyanate-reactive group and at least one group capable of forming anions in the molecule or a mixture of such compounds, (a.1.2.4) optionally at least one hydroxyl and / or amino group-containing organic compound having a molecular weight of 40 to 600 daltons or a mixture of such compounds and (a.1.2.5) optionally a compound which has at least one isocyanate group-reactive group and at least one polyoxyalkylene group in the molecule or a mixture of such compounds are reacted with each other and the resulting reaction product is at least partially neutralized. The polyurethane resin produced in this way preferably has an acid number according to DIN EN ISO 3682 of 10 to 60 mg KOH / g non-volatile content and a hydroxyl value according to DIN EN ISO 4629 of 5 to 200, preferably 10 to 150 mg KOH / g nonvolatile content.

The components (a.1.2.1) which are preferably used for the preparation of the water-dilutable polyurethane resins (a.1.2) are in EP 0 593 454 B1 on page 6, lines 6 to 42, the components (a.1.2.2) preferably used in EP 0 593 454 B1 on page 6, line 43, to page 7, line 13, very particular preference to use polyisocyanates based on isophorone diisocyanate and tetramethylxylene diisocyanate, the preferably used components (a.1.2.3) in EP 0 593 454 B1 on page 7, lines 14 to 30, the components (a.1.2.4) preferably used in EP 0 593 454 B1 on page 7, lines 31 to 53, and the components (a.1.2.5) preferably used in EP 0 593454 B1 on page 7, lines 54 to 58 described. The preparation of the polyurethane resins (a.1.1) and their neutralization are described in EP 0 593 454 B1 on page 7, line 59, to page 8, line 2.

Water-dilutable polyacrylate resins, as described, for example, in EP 0 593 454 B1, can be used as component (a.1.3). Preference is given to water-dilutable components (a.1.3) Polyacrylate resins, which are prepared in the presence of polyurethane prepolymers (a.1.3.1), which optionally have units with polymerizable double bonds.

In a preferred embodiment of the invention, water-dilutable polyurethane-modified polyacrylates (a.1.3) according to EP 0 787 159 B1 are used.

Such water-dilutable polyurethane-modified polyacrylates (a.1.3) are obtainable in a preferred embodiment in which, in a first stage, in the presence of a solution of a polyurethane prepolymer (a.1.3.1) which has substantially no polymerizable double bonds, a mixture of (a .1.3.a.1) a substantially carboxyl-free (meth) acrylic acid ester or a mixture of (meth) acrylic acid esters, (a.1.3.a.2) an ethylenically unsaturated monomer which has at least one hydroxyl group per molecule and which is essentially carbo- xylgruppenfrei or a mixture of such monomers and (a.1.3.a.3) a substantially carboxyl-free of (a.1.3.a.1) and (a.1.3.a.2) different monomers or a mixture of such monomers is polymerized, wherein the polyurethane prepolymer (a.1.3.1) is not a crosslinked polyurethane resin, wherein subsequently in a second stage after addition of a mixture of

(a.1.3.b.1) an ethylenically unsaturated monomer carrying at least one carboxyl group per molecule or a mixture of such monomers and

(a.1.3.b.2) a substantially carboxyl group-free ethylenically unsaturated monomer or a mixture of such monomers is further polymerized after at least 80 wt .-% of the monomers added in the first stage have been reacted, and in a final step after completion of the polymerization, the polyurethane-modified polyacrylate (a.1.3) is neutralized and subsequently dispersed in water.

The monomeric components (a.1.3.a.1), (a.1.3.a.2), (a.1.3.a.3), (a.1.3.b.1) and (a.1.3.b. 2) are selected in type and amount so that the polyacrylate resin obtained from the aforementioned components has an acid number according to DIN EN ISO 3682 of 20 to 100 mg KOH / g nonvolatile content and a hydroxyl value according to DIN EN ISO 4629 of 5 to 200, preferably 10 to 150 mg KOH / g nonvolatile content. The preferred proportions by weight of the abovementioned components are described in EP 0 787 159 B1 on page 3, lines 4 to 6.

The components (a.1.3.1) preferably used for the preparation of the water-dilutable polyurethane-modified polyacrylate resins (a.1.3) are described in EP 0 787 159 B1 on page 3, line 38, to page 6, line 13, the components (a .1.3.a.1) in EP 0 787 159 B1 on page 3, lines 13 to 20, the components (a.1..3.a.2) preferably used in EP 0 787 159 B1 on page 3, lines 21 to 33, the components (a.1.3.a.3) preferably used in EP 0 787 159 B1 on page 3, lines 34 to 37, the components (a.1.3.b.1) preferably used in EP 0 787 159 B1 on page 6, lines 33 to 39, and the components preferably used (a.1.3.b.2) described in EP 0787159 B1 on page 6, lines 40 to 42.

