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The worst nuclear-power-plant accident in U.S. history.
This episode of "The American Experience" is about the giant screw- up at the Three Mile Island nuclear plant that ALMOST resulted in a meltdown! While it's the worst American nuclear power plant accident ever, it didn't kill anyone--that's the good side. On the bad, however, because of a lot of mistakes and complacency it almost did! The show does a really good job of chronologically following events and letting the viewer see how it must have been back when the accident occurred. The biggest surprises to me were how the powers that be lied to the Lieutenant Governor and how the President of the US couldn't get in contact with the Governor during this mess! Additionally, how much human error led to all the problems is pretty amazing--which caused the problem AND which later overstated the risk of a complete meltdown due to incorrect calculations! Oops. Very revealing and a bit scary. This show is very well made and well worth seeing--regardless of your feelings about nuclear power. Pro and anti-nuke folks and everyone in between should find this interesting and the show wasn't preachy or obviously skewed in its presentation. In other words, it's more historical than editorial in style.
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Monday night marked the premiere of ABC's Dancing With The Stars Season 14 and it was full of surprises. The biggest surprise? Most of these stars can really, really dance.
Celebrities this season are:
1. Maria Menounos, host on TV's EXTRA
2. Jack Wagner, daytime soap actor
3. Donald Driver, receiver for the Packers
4. Gavin Degraw, musician and chronic hat wearer
5. Roshon Fegan, actor on some Disney show
6. Sherri Sheperd, co-host on The View
7. Melissa Gilbert, Half-Pint on Little House On The Prairie
8. William Levy, Latin hot piece actor/model that is a huge telenovela star
9. Martina Navratilova, tennis legend
10. Katherine Jenkins, UK opera star that has sold 7 million records
11. Gladys Knight, Empress of Soul, music legend
12. Jaleel "Urkel" White, actor from Family Matters
The judges, Carrie Ann, Len, and Bruno, declared the Season 14 opener "The Best Ever" and no one scored below a 20 (total big deal). Katherine and Jaleel both received a 26 from the judges after dancing their foxtrot. They both took it back to a classic style, unlike Melissa Gilbert and Maks who danced their cha cha in what looked like black pleather dominatrix get ups and scored a 20.
The biggest surprise of the night? Ms. Gladys Knight! She is the oldest competitor this year at 67, but The Empress of Soul was praised by the judges for bringing "class and sass" to the dance floor. She informed the audience that she always wanted to dance with "The Pips" and would learn their routine, but they would never let her dance with them, ha! Too bad for them because Ms. Knight has got what it takes and very well could go the distance this season.
The first contestant to receive the boot will face elimination on next Tuesday's show.
The full leaderboard was:
- Katherine Jenkins and Mark Ballas gracefully foxtroted to a 26/30 (She is gorgeous)
- Jaleel White and Kym Johnson were smooth with their foxtrot and earned 26/30 (He can DANCE)
- William Levy and Cheryl Burke were hot, hot, hot and cha cha'd a 24/30 (The audience went nuts for him)
- Gladys Knight and Tristan MacManus energetically danced the cha cha and scored 23/30 (She's 67!)
- Jack Wagner and Anna Trebunskaya clunked their way through the foxtrot and received a 23/30 (I felt like he was in slow motion)
- Roshon Fagan and Chelsie Hightower performed an electric, youthful cha cha and scored a 23/30 (Dude can dance)
- Sherri Shepherd and Val Chmerkoskiy danced a fun foxtrot and earned 23/30 (She's a mess, a fun mess)
- Maria Menounos and Derek Hough danced an uptight cha cha and scored a 21/30
- Donald Driver and Peta Murgatroyd were all over the place with their cha cha and earned 21/30 (the judges said he danced like a chicken!)
- Martina Navratilova and Tony Dovolani served up the foxtrot and received a 20/30 (She's better on the tennis court)
- Melissa Gilbert and Maksim Chmerkovskiy were disappointing and cha cha'd up a 20/30 (Note to Maks: we get it, you have muscles. Now button your shirt.)
- Gavin DeGraw and Karina Smirnoff danced a sad little foxtrot and earned a 20/30 (He danced in his hat, blah.)
Tune in next Monday night on ABC as the contestants dance the quickstep and the jive.
So, did you watch? Who were your favorites? (I like Jaleel and Gladys.) Who do you think will be eliminated next week? (Sorry, Martina.)
Hang onto your hat (side eye to Gavin DeGraw), it's going to be a fantastic season on DWTS!
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A dog-owner has told of the terrifying moment he thought his four-month-old puppy was dying after allegedly being run over by a cyclist in 'hit-and-run' in a London park.
