Coating compositions and method for applying same

Claim 1

THE METHOD OF COATING A METALLIC SURFACE WITH POLYETHYLENE WHICH INCLUDES THE STEPS OF APPLYING TO SAID METALLIC SURFACE AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 80* C. AND 150* C. A PRIMER COATING COMPOSITION CONSISTING ESSENTIALLY OF A NORMALLY SAID POLYETHYLENE DISSOLVED IN AN INERT ORGANIC SOLVENT THEREOF, AND A COPPER SOAP, SAID COPPER SOAP BEING A COPPER SALT OF A CARBOXYLIC ACID CONTAINING AT LEAST 8 CARBON ATOMS, AND SAID COPPER SOAP BEING PRESENT IN AN AMOUNT SUFFICIENT TO IMPART TO THE COMPOSITION FROM ABOUT 0.38 PERCENT TO ABOUT 0.152 PERCENT BY WEIGHT COPPER BASED ON THE WEIGHT OF THE POLYETHYLENE PRESENT, BAKING SAID COATING ON SAID SURFACE AT A TEMPERATURE BETWEEN ABOUT 200* C. AND 235* C. TO VOLTALILIZE THE SOLVENT AND OBTAIN GOOD ADHESION OF THE PRIMER COATING ON SAID SURFACE, AND THEREAFTER APPLYING A COATING OF POLYETHYLENE TO SAID PRIMER COATING.