In a further embodiment of the invention, water-thinnable polyurethane-modified polyacrylates (a.1.3) which are prepared in the presence of polyurethane prepolymers (a.1.3.1) which have units with polymerizable double bonds are used. Such graft copolymers and their preparation are known, for example, from EP 0 608 021 A1, DE 196 45 761 A1, DE 197 22 862 A1, WO 98/54266 A1, EP 0 522 419 A1, EP 0 522 420 A2 and DE 100 39 262 A1 , In this case, water-dilutable polyurethane-modified polyacrylates (a.1.3) based on graft copolymers are preferably used as described in DE 199 48 004 A1. In this case, the polyurethane prepolymer component (a.1.3.1) is prepared by (1) at least one polyurethane prepolymer containing at least one free

Contains isocyanate group, with

(2) at least one adduct obtainable by reacting at least one ethenylarylene monoisocyanate and at least one compound containing at least two isocyanate-reactive functional groups, reacting with each other in such a way that at least one isocyanate-reactive functional group remains in the adduct.

The preferred polyurethane prepolymers used in step (1) above are described in DE 199 48 004 A1, page 4, line 19, to page 8, line 4. The preferred adducts used in step (2) above are described in DE 199 48 004 A1, page 8, line 5, to page 9, line 40. The graft copolymerization is preferably as described in DE 199 48 004 A1, page 12, line 62, to page 13, line 48, with those described in DE 199 48 004 A1, page 11, line 30, to page 12, line 60, described monomers carried out. For use in the aqueous basecoat material (A) to be used according to the invention, the graft copolymer (a.1.3) is partially or completely neutralized, whereby a part or all of the potentially anionic groups, ie. H. the acid groups, are converted into anionic group. Suitable neutralizing agents are known from DE 44 37 535 A1, page 6, lines 7 to 16, or DE 199 48 004 A1, page 7, lines 4 to 8 known.

The content of binder (a.1) in the basecoat (A) can vary very widely and depends on the requirements of the individual case. Preferably, the content of (a.1) in the basecoat (A), based on the solids of the basecoat (A), at 10 to 90 wt .-%, in particular at 15 to 85 wt .-%.

The Pigment (a.2) of the Basecoat (A) The basecoat (A) contains at least one color or effect pigment (a.2). The pigment (a.2) may preferably be selected from the group consisting of organic and inorganic, coloring, optically effecting, color and optically effecting, fluorescent and phosphorescent pigments, in particular from the group consisting of organic and inorganic, coloring, optically effecting pigments , color and optically effect pigments, or mixtures thereof are selected. Most preferably, the pigment (a.2) has UV-absorbing constituents.

Examples of suitable effect pigments, which may also be coloring, are metal flake pigments, such as commercially available aluminum bronzes, aluminum chromates chromated according to DE 36 36 183 A1, and commercial stainless steel bronzes, and non-metallic effect pigments, such as pearlescent or interference pigments, platelet-shaped effect pigments on the basis of iron oxide, which have shades of pink to brown-red or liquid crystalline effect pigments. In addition, Römpp Lexikon Lacke und Druckfarben, Georg Thieme Verlag, 1998, pages 176, "effect pigments" and pages 380 and 381 "metal oxide mica pigments" to "metal pigments", and the patent applications and patent DE 36 36 156 A1 DE 37 18446 A1, DE 37 19 804 A1, DE 39 30 601 A1, EP 0 068 311 A1, EP 0 264 843 A1, EP 0 265 820 A1, EP 0 283 852 A1, EP 0 293 746 A1, EP 0 417 567 A1, US 4,828,826 A or US 5,244,649 A.

Examples of suitable inorganic color pigments are white pigments such as zinc white, zinc sulfide or lithopone; Black pigments like Carbon black, iron manganese black or spinel black; Colored pigments such as chromium oxide, chromium oxide hydrate green, cobalt green or ultramarine green, cobalt blue, ultramarine blue or manganese blue, ultramarine violet or cobalt and manganese violet, iron oxide red, cadmium sulfoselenide, molybdate red or ultramarine red; Iron oxide brown, mixed brown, spinel and corundum phases or chrome orange; or iron oxide yellow, nickel titanium yellow, chromium titanium yellow, cadmium sulfide, cadmium zinc sulfide, chrome yellow or bismuth vanadate.

Examples of suitable organic color pigments are pigments monoazo, disazo pigments, anthraquinone pigments, quinacridone pigments, quinophthalone pigments, diketopyrrolopyrrole pigments, dioxazine pigments, indanthrone pigments, isoindoline pigments, isoindolinone pigments, azo methine pigments, thioindigo pigments, metal complex pigments, perinone pigments, perylene pigments, phthalocyanine pigments or aniline black.

See also Römpp Lexikon Lacke und Druckfarben, Georg Thieme Verlag, 1998, pages 180 and 181, "Iron Blue Pigments" to "Iron Oxide Black", pages 451 to 453 "Pigments" to "Pigment Volume Concentration," page 563 »Thioindigo Pigments «, Page 567» Titanium Dioxide Pigments «, pages 400 and 467,» Naturally Occurring Pigments «, page 459» Polycyclic Pigments «, page 52,» Azomethine Pigments «,» Azo Pigments «, and page 379,» Metal Complex Pigments « , referenced.

Examples of fluorescent and phosphorescent pigments (daylight pigments) are bis (azomethine) pigments.

The content of the pigments (a.2) in the basecoat (A) can vary very widely and depends primarily on the intensity of the effects, in particular the optical effects, and / or the hue that is to be adjusted or should. The pigments (a.2) in the basecoat (A) are preferably in an amount of 0.5 to 60, preferably 0.5 to 45, particularly preferably 0.5 to 40, very particularly preferably 0.5 to 35 and in particular 0 , 5 to 30 wt .-%, based on the solids of the basecoat (A) included.