Dylan Clements, from Fulham, was walking his pet pug-cavillier cross in Parsons Green on Saturday morning when the male rider apparently hurtled into the tiny animal - despite repeated screams to "watch out".
The pet - named Henri - was dragged under the wheels, suffering a broken rib and sprained paw. But at the time Mr Clements, 31, feared it was much worse.
"Before he hit him I shouted 'watch out, watch out', but he just looked at me and then ran over Henri in front of my eyes," he said.
"The first wheel went over the his body and the second went over his paw.
"He was in agony and was screaming so loud. I saw what happened and thought my dog was dying."
The cyclist, who Mr Clements described as "bulky" and wearing a t-shirt with jeans, allegedly then pedalled off from the scene even though members of the public yelled at him to stop.
After briefly giving chase and losing the road bike rider as he made his way towards Parsons Green Lane, Mr Clements ran to the nearby Molly and Max veterinary practice on Heathman's Road.
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Odd Thomas (Anton Yelchin) tells the story of a short-order cook with clairvoyant abilities. Maybe he has a gift, maybe it's a curse, Odd has never been sure, but he tries to do his best by the silent souls who seek him out. Sometimes they want justice and he finds himself helping police solve a crime. Occasionally, they prevent one.
One day, however, a mysterious man comes to town with a filing cabinet stuffed with information on the world's worst killers and a pack of hyena-like shades that follow him wherever he goes. Who the man is and what he wants, not even Odd's deceased informants can tell him. What happens next is a mysterious battle between light and darkness.


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The weaker-than-expected figures in the States allayed London's recent worries over a rate hike by the US Federal Reserve in October and triggered a 136.5-point advance in the FTSE 100 to 6,332.1.
The blue-chip index recovered most of the ground lost earlier in the week as the benign economic numbers and the arrival of the much-awaited blue-chip bid - by NatWest for Legal & General - encouraged some big market players to return to the buying fray.
Brokers reported that some large institutions, which had been sitting tight ahead of the US employment report, had come back with a few juicy buying orders.
As often, the Dow Jones played a big part in UK affairs, supporting the domestic rally with a 200-plus-point rise just before the London closing bell.
The post-numbers optimism was tempered by a niggling worry that a US interest rate hike next month cannot be ruled out, especially if the Yankee economy continues to boom.
The second-liners had no time for doubts as bid talk and positive results continued to support small and midcap companies. The FTSE 250 smashed its previous all-time intraday and closing highs, ending 52.5 higher at 6122.4.
Breaking records has become a bit of a habit for the Small Cap, which finished 11.9 better at a best-ever 2837 - its 15th consecutive winning session.
Financials led the way among blue-chips, inspired by confirmation of talks of a cash-and-paper bid of around 200p per share by NatWest, down 68p to 1,143p for Legal & General, up 13p at 205.25p, in huge volume. Some traders voiced fears that NatWest will overpay for the insurer, while others said that rival bidders, such as Dutch giant Aegon, French insurer Axa, or even Lloyds TSB, up 17.5p to 841p, or Halifax, 27.5p higher to 712.5p, might gatecrash the deal.
The market seemed to have little doubt on the next target. Norwich Union rocketed 46.75p higher to 474.25p in hefty turnover of more than 32 million shares on talk that Barclays, up 14p to 1,797p, Lloyds or Halifax could pounce before the end of the year.
Insurers CGU, 85.5p higher at 992.5p after a Warburg push, Prudential, 50.5p higher at 998.5p, Allied Zurich, 35p better at 800.5p were also thrown in the merger speculation cauldron. In the midcap, talk of a tie- up between insurers Britannic, up 8p at 1050p and United Assurance, 2p higher at 398.5p, resurfaced while investment bank Perpetual was mooted as a target for one of the big boys and rose 132.5p to 3,937.5p.
Household goods maker Reckitt & Colman mopped up a 25p rise to 777p in good turnover on talk of a counterbid to its all-share merger with Dutch rival Benkiser. Drug group Glaxo Wellcome shot 66p higher to 1,716p. Analysts who have recently seen the company seem to believe that Glaxo wants a deal sooner rather than later, possibly with SmithKline Beecham, up 24.5p to 817.5p.
Pub groups had a frothy session. Greenalls gulped a 8p rise to 378.5p after confirming talks to sell its pubs division to Scottish & Newcastle, up 14.5p to 616.5p.
