Surface coating compositions comprising aminoplast resins and a thermoplastic copolymer containing a polymerized hydroxy alkyl ester of an alpha, beta ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid

Claim 1

A COMPOSITION OF MATTER COMPRISING A COMPATIBLE MIXTURE OF 5-40% BY WEIGHT OF A THERMOSETTING ALCOHOL-MODIFIED AMINOPLAST RESIN AND 95-60% BY WEIGHT OF A THERMOPLASTIC COPOLYMER OF (1) AN HYDROXY ALKYL ESTER OF AN ALPHABETA ETHYLENICALLY UNSATURATED CARBOXYLIC ACID AND (2) A COMPOUND CONTAINING A CH2=C< GROUP, WHEREIN THE RATIO OF (1):(2) ON A MOL PERCENT BASIS IS 5:95-50:50, RESPECTIVELY, WHEREIN THE HYDROXY GROUP OF (1) IS A PART OF A -CH2OH GROUP AND COMPOUND (2) IS DEVOID OF ANY HYDROXY GROUP WHEREIN SAID AMINOPLAST RESIN IS THE CONDENSATION PRODUCT OF AN ALDEHYDE AND A COMPOUND SELECTED FROM THE GROUP CONSISTING OF UREA, MELAMINE, DICYANDIAMIDE, FORMOQUANAMINE, BENZOGUANAMINE, AMMELINE, 2-CHLORO4,6-DIAMINO-1,3,5-TRIAZINE, 2-PHENYL-P-OXY-4,6DIAMINO-1,3,5-TRIAZINE, 6-METHYL-2,4 - DIAMINO1,3,5-TRIAZINE, 2,4,6-TRIHYDRAZINE- 1,3,5-TRIAZINE, 2,4,6-TRIETHYL-TRIAMINO-1,3,5-TRIAZINE, AND 2,4,6TRIPHENYL TRIAMINO-1,3,5-TRIAZINE.