To facilitate incorporation, the pigments (a.2) are preferably ground in the basecoat (A) with at least one constituent of the binder (a.1) described above. Particularly preferably, the component (a.1.2) of the binder (a.1) described above is used for the trituration.

Particularly preferably, the basecoat (A) contains at least one UV-absorbing pigment (a.2.1). Preferably, the UV-absorbing pigments (a.2.1) are selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide pigments and carbon black pigments.

The content of UV-absorbing pigments, in particular of titanium dioxide and / or carbon black pigments (a.2.1) in the basecoat (A), can vary and depends on the requirements of the individual case, in particular on the degree of transmission of the UV radiation , which is caused by the further pigments in the basecoat (A) and / or in the further layers of the multicoat system of the invention. The content of titanium dioxide pigment (a.2.1) in the basecoat (A) is preferably based on the solids of the basecoat material (A), at 0.1 to 50% by weight, in particular at 0.5 to 40% by weight. , The content of carbon black pigment (a.2.1) in the basecoat material (A), based on the solids content of the basecoat material (A), is preferably 0.005 to 5% by weight, in particular 0.01 to 2% by weight.

The corrosion-inhibiting component (a.3) of the basecoat (A)

The corrosion-inhibiting component (a.3) has an aromatic basic body (GK) with at least two covalently bonded (GK) monodentate potentially anionic ligands (L1) and (L2) with electron donors. nor property, wherein the ligands (L1) and (L2) on the aromatic base body (GK) are preferably in 1, 2, 1, 3 or 1, 4 position, and / or with at least one on the aromatic base body ( GK) covalently bonded substituents (SU) containing at least two covalently bonded monodentate potentially anionic ligands (L1) and (L2) with electron-donating properties, wherein the ligands (L1) and (L2) are preferably in 1, 2, 1, 3 or 1, 4-position on the substituent (SU), wherein the ligands (L) allow good adhesion to the metallic substrate and can form chelates with the metal ions released in the corrosion of the substrate (zu "Chelates", see Rompp Online, Georg Thieme Verlag, Stuttgart, New York, 2005, chapter "chelates"), and wherein the ligands (L) in the thermal curing of the multi-layer coating not lose their property as chelating agent and preferably from the main body (GK) in only subordinate n split off portions, in particular in proportions of less than 25 mol%, based on the totality of the ligands (L).

By complexing and / or coating the metal surface, the ligands (L) inhibit corrosion by reducing the proportion of the metal surface which is freely accessible for corrosion and / or cause a shift in the electrochemical potential of the half cell formed on the metal surface. In addition, component (a.3) can additionally suppress, by means of a buffer effect, the shift in the pH of the aqueous medium at the interface with the metal which is necessary for the corrosion.

Preferred aromatic basic bodies (GK) for the component (a.3) are C6 to C14 aromatics, in particular benzenes and naphthalenes, and heteroaromatics having 5 to 10 atoms in the aromatic system, in particular pyridines, pyrimidines, pyrazoles, pyrroles, thiophenes , Furans, benzimidazoles, benzthiazoles, benzotriazoles, benzoxazoles, quinolines, isoquinoline, indanes, indenes, benzpyrones, and particularly preferably triazines, or combinations of the abovementioned main body, wherein a first main body (GK1) can have one or more main body (GKn) as a substituent.

The ligands (L1) are preferably selected from the group of the hydroxyl, thiol and / or amino groups and also ether and / or thioether groups, in particular in the 1, 2-position, 1, 3-position and / or 1, 4- position preferably as ligands (L2) further groups with lone pairs of electrons, such as in particular hydroxyl, thiol and / or amino groups and / or carbonyl, thiocarbonyl and / or imino groups and / or heteroatoms on the main body ( GK), in particular nitrogen and oxygen atoms, and / or carbene and / or acetylene groups. Covalently bonded substituents (SU) which contain at least two covalently bonded monodentate potentially anionic ligands (L1) selected from the group of the hydroxyl, thiol and / or amino groups and also ether and / or amino groups are also preferred on the aromatic base body (GK). or thioether groups, and as ligands (L2) further groups having lone pairs of electrons, in particular hydroxy, thiol and / or amino groups and / or carbonyl, thiocarbonyl and / or imino groups, wherein the ligands (L1) and (L2 ) preferably in 1, 2, 1, 3 or 1, 4 position on the substituent (SU). In a further preferred embodiment of the invention, the abovementioned ligands (L1) and (L2) are in the 1, 2-position, 1, 3-position and / or 1, 4-position both on the aromatic main body (GK) and on the substituent ( SU) arranged.

Particularly preferred components (a.3) are in the 1, 2-position with carbonyl-substituted anilines or in particular phenols and / or thiophenols which may optionally have further substituents or aromatics with alkoxy substituents which are in the 2- or 3-position carry another hydroxy or mercapto group, such as very particularly preferably optionally substituted 2-methoxyphenols or -thiophenols which may also have an aldehyde group or keto group in the 3- or 4-position, optionally substituted 2-hydroxyphenylmethylketones or 2-mercaptophenylmethylketones, or optionally substituted triphenyltriazines which carry an alkoxy radical on at least one phenyl substituent, which carries a further hydroxyl or mercapto group in the 2- or 3-position.