One-time Greenalls suitor Whitbread poured 18p higher to 832p after broker HSBC dashed rumours of a profit warning after a meeting with the company. However, fears of difficult trading continued to dog Bass, down a bitter10p to 827p, while South African Breweries frothed 30p higher to 540.5p on whispers of a deal. Vague talk of strike from Dutch giant Ahold sent Sainsbury 20.25p higher at 453p. Rival Safeway, up 7p to 268p, is also mooted as a target. Troubled MFI Furniture was also back in the bid frame and firmed 1.75p to 44.5p in heavy turnover.
Firmer rumours of corporate action underpinned building materials group Tarmac, up 18.75p to 520p.
Some dealers believed that rival Aggregate Industries, 3.25p higher to 82.75p ahead of next week's results, could restart merger talks aborted last year.
Emap's latest rally should not be enough to avoid relegation from the FTSE 100 next week. The publisher jumped 53p to 1043p after winning a London digital radio licence with Capital Radio, 31.5p higher at 911.5p.
The South African insurer Old Mutual is almost certain to join the FTSE 100 and rose 6.75p to 139p in large volume as the index funds moved in. Computer group Sage could also become a blue-chip. Yesterday it rose 167.5p to a record 3027.5p as investors moved back into tech stocks after recent good results. Sema, up 64p to 761p and Logica, 38.5p better at 843.5p, also benefited from the hi-tech frenzy. Rail maintenance group Jarvis steamed 15p ahead to 300p on revived talk of a blockbuster deal with Railtrack.
Travel group First Choice dived 10.5p lower to 177p on reports that the European Commission may block a bid from Airtours, up 1p at 445p, while transport group Arriva downloaded 8p to 328p on fears over next week's results.
Durlacher was one of the day's best minnows. The AIM-listed stockbroker jumped 210p to a best-ever 3,375p on talk of a pounds 300m-pounds 500m float for net company 365 Corporation, where Durlacher owns an 11 per cent stake. A float at the top of the range will value the holding at nearly half of Durlacher's market value.
Support Services group Stat-Plus was flat at 147.5p despite talk of deal to sell legal stationery on the web, while the e-commerce specialist Infobank logged on to a 14p rise to a yearly peak 136.5p on talk of a major deal with a blue chip.
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THE wonderstock Baltimore, the old Zergo, could soon dish out another deal. The designer of security software yesterday beamed 60p higher to 1027.5p, amid talk of an important contract win with a consortium of UK and US banks. According to the rumours, Baltimore could provide the technical know-how to produce a bank card that recognises digital fingerprints. Followers of the stock are also waiting for imminent news of its proposed Nasdaq listing.
THE OFEX-TRADED minnow Easyscreen could soon move to a larger stock market. Shares in the provider of dealing systems for derivatives were suspended at 1,020p yesterday pending an announcement. There is talk that Easyscreen, set up by some Liffe traders last May, could move to the main list or even to the mooted new market for hi-tech companies. A statement on the $2m sale of a 10 per cent stake in Easyscreen's US subsidiary is expected shortly.
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Recently I came across a problem in IE6 which my client had reported. We had six SELECT boxes in main page and these SELECT boxes were placed just below the main menu. There were three menu items with drop down just above the SELECT boxes. I have placed everything correctly and finalized it. It was working fine with IE7 and Firefox. But when we checked it in IE6, the drop down menus were displaying behind the SELECT boxes.! I tried Z-Index to fix it- 1, -1, 100, 300.. But it didn't help me anyway.
Then I asked help to the most helpful thing in the world -google!. Yeah, it gave me lots of forum links with the same problem reported. But none of them had a working solution. I tried a lot, none of the solutions I found was capable to manage six SELECT boxes and three drop downs at a time. At last I found something like below in a blog.
Windowed controls in IE will always cover DHTML layers. That means if you have a DIV that pops up or floats on the page and it intersects with a windowed control (such as the common SELECT box), the windowed control will obscure the DIV, no matter what zIndex you have set for each element.
That is, in IE6 SELECT box was considered to be a windowed element and they have changed it to a windowless element in IE7. The problem is based on the historical fact that form fields have typically been rendered by the operating system/windowing system, where everything else on the page is rendered by the browser. This for a long time caused problems because the OS rendered form fields would draw on top of everything since the operating system has no idea what elements on the page are being drawn.
So.. What's the solution..?
We can overcome this problem by using iframe. iframe can exist in both the zIndex of windowed controls and the zIndex of regular HTML elements
All we have to do is to make the drop down menus called in an IFRAME. The IFRAME control has a unique nature in IE6. It can exist in both the zIndex of windowed controls and the zIndex of regular HTML elements. Simply put, you can shim an IFRAME under your DIV. The IFRAME will block out the windowed control. I was not ready to try my luck on Javascript. I just created HTML files with only the drop down items and called it to the main page using IFRAME. I used a simple Javascript to show the menu and CSS to format the menu items.
Here is an example:

<link href="./cssDropdown.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />
 DROP-2

<link href="./cssDropdown.css" rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" />

 FIRST OPTION

 SECOND OPTION

 THIRD OPTION

 FOURTH AND FINAL OPTION
If the DIV has transparent areas, you'll want those areas to punch through the IFRAME to the page background. There are two ways you can make an IFRAME transparent. The one that works for this situation is to set the style object's filter property:
This in effect makes the entire IFRAME transparent, but it will still block out the windowed controls. The other technique, which uses the IFRAME element's ALLOWTRANSPARENCY attribute, actually pertains to making the interior page background of the IFRAME transparent, so that any content inside the IFRAME can have transparency. However, this mode changes the nature of the IFRAME and it no longer serves our purpose for blocking out windowed controls.
I had to spent two days to solve this problem. I have the sample files attached as a zip folder. Please DOWNLOAD and go through it. There are three drop downs in the menu. In DROP1 and DROP2. I have used IFRAME to display it correctly and DROP3 is an ordinary CSS drop down.
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U.S. Army All-American Bowl High School Player of the Week:
The U.S. Army All-American Bowl High School Player of the Week is Joel Kimpela of Trinity High School in Euless, Texas. In the Class 5A Division I area-round game played at Cowboys Stadium before a crowd of 30,000 fans, undefeated Texas powerhouses Trinity and Allen battled in a close game. It was Kimpela's 32 carries for 345 yards and two touchdowns that made the difference. Kimpela, who has 2,000 yards rushing this season, credited his offensive line for his success. Trinity went on to record a 28-21 victory. Next up for Trinity is the 5A Division I Region I semifinal.
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Now, we both love asparagus and there is good availability here of the normal supermarket green/purple tipped variety and the thicker (and to me better flavoured) white spears. Thinking back to 2005 we were probably paying €6/Kg for the good stuff and easily spent €30/€40 on it.. it's a shortish season and it seems like a shame to pass up on what is a superb vegetable.
A quick tootle to the shops yesterday to buy a few sackfulls of potting compost and we stumbled across what looked like a great offer for asparagus crowns. So I've bought two sackfulls of two year old crowns of white asparagus and one sack of one year old crowns of green tipped.
Growing asparagus takes some time and we won't be seeing heavy crops for a year or two but we will be rewarded with probably 20-30kg of veg every year for the next 30 years.
A rough calculation shows my €18 investment in crowns should net a lifetime return of over €5000 worth of veg… it's not the money as such.. it's more the prospect of a giant bounty of veg every May, June and July and the endless risottos, soups and… my fave… grilled with a hot butter/anchovy dressing.
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PopCap Games today announced the soft launch of Plants vs. Zombies™2 for Android™ devices on the Google Play™ store, now live in Australia and New Zealand for real-world play testing, and following the successful release of the Chinese edition last month.Read More
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Q&A: Brian Lindley, Producer, Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare
EA unveiled a new shooter at this year's E3, but it wasn't the franchise you may have been expecting. Plants vs. Zombies Garden Warfare is a first-person shooter made for the Xbox One and Xbox 360 that puts you in the shoes (roots?) of your favorite plants to beat a zombie invasion.Read More
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EA Games Among the App Store's Most Downloaded Apps of All-Time
EA announced today that we are the #1 game publisher appearing on the App Store's Top-25 Paid iPhone Apps of All-Time list, part of Apple's "Countdown to 50 Billion" promotion. Six EA games were featured on lists around the world: PopCap's Plants vs. Zombies,SCRABBLE, MONOPOLY, The Sims 3, THE GAME OF LIFE Classic Edition and Cut the Rope.Read More
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An Update on Facebook Titles from MAXIS
Today we are informing players of the difficult decision to retire some of our Facebook games: The Sims Social, SimCity Social and Pet Society.Read More
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In this week's final installment of our #PlayAs1 series, we hear from PopCap's Paula Wong who tells us what it was like to work on and launch one of the most successful (and addicting) tower defense games.Read More
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Solitaire Blitz Comes to iPhone and iPad
This mobile version brings you everything you love from the game and features Game Center support, connection to Facebook to populate your friends' leaderboards in weekly tournaments, full Retina support for iPad and multiple achievements to unlock including new iOS-specific card decks.Read More
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Vietnamese bishops denounce proposed government document on religious freedom
Vietnamese bishops are at odds with Hanoi officials on a proposed government document dealing with religious freedom.