The component (a.3) can, if necessary, be hydrophilically modified in a known manner. For this purpose, in particular additional ionic and / or nonionic substituents on the main body (GK) and / or the substituent (SU) are introduced. In particular, in the case of additional anionic substituents, these are phenolate, carboxylate, phosphonate or phosphate, thiolate, sulfonate and / or sulfate groups, in the case of additional cationic substituents ammonium, sulfonium and / or phosphonium groups, and in the case of additional nonionic groups oligo - or polyalkoxylated, particularly preferably ethoxylated, substituents, these substituents can also act as additional ligands (Ln).

The component (a.3) is in the basecoat (A) in amounts of 0.1 to 20, preferably 0.2 to 10, particularly preferably 0.5 to 5 wt .-%, each based on the total weight of the basecoat material (A ), contain.

The other ingredients and the preparation of the basecoat (A)

In a further embodiment of the invention, the basecoat (A) contains a talcum component (a.4). The content of talc (a.4) can vary very widely and depends on the requirements of the individual case. Preferably, the content of (a.4), based on the solids of the basecoat material (A), is from 0.1 to 5% by weight, in particular from 0.5 to 2% by weight. In addition, the basecoat (A) may contain at least one customary and known additive (a.5) in effective amounts. Preferably, the additive (a.5) or the additives (a.5) is selected from the group consisting of various crosslinking agents; from the binders (a.1) different, oligomeric and polymeric binders; from organic and inorganic, colored, transparent, opaque, organic and inorganic pigments, fillers and nanoparticles, organic solvents, drying agents, anti-settling agents, UV absorbers, light stabilizers, radical scavengers, which are different from components (a.2) to (a.4) , Deaerating agents, slip additives, polymerization inhibitors, defoamers, emulsifiers, wetting agents, adhesion promoters, leveling agents, film-forming aids, as well as rheology-controlling additives and flame retardants selected. Examples of suitable additives (a.5) are described in German Patent Application DE 199 48 004 A1, page 14, line 32, to page 17, line 5, preference being given to aminoplast resins as predominant or sole crosslinking agents in the basecoat (A). in the amounts described in DE 199 48 004 A1, page 16, lines 6 to 14, from 0.1 to 30, preferably 0.3 to 20, particularly preferably 0.5 to 10 wt .-%, each based on the total weight of the basecoat (A) are included.

Methodically, the preparation of the coating composition according to the invention has no special features, but is preferably carried out by mixing the constituents described above and homogenizing the resulting mixtures by means of customary and known mixing methods and devices, in particular stirred tanks, stirred mills, Ultraturrax, in-mold. Dissolvers, static mixers, sprocket dispersers, pressure relief nozzles and / or Microfluidi- zer.

The application of the multi-layer coating according to the invention Although the multicoat system according to the invention can be applied by means of all customary and known methods for the application of liquid coating materials, it is advantageous for the process according to the invention for the production of multicoat systems if the basecoat (A) is applied by means of the electrostatic spray application (ESTA). , preferably with high rotation bells, is applied. Preferably, the basecoat material (A) is applied in such a wet layer thickness that, after curing of the resulting resist layer from the basecoat (A), a dry film thickness of 6 to 25 .mu.m, preferably 7 to 20 .mu.m, more preferably 8 to 18 .mu.m results.

In the preferred process for producing multicoat paint systems, the basecoat material (A) is immediately coated with the thermally curable, preferably aqueous basecoat material (B). Particularly preferably, the basecoat layer of the coating composition according to the invention is first flashed off or dried, but not or only partially cured, and then coated with the thermally curable, preferably aqueous basecoat (B).

The thermally curable aqueous basecoat material (B) is preferably a customary and known aqueous basecoat material, as is known, for example, from the patent application WO 2005/021168, page 24, lines 11 to 28. In a particularly preferred embodiment of the invention, the aqueous basecoat material (B), like the basecoat material (A), contains component (a.3) in amounts of 0.1 to 20, preferably 0.2 to 10, particularly preferably 0.5 to 5 Wt .-%, each based on the total weight of the basecoat (B).

Although the basecoat (B) can be applied by means of all customary and known methods for the application of liquid coating materials, for the inventive method, it is advantageous if he with the help of the ESTA high rotation is applied. It is preferably applied in such a wet layer thickness that, after the curing of the resulting basecoat film (B), a dry film thickness of 4 to 25 .mu.m, preferably 5 to 15 .mu.m, particularly preferably 6 to 10 .mu.m, results. The basecoat material (A) and the basecoat material (B) are preferably applied with a wet layer thickness such that, after curing, a total dry film thickness of basecoat material (A) and basecoat material (B) of 10 to 50 .mu.m, preferably 12 to 35 microns, more preferably 14 to 28 microns results.

The preferred multicoat systems of the invention are prepared by successive application of the basecoat material (A), preferably at least one thermally curable, preferably aqueous basecoat material (B) and at least one clearcoat material (C) (i) to a non-primed substrate,

(ii) preferably a substrate coated with at least one partially or wholly uncured primer (G) or (iii) more preferably a substrate coated with at least one fully cured primer (G) and cured together

(A) the resulting wet layers of the basecoat (A), the basecoat (B) and the clearcoat (C) or

(B) of the resulting wet layers from the coating composition according to the invention, the basecoat (B) and the clearcoat (C) and optionally from the non-cured or only partially cured primer (G).