Vietnamese bishops are at odds with Hanoi officials on a proposed government document dealing with religious freedom.
Faith and Justice: Half-Christian, half-Muslim, Nigeria is a country where faiths must live together in peace or they will die in great numbers.
The mood at the monthlong talks being held in New York is somber. Few expect breakthroughs, and without a breakthrough, serious disarmament is in doubt.
The Vatican's semiofficial newspaper blasted a series of cartoons of Islam's Prophet Muhammad as "blasphemous" but also condemned the "mad and bloodthirsty" extremists who opened fire at a Texas exhibit of the cartoons.
The front-page article in L'Osservatore Romano likened the exhibit in Garland, Texas, to pouring "gasoline on the fire" of religious sensitivities and was critical of its sponsors, the American Freedom Defense Initiative, and professional provocateur Pamela Geller.
A group of Catholic sisters, brothers and priests are spending five days focusing specifically on Francis' call to go to the peripheries and serve those most in need.
Wake up and take action; Pope Francis makes this call in "The Joy of the Gospel," but it seems people "are still sleeping, caught up in a million secondary things," Archbishop Victor Fernandez said.
In his short guide on how to apply the pope's apostolic exhortation -- Evangelii Gaudium in Latin -- the Argentine archbishop said if the teachings in the document were taken seriously, church communities would see significant changes, renewal, life and new energy.
An English archbishop has reminded Catholics of the achievements of one of their country's most famous migrant athletes just days ahead of a general election in which immigration will feature as a major issue.
Archbishop Peter Smith of Southwark, vice president of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, held up Mo Farah as an example of why migrants should not be feared, saying his life was a "wonderful story of optimism and hope."
A number of Catholic parishes in Italy are set for a management overhaul following a new training program launched on Tuesday between the Villanova School of Business and the Pontifical Lateran University in Rome.
The deal signed between the two universities will see Villanova bring educators from its Center for Church Management and Business Ethics to the classroom in Rome.
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The future of the Middle East will depend on nations coming together to promote dialogue and development in the region and on local Christians staying active in society and politics, a top Vatican official said.
The international community cannot remain "inert or indifferent before the dramatic situation" unfolding in the Middle East because it has a special responsibility to "guarantee the presence of Christians and other minorities" in the region, said Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican's foreign minister.


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Bill aims at cracking down on prescription pill abusers
ATLANTA - A new Georgia bill aims at cracking down on prescription pill abusers, who travel to Georgia to get prescriptions for narcotics filled.
told Channel 2 Action News they are seeing hundreds of drug addicts and pill pushers coming from out of state to local pharmacies, because of lax regulations.
"Ninety nine percent have an out of state tag, from Kentucky, Ohio, from Tennessee, 99 percent," said Bobby Harrell, who is a pharmacist at Briarcliff Pharmacy.
Harrell said he won't even fill prescription for certain narcotics that include oxycontin, the problem has gotten so bad.
Unlike most states, Georgia's newly implemented prescription drug monitoring database does not link with other states.
The database allows doctors and pharmacists to check up on patients, who try to "pharmacy shop" or "doctor shop" — but only within the state of Georgia.
"Just tell them you are hurting real bad, pay the money out of your pocket, convince them you are hurting, and it's pretty easy to get it," said Bruce Underwood, who is a recovered prescription pill addict. Underwood, who is a retired police
officers, says he knew of every so-called pill mill in area.
"In the Marietta, Cobb County, Kennesaw area you probably got seven or
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"It's really bad when you have government that doesn't care," Underwood said.
State Sen. Buddy Carter, R- Savannah, said his legislation would allow pharmacists and doctors in Georgia the ability to see if patients are also getting the same prescriptions from doctors out of state.
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(Reuters) - LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers promised to "make some adjustments" after several missed opportunities cost them Game One of the NBA Finals to the host Golden State Warriors on Thursday, losing 108-100 in overtime.
James scored a team-high 44 points, his most ever in a Finals game, but felt he had not communicated efficiently enough with his team mates as he shot only 18 of 38 from the floor.
"We all have to be better, including myself," said James, a four-time league MVP who missed a long jump shot with 3.6 seconds remaining in regulation that would likely have earned his team victory at a sellout Oracle Arena in Oakland.
"I don't think I was great. I've got to do better things out on the floor to help us be more precise offensively. I've got to communicate a little bit more defensively to help our team get over the hump.
"We had so many opportunities to win this game, and we didn't. It's up to us now to look at the film, watch and make some adjustments... and be ready for Sunday (Game Two)."
James, who is back in the NBA Finals for a fifth consecutive year, was a frustrated figured after his team were outscored 10-2 by the Warriors in overtime.
"We really only had zero points as I got the lay-up at the end, but that didn't mean much because they did a good job closing it in overtime," he said.
"We had a few miscues defensively, had a couple of turnovers offensively, but we were right there. They just made a couple more plays than we made."
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New Braunfels Herald Zeitung (Newspaper) - December 11, 1991, New Braunfels, Texas Sports Boerne hits 3s, f.t.s to survive late rallyPage 10A Herald-Zeitung New Braunfels, Texas Wednesday, December 11, 1991 Hounds top NE, 75-65 By JOE BELK Sports Editor The New Braunfels Unicorns have a sign up in their locker room that says, "Shoot like a champion." Tuesday night, they got a demonstration. ''We ran into a bunch of shooting champions tonight," Unicom Coach Cliff Wilkins said after his team lost to Boerne, 75-65, on Tuesday night at Unicom Gym. ''That's the kind of confidence it takes, and it's not a false confidence — those guys have all been there before," Wilkins said of the Boerne team which hit 14 of 15 fourth-quarter free-throw attempts. The Greyhounds also came out shooting, hitting IO first-half three-pointers. Boerne led 22-12 after one quarter, and the Unicorns kept pace after that. But Boerne won the game at the charity stripe, as the Greyhounds were held to four field goals in the second half — all by guard Jeff Wilson. "They made four field goals the entire second half. I can't ask for any better defense than that," Wilkins said, adding that it was a credit to Boerne to be able to win against that type of defensive effort. "How did they do it? They hit their free throws, they protected the ball and they buried the big shots when it counted." Boerne's biggest shot of the game came after New Braunfels threatened late in the fourth quarter. With the Unicorns trailing 60-51, guard Michael Siena penetrated and Statistics BOERNE (75) Shivers 5 6 8 19, Baum 1 0 0 2, Dickey 0 3 4 3. Dresser! 3 10-13 19 Wilson 7 4 4 23. Ridd 22-5 6, Kennett OO OO Busch OO OO, Smith 0 O O 0, Fowler 1 O O 3, Burgess OOO 0, Highsmith 0 O O 0. Wright 0 0 0 0 Totals 19 25 34 75. NEW BRAUNFELS (65) Bustos 3 4-7 10, Smith 2 O O 4, Drury 6 3 4 15, Sierra 6 1-1 14 Riedel 0 3-4 3 Overall 3 2-2 9, Caldwell 3 O O 6. Hudgins 0 O I 0. lybrand 1 2-2 4, Sargent 0 O O 0. Simons 0 0-00 Totals24 15-21 50. Boerne 22 25 11 17 — 75 New Braunfels 12 22 12 19 — 65 Fouled out: Dickey, Caldwell Total fouls Boerne 25, New Braunlels 26 Three point goals—Boerne Wilson 5, Shivers 3, Dres sen 3. Fowler: New Braunfels Overall Sierra JV score New Braunlels 70, Boerne 61 scored to cut Boerne*s lead to seven. John Drury got the defensive rebound on the Greyhounds' next possession, and the Unicorns worked the ball around to Sierra past the three-point arc. The Unicom sophomore drilled a three and was fouled on the play, completing the four-point play with 3:11 left in the game to cut the lead to 60-57. Boerne star Rqbby Shivers missed a free throw aller dial for his team's only miss of the quarter, and Drury again secured the rebound.Bell Bustos and Drury worked a give-and-go on die other end. with Drury finding Bustos at a basket for a layup which cut the lead to one point with 2:35 remaining. "We played great defense (on the next possession), and then that guy buries a three from deep in the corner," Wilkins said. "That was their only field goal of the fourth quarter." Wilson nailed the shot with 2:20 remaining, breaking the 8-0 New Braunfels run and returning the momentum to the Greyhounds. In the last 2:10, Boerne hit 12 of 12 free-throw attempts. Shivers and Nathan Dressen sunk four each, while Wilson added two for a game-high 23 points. Drury scored the last six points for New Braunfels, keeping the team within six until Boerne scored the final four points in the last 15 seconds. The Greyhounds improved to 8-0 on the season, after winning the Edgewood tournament last weekend. Some of Boerne's players, such as Shivers and Wilson, were on the 1989 4A state finalist team. Those two and Dressen combined for 61 of Boeme's 75 points, with 19 each from Shivers and Dressen complementing Wilson's effort. "They play a lot of people, but they've got three big guns," Wilkins said. "We've kind of got four little guns." The Unicom coach added that he thought New Braunfels' defensive pressure tired out the Greyhounds late in the game. "They had to play so hard in the first half and third quarter. They See UNICORNS Page 12A New Braunfels' John Drury dishes off during an earlier game this season. Drury scored six of his team-high 15 points in the last two minutes Tuesday night, but it wasn't enough as Boerne hit its last 12 free-throw attempts to win a thrilling 75-65 game. (Photo by Erik Karlsson)The Canyon Cougarattai teat to a atrong Devine ttamTuei»day nig* i w*th Ka?