Such methods are described, for example, in German patent application DE 44 38 504 A1, page 4, line 62, page 5, line 20, and page 5, line 59, page 6, line 9, as well as German patent application. fertil DE 199 48 004 A 1, page 17, line 59, to page 19, line 22, and page 22, lines 13 to 31, i. V. m. Table 1, page 21, known.

In the preferred method of the invention, the coating of the basecoat (A) or preferably the basecoat (B) is immediately coated with the clearcoat (C). Or it is first flashed off or dried, but not or only partially cured, and then coated with the clearcoat (C).

The clearcoat material (C) is a transparent, in particular optically clear, thermally and / or actinic-radiation-curable coating material. Suitable clearcoats (C) are all customary and known one-component (IK), two-component (2K) or multi-component (3K, 4K) clearcoats, powder clearcoats, powder slurry clearcoats or UV curable clearcoats. The clearcoat material (C) selected for the process according to the invention is applied by means of the customary and known application processes, which are adapted to the physical state (liquid or pulverulent) of the clearcoat material (C). Suitable clearcoats and processes for their application are known, for example, from the patent application WO 2005/021168, page 25, line 27, to page 28, line 23.

The substrates can be constructed from a wide variety of materials and combinations of materials. Preferably, they are at least partially made of metals, wherein spatially next to the metallic substrates plastic substrates may be arranged, as may be the case, for example, in plastic attachments, which are joined together with the metal body.

Most preferably, the substrates are composed of metals, in particular of steels. The substrates can have a wide variety of uses. Preferably, the substrates are bodies motor vehicles, in particular passenger cars ₁ motorcycles, trucks and buses, and parts thereof; industrial hardware; Coils, containers and everyday items. In particular, the substrates are car bodies and parts thereof.

As primers (G), all known inorganic and / or organic primers, in particular for metal or plastic, can be used per se. Preferably, customary and known electrodeposition coatings are used as primers (G). The electrocoating (G) are prepared in a customary and known manner from electrophoretically, in particular cathodically, depositable electrocoating lacquers. The resulting electrodeposition coating layers (G) are preferably thermally cured before the application of the basecoat material (A). However, they can also be merely dried and not or only partially cured, after which they are cured together with the other layers of coating material according to the invention, preferably basecoat (B) and clearcoat (C).

In the preferred method according to the invention, the applied layers of basecoat (A), basecoat (B) and clearcoat (C) are thermally cured together. If the clearcoat (C) is also curable with actinic radiation, a postcure by irradiation with actinic radiation takes place. If the primer (G) is not yet cured, it is cured in this process step with.

Curing may take place after a certain period of rest, also referred to as venting, between and after application of the primer, the basecoat (A), the basecoat (B) and finally the clearcoat (C). The rest period may have a duration of 30 seconds to 2 hours, preferably 1 minute to 1 hour and especially 1 to 45 minutes. It is used, for example, for the course and degassing the paint layers or to the evaporation of volatile components. The rest period can be supported and / or shortened by the use of elevated temperatures up to 90 ^° C. and / or by a reduced air humidity <10 g water / kg air, in particular <5 g / kg air, provided there are no damage or changes in the paint layers occur, such as premature full networking.

The thermal curing has no special features, but takes place according to the usual and known methods such as heating in a convection oven or irradiation with IR lamps. Here, the thermal curing can also be done gradually. Another preferred curing method is near infrared (NIR) curing. Particularly preferred is a method in which the component water is rapidly removed from the wet layers. Suitable methods of this kind are, for example, by Roger Talbert in Industrial Paint & Powder, 04/01, pages 30 to 33, "Curing in Seconds with NIR", or in electroplating, Volume 90 (11), pages 3098 to 3100, »painting technology, NIR drying every second of liquid and powder coatings «. Advantageously, the thermal curing is carried out at a temperature of 50 to 170, more preferably 60 to 165 and in particular 80 to 150 ⁰ C for a time of 1 minute to 2 hours, more preferably 2 minutes to 1 hour and especially 3 to 45 minutes ,

The resulting finishes are of excellent automotive quality. In addition to excellent stone chip resistance, they have excellent adhesion to the primer (G) and to the subsequent paint layers and, in particular, excellent resistance to corrosive infiltration and resulting blister corrosion of the multilayer composites in the vicinity of bare areas, such as those produced by rockfall , on. Examples

Preparation Example 1: Aqueous Polyester Resin Solution (a.1.1)

From 898 parts by weight of neopentyl glycol, 946 parts by weight of hexane-1, 6-diol, 570 parts by weight of hexahydrophthalic anhydride, 2107 parts by weight of an oligomeric fatty acid (Pripol ^® 1012 from Uniqema, dimer content at least 97 weight %, Trimer content at most 1% by weight, monomer content at most traces) and 946 parts by weight of trimellitic anhydride was dissolved in a common solvent of the polyesters (a.1.1) with an acid number according to DIN EN ISO 3682 of 32 mg KOH / g nonvolatile content and a hydroxyl number according to DIN EN ISO 4629 is 72 mg KOH / g non-volatile content prepared, introduced into deionized water and with dimethylethanolamine to a pH of 7.6 and with further deionized water to a nonvolatile content of 60, 0 wt .-%, adjusted.

Preparation Example 2.1: First Aqueous Polyurethane Dispersion (a.1.2.1)

From 2017 parts by weight of hexane-1, 6-diol, 1074 parts by weight of isophthalic acid and 3627 parts by weight of an oligomeric fatty acid (Pripol ^® 1012 from Uniqema, dimer content at least 97 wt .-% wt, most trimer. 1 -%, monomer content at most traces) was in a common solvent, a polyester pre-product with an acid number according to DIN EN ISO 3682 of 3 mg KOH / g non-volatile content and a hydroxyl number according to DIN EN ISO 4629 of 73 mg KOH / g non-volatile content prepared and to a non-volatile content of 73.0 wt .-% set. 1891 parts by weight of the polyester pre-product were heated in a common solvent with 113 parts by weight of dimethylolpropionic acid, 18 parts by weight of neopentyl glycol and 517 parts by weight of isophorone diisocyanate and the reaction was up to an isocyanate content of 0.8 wt .-% , based on the total weight, carried out. Thereafter, 50 parts by weight of trimethylolpropane were added and stirred until no free iso- cyanate groups were more detectable. The polyurethane with an acid number according to DIN EN ISO 3682 of 25 mg KOH / g non-volatile content was placed in deionized water, the solvent removed and with further deionized water and with dimethylethanolamine to a pH of 7.2 and a non-volatile content of 27.0% by weight.

Preparation Example 2.2 Second Aqueous Polyurethane Dispersion (a.1.2.2)

By weight of the 1173rd parts by neopentyl glycol, wt 1329th parts by hexane-1, 6-diol, 2469 parts by weight of isophthalic acid and 1909 parts by weight of an oligomeric fatty acid (Pripol ^® 1012 from Uniqema, dimer content at least 97 weight %, Trimer content at most 1% by weight, monomer content at most traces) in a common solvent was a polyester precursor having an acid number according to DIN EN ISO 3682 of 3 mg KOH / g nonvolatile content and a hydroxyl number according to DIN EN ISO 4629 of 75 mg KOH / g non-volatile portion prepared and adjusted to a non-volatile content of 74.0 wt .-%. 2179 parts by weight of the polyester precursor were propionic acid in a common solvent with 137 parts by weight of dimethylolpropionic, 24 parts by weight of neopentyl glycol and 694 parts by weight m- Tetramethyixylendiisocyanat (m-TMXDI TMXDI ^® (Meta), Cytec Ind.) And the reaction was carried out to an isocyanate content of 1, 35 wt .-%, based on the total weight. Thereafter, 111 parts by weight of trimethylolpropane were added and stirred until no more free isocyanate groups were detectable. The polyurethane with an acid number according to DIN EN ISO 3682 of 25 mg KOH / g non-volatile content was placed in deionized water, the solvent removed and with further deionized water and with dimethylethanolamine to a pH of 7.4 and a non-volatile content from 31, 5 wt .-%, adjusted. Preparation Example 3 Aqueous Dispersion of a Polyurethane-Modified Polyacrylate (a.1.3)

On 922 parts by weight of neopentylglycol, 1076 parts by weight of hexane-1, 6-diol, 1325 parts by weight of isophthalic acid and 3277 parts by weight of an oligomeric fatty acid (Pripol ^® 1012 from Uniqema, dimer content at least 97 weight %, Trimer content at most 1% by weight, monomer content at most traces) in a common solvent was a polyester precursor having an acid number according to DIN EN ISO 3682 of 3 mg KOH / g nonvolatile content and a hydroxyl number according to DIN EN ISO 4629 of 78 mg KOH / g of nonvolatile matter and adjusted to a non-volatile content of 73.0% by weight. 4085 parts by weight of the polyester precursor were heated in a common solvent with 186 parts by weight of neopentyl glycol and 1203 parts by weight of m-tetramethyl xylene diisocyanate (TMXDI ^® (Me ta), Cytec Ind.) Was heated and the reaction was up to a Isocyana- natgehalt of 1, 65 wt .-%, based on the total weight, carried out. Thereafter, 214 parts by weight of diethanolamine (2,2'-iminobisethanol) were added and stirred until no more free isocyanate groups were detectable. The polyurethane precursor having an acid number according to DIN EN ISO 3682 of 0.1 mg KOH / g nonvolatile fraction and a hydroxyl number according to DIN EN ISO 4629 was 49 mg KOH / g nonvolatile content was reduced to a nonvolatile content of 59.5 wt .-%, discontinued. In the presence of 1017 parts by weight of the polyurethane precursor in a first stage in a common solvent, a mixture of 1369 parts by weight of n-butyl acrylate, 919 parts by weight of hydroxyethyl acrylate, 581 parts by weight of cyclohexylmethacrylat and 509 wt. -Styrene polymehs using common initiators for radical polymerization. Thereafter, in a second stage, a mixture of 273 parts by weight of n-butyl acrylate, 184 parts by weight of hydroxyethyl acrylate, 116 parts by weight of cyclohexylmethacrylat, 225 parts by weight of acrylic acid and 102 parts by weight of styrene using conventional Initiators for the radical polymerisation tion polymerized. The polyurethane-modified polyacrylate having an acid number according to DIN EN ISO 3682 of 33.5 mg KOH / g nonvolatile fraction was introduced into deionized water and adjusted to a pH of 7.4 with dimethylethanolamine and to a nonvolatile content of 35.5 wt. -%, set.