*# Riadai shown hart going up for a rtbound again*! th# Arabians Th* Cougarattai play this weaKtnd al th# Toaat of th# Coast toumamtnt In Victoria (Photo by BHI Ervin; Rangerettes rout Eagles SY extends winning streak to five gamesBy JOE BELK Sports Editor The Smithson Valley Rangerettes extended their winning streak to five games Tuesday night, overcoming the flu and foul trouble to defeat Pleasanton, 62-37. The Rangerettes' leading scorer, lliana Arizpe, played with a temperature and ran into foul trouble, while point guard Heather Bon also played despite sickness. But Smithson Valley established a lead early and built on it, allowing Arizpe to rest in the second half — she scored 11 of her 13 points in the first half. The leading scorer in the game, Tiffany Friescnhahn, scored many of her points in transition as the Rangcrctte pressure was very effective against the Eagles. •'We were In control the whole game," Smithson Valley Coach Teri Eubank said. "We slowly took a lend and built on it." The Rangerettes lost their first two games of the season, but nave since won five straight — including the Bandera tournament championship. The key to the winning streak has been defense, as die Rangerettes have allowed an average of 34 points in the five victories. The most points an opponent has scored during the streak is 37, Hic team currently has just seven players, and the last few victories have come in spite of the fact that at least one player has usually been sick. "We're just trying to stay healthy," Eubank said. :cm» like this flu is going through all of us." "ll Three Rangerettes reached double-digit scoring in Tuesday's game, with sophomore Cecily Herring adding; IO points to complement Friescnhahn and Arizpe. a "Cecily is really coming on," Eubank said. "She's; starting to really understand the defense. She just looks* more confident in the way she moves out there.'' Kristen Richey also played well in the post for* Smithson Valley, with the senior scoring nine points. "Kristen had some good shots," the coach said. "She struggled in the first quarter, but she kept her composure! and put some shots in the second half." ! • • The Rangerettes took a 13-8 lead after one quarter,-then built it to 31-17 by halftime. Pleasanton kept pace in! the third as Smithson Valley outscored the Eagles by* one, but the Rangerettes eliminated any possibility of a; rally by outscoring their guests 18-8 in the final quarter. ! "In the fourth quarter, we forced a lot of turnovers. I! think we wore Pleasanton down mentally," Eubank said.: "We got some easy baskets. Thut's where Tiffany got; some of her points." * aC Smithson Valley plays at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday in tho Marble Falls tournament, against the host Marble Pal Ii; team. The winner will play st 6 p.m. Friday, with U»< loser playing at 12:30 p.m. Friday.Statistics Smithson Valley 62. Pleasanton 37 ;• SMITHSON VALLIY: Frlesenhahn 17, Arizpe 1 lf Herring IO. Rlohey 0, Barr e, Smith 4. Boss 3 rn Rangers fall to Dripping Springs DRIPPING SPRINGS mithson Valley stayed In the game Uh Dripping Sprints for the first irii*piui quarters Tuesday night, >en saw the Tigers break their lead n down the stretch for a 76-9*1 dory.The teams split the season trial, with Smithson Valley inning an earlier home game gainst Dripping Springs.In the imavch, the Tigers came out hot and pentd up a lead — although mithson Valley was able to keep lose "We played a pretty good first alf, despite how will they wire laying, Smithton Valley Coach Statistics Dripping Iff logs TI. Smitten Valley ll gHuTMaEN VALllY Oh crab IO. ioetner ll. Qemeen I. Herring I, Mineemey* I, ,u> Q4.Kampl.Jehneenl. and that up®1*4* Ditngs up for their big kldi.MTha Tigers hot shooting gave them a 39-31 halftime lead, with the margin staying close to eight throughout most of the third quarter ''It was back and forth," Dement said. "We didn't gain any ground; they didn't gain any ground. It seemed like the game was Just waiting for one team to take over.''With four minutes to play in the fourth quarter, the Tigers led by nine."We were still In it," Dement' said. "We had two or duce section * in the game where we lost ou( composure and took shots we dldn £ need to take, Overall, we played pretty good. We Just lost oui composure (late in th^ Marne)."That's all part of the learning experience, Once you've been there a few times, you Icard what to do to get out of those situations. When you're down six of eight points, you're still In the game, You just have to exercise patient^ and take good shots."Smithson Valley's top Inside players, carnet Oalcn Church and forward Damon ; a«* RANGERS, Pig* 12A ;
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This is a divisional of application Ser. No. 08/157,585 filed on Nov. 24, 1993, abandoned.