Production Example 4: The Preparation of the Basecoat (A)

15.0 parts by weight of a paste of a synthetic sodium-aluminum silicate with layer structure from Laporte (3% in water) were mixed with 25.0 parts by weight of the aqueous dispersion of the polyurethane (a.1.2.1) according to Preparation 2.1, 3.0 parts by weight of the aqueous solution of the polyester resin (a.1.1) according to Preparation Example 1, 3.3 parts by weight of butyl glycol, 4.8 parts by weight of a commercially available melamine resin (Cymel 327 of Cytec), 0.3 parts by weight of a neutralization solution (dimethylethanolamine 10% strength in water), 4.0 parts by weight of the dispersion of the polyurethane-modified polyacrylate (a.1.3) according to Preparation Example 3, 2,7 Parts by weight of isopropanol, 2.4 parts by weight of ethyl hexanol, 0.6 part by weight of catalyst Nacure 2500 (para-toluenesulfonic acid 25% in isopropanol), 10 parts by weight of a carbon black paste (trituration of 10% flame black in the aqueous dispersion of the polyurethane (a.1.2.2) according to Preparation Example 2.2), 14 parts by weight of a white paste (trituration of 50% titanium Dioxide in the aqueous dispersion of the polyurethane (a.1.2.2) according to Preparation Example 2.2), 5.4 parts by weight of deionized water, 1, 2 parts by weight of a 1: 1 mixture of a polyurethane thickener (Nopco DSX 1550 Fa. Henkel) was mixed with butyl glycol, 6.3 parts by weight of deionized water and 2.0 parts by weight of corrosion inhibitor (a.3.x), the following compounds being used:

(a.3.1.): 2-hydroxyacetophenone (manufacturer: Merck) (a.3.2.): vanillin (3-methoxy-4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, manufacturer Fa. Merck) (a.3.3.): Tinuvin 400 (N, N'-bis (2,4-dimetyl) phenyl-N "-2-methyl-4-glycerinyl-3-dodecanyl-triazine, manufacturer Fa. Ciba)

Subsequently, the basecoat is adjusted to a spray viscosity of 90-100 mPas / 1000 s ^-1 using a commercial Rheomat.

Examples 1 to 3: The preparation of the multi-layer finishes according to the invention and their testing

For Examples 1 to 3, the basecoat material (A) according to Preparation Example 4 containing corrosion-inhibiting substances (a.3.1) to (a.3.3), an aqueous basecoat material (B) (Metallic waterborne basecoat Black Sapphire from BASF Coatings AG), also containing the respective component (a.3.1) to (a.3.3) in a proportion of 2 wt .-%, based on the basecoat (B), and a commercially available one-component clearcoat (C) (Protect 2 Fa. Du - pont) used.

For Comparative Example C1, the basecoat material (A) according to Preparation Example 4 and the above basecoat material (B) (Metallic Waterborne Basecoat Black Sapphire from BASF Coatings AG) were used in each case without component (a.3.x).

The substrates used were 20 x 20 cm galvanized steel test panels coated with a conventional and well-known electrocoating primer (G) with a dry film thickness of 20 μm.

In Examples 1 to 3 and in Comparative Example C1, the basecoat material (A) according to Preparation Example 5 was first applied by electrostatic spray application (ESTA) in such a wet layer thickness that after curing a dry film thickness of 15 μm resulted. The resulting layer of the basecoat (A) was flashed off for 4 minutes and then with the aqueous basecoat (B) by coated pneumatic spray application in such a wet film thickness that after curing, a dry film thickness of 7 microns resulted. The paint layers of basecoat (A) and basecoat (B) were dried at 80 ^° C. for 10 minutes. Thereafter, the clearcoat (C) was applied in such a wet layer thickness, that after curing, a dry film thickness of 40 microns resulted. The clearcoat layer (C) was flashed off for 5 minutes. Subsequently, the layers of basecoat (A) ₁ basecoat (B) and clearcoat (C) were cured in a convection oven for 30 minutes at 130 ⁰ C.

The adhesion of the base coat (A) layer to the underlying undercoat (G) and to the overlying base coat (B) layer is excellent.

Damage to the test panels (rockfall simulation) was carried out according to the following procedure:

The freshly painted specimens had to rest for at least 48 hours at room temperature after the last painting process before being bombarded. The bombardment of the painted specimens was carried out with a stone impact tester Type 508 from Erichsen according to DIN 55996-1. An aluminum tube (inner diameter of 3.4 cm, a length of 26.3 cm at the top and 27.8 cm below and a distance of 2.0 to 2.3 cm from the test specimen (the length of the tube section is on the passage tube of the stone impact tester To direct the bombardment in a targeted and defined manner on a limited circular surface, bombardment was carried out with 50 g of hard-cast shotblasting diamond 4-5 mm from Eisenwerk Würth GmbH Bad Friedrichshall at a pressure of 2 bar To stretch to about 10 seconds, you gave the blasting medium accordingly slow in the running stone impact device. After loading in the rockfall simulation, the samples were subjected to a KWT climate change test according to VDA-Prüfblatt 621-415 (February 1982), whereby the test subjects went through 15 week cycles and where 1 week cycle was structured as follows:

Monday:

Salt spray test according to DIN ISO 9227 Tuesday to Friday:

Constant air at 40 ⁰ C according to DIN ISO 6270-2KK Saturday and Sunday:

Regeneration at 23 ° C and 50% relative humidity

The corrosion-induced growth rate of the area originally damaged by the rockfall was determined by image analysis. After 9 weeks, the weekly average growth rate was calculated.

Table 1 summarizes the results. It can be seen that the use of the components (a.3) according to the invention results in a significant reduction of the corrosion-induced increase in the damaged area in the samples loaded in the rockfall simulation.

Table 1: Results of the climate change tests (KWT)

Claims

claims

1. multicoat color and / or effect coating comprising, superimposed in this order, (1) at least one first basecoat (A) basecoat,

(2) preferably a second color and / or effect basecoat of basecoat (B) and

(3) at least one transparent coating of clearcoat (C), characterized in that the basecoat (A) forming the first basecoat

(a.1) at least one binder,

(a.2) at least one pigment or effect pigment and (a.3) at least one corrosion-inhibiting low molecular weight component with an aromatic base (GK) which has at least two monodentate potentially anionic ligands (L1) covalently bonded to (GK) and (L2) with electron donor property, and / or which has covalently bonded substituents (SU) on the basic aromatic body (GK) which contain at least two covalently bonded monodentate potentially anionic ligands (L1) and (L2) with electron donor Property, wherein the ligands (L1) and (L2) after the thermal curing of the multi-layer coating are capable of unchanged complex formation contains.

2. Multicoat paint system according to claim 1, characterized in that in the component (a.3), the ligands (L1) and (L2) on the aromatic body (GK) preferably in 1, 2, 1, 3 or 1, 4th - Position, and / or that the ligands (L1) and (L2) on

Substituents (SU) with electron-donating property, where the ligands (L1) and (L2) are preferably in 1, 2, 1, 3 or 1, 4 position to each other.

3. Multicoat system according to one of claims 1 or 2, character- ized in that the main body (GK) for the component (a.3) is selected from the group C6 to C14 aromatics, in particular benzenes and naphthalenes, and heteroaromatics with 5 to 10 atoms in the aromatic system, in particular pyridines, pyrimidines, pyrazoles, pyrroles, thiophenes, furans, benzimidazoles, benzothiazoles,

Benzotriazoles, benzoxazoles, quinolines, isoquinolines, indanes, indenes, benzpyrones, and particularly preferably triazines, where a first basic body (GK1) may have one or more basic substances (GKn) as substituents.

4. Multicoat paint system according to one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the ligands (L1) are selected from the group of hydroxy, thiol and / or amino groups and ether and / or thioether groups, and that especially in 1, 2-position, 1, 3

Position and / or 1, 4 position preferably as ligands (L2) further groups with lone pairs of electrons, in particular hydroxy, thiol and / or amino groups and / or carbonyl, thiocarbonyl and / or imino and / or heteroatoms on the body (GK), in particular nitrogen and oxygen atoms, and / or

Carbene and / or acetylene groups are located, and / or that on the aromatic base body (GK) covalently bonded substituents (SU) are arranged with ligands (L1) selected from the group of hydroxyl, thiol and / or amino groups and ether and / or thioether groups and with ligands (L2) further groups with lone pairs of electrons, in particular Hydroxy, thiol and / or amino groups and / or carbonyl, thiocarbonyl and / or imino groups, wherein the ligands (L1) and (L2) preferably in 1, 2, 1, 3 or 1, 4 Position on the substituent (SU).

5. Multicoat paint system according to one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that the basecoat (A) is an aqueous basecoat.

6. Multicoat paint system according to one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that as binder (a.1) combinations of at least 2 components selected from preferably water-dilutable polyester resins (a.1.1), preferably water-dilutable polyurethane resins (a.1.2) and / or preferred water-dilutable polyacrylate resins

(a.1.3).

7. A process for producing multicoat paint systems comprising

(1) at least one first basecoat of basecoat (A) according to claims 1 to 6,

(2) preferably a second color and / or effect basecoat of basecoat (B) and

(3) at least one transparent varnish of clearcoat material (C) by application of the basecoat materials (A) and (B) and optionally of the clearcoat material (C)

(i) on a non-primed substrate,

(ii) preferably a substrate coated with at least one partially or totally uncured primer (G) or (iii) more preferably a substrate coated with at least one fully cured primer (G) and joint curing of the wet coatings of basecoat (A), basecoat (B) and optionally clearcoat (C) and optionally the uncured primer (G).

8. A process for the production of multi-layer coatings according to claim 7, characterized in that the basecoats (A) and (B) are applied with such a wet layer thickness that after curing a common dry layer thickness of the basecoat (A) and the basecoat (B) of a total of 10 to 50 microns results.

9. A process for the production of multi-layer coatings according to any one of claims 7 or 8, characterized in that the basecoat (A) is applied with such a wet film thickness that after curing results in a dry film thickness of the basecoat (A) of 6 to 25 microns.

10. A process for the production of multi-layer coatings according to any one of claims 7 to 9, characterized in that the basecoat (B) is applied with such a wet film thickness that after curing results in a dry film thickness of the basecoat (B) of 4 to 25 microns.