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to a multi-layer composite coating composition which comprises a first coat which incorporates a catalyst which is essentially inert in such first coat and a second coat which is applied onto the first coat, or, in the alternative, onto an intermediate coat which has been applied onto the first coat, which second coat then obtains use of the catalyst from the first coat through catalyst migration or permeation into the second coat. This invention is particularly useful in automotive coating applications which incorporate a colored basecoat followed by the application of a clearcoat prior to the cure of the basecoat itself.
2. Description of the Prior Art
The use of clearcoat and basecoat compositions is known in the art. For example, U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,871,806 and 4,912,154 teach the use of clearcoat/basecoat systems. Additionally, applications of migratory catalysts where the catalyst is incorporated in the clearcoat or topcoat are known in the art. For example, Kraus, U.S. Pat. No. 4,891,248, teaches a process for promoting the cure of a two-component polyurethane coating by applying to the polyurethane while it is in a wet or semi-dry state a composition consisting essentially of a hydroxy functional polymer and a catalyst for the reaction of hydroxyl groups and isocyanate groups.
Porter, et al., U.S. Pat. No. 4,917,955 teach clearcoat/basecoat systems wherein the basecoat is free of a cure catalyst and comprises a liquid crosslinkable composition comprising a polyepoxide and a polyacid and the clearcoat comprises a catalyst in an amount sufficient to cure both the basecoat and the clearcoat.
This invention relates to multi-layer composite coating compositions which comprise:
(a) a first coat which is substantially free of isocyanate functionality and which comprises:
(i) a film-forming composition capable of curing or drying;
(ii) a catalyst for the reaction of isocyanate groups and active hydrogen groups; and
(iii) optionally, a pigment;
(b) a second coat which is preferably substantially free of any catalyst for the reaction of isocyanate groups and active hydrogen groups, and which is applied to the surface of the first coat prior to the complete curing of said first coat, or, in the alternative, ms applied to the surface of an intermediate coat which has been applied to the surface of the first coat prior to the complete curing of said intermediate coat, wherein the second coat comprises:
(i) an active hydrogen functional compound; and
(ii) a polyisocyanate;
whereby upon the application of said second coat onto the catalyst containing first coat or the intermediate coat, the reaction between the polyisocyanate and the active hydrogen functional compound of the second coat is catalyzed.
Additionally, this invention relates to a process for coating a substrate which comprises applying to the substrate the first coat of this invention, followed by the optional application of an intermediate coat prior to the complete curing of said first coat, followed by the application of the second coat of this invention prior to the complete curing of the first coat or intermediate coat.
This invention also relates to substrates coated with the composite coating taught herein.
One object of this invention is to provide a novel multi-layer composite coating composition.
Another object is to provide multi-layer composite coating compositions wherein the potlife of the second coat can be extended by incorporating the catalyst for the curing reaction of the second coat only in the first coat and allowing catalytic activity by migration or permeation of the catalyst between the two coating compositions.
Another object of this invention is to provide basecoat/clearcoat coating compositions particularly useful in automotive coatings applications.
Another object of this invention is to provide high solids coating compositions.
By "film-forming" is meant that the composition can form a film from evaporation of any carrier or solvent and/or by any curing reaction which takes place.
Multi-layer and clearcoat/basecoat systems are well known, especially in the automobile industry where it is especially useful to apply a pigmented basecoat, which may contain metallic pigments, to a substrate and allow it to form a polymer film followed by the application of a clearcoat which will not mix with or have any appreciable solvent attack upon the previously applied basecoat.
The term "first coat" as used herein is a relative term which refers to the coating composition which is applied to the substrate prior in time to the "second coat". The first coat contains the catalyst for the reaction of active hydrogen functional compounds and isocyanate functional compounds. The "first coat" can be a primer coat which is designed to be coated with one or more additional coating layers, either pigmented or non-pigmented (such as a primer/topcoat, primer/basecoat or primer/basecoat/clearcoat configuration), or, the "first coat" can be a pigmented coating layer which is designed to be directly coated with an additional clear coating (such as a basecoat/clearcoat configuration). In view of the above, it should be appreciated that "first coat" is not necessarily the first coating applied to the substrate, but rather, can be either a primer coat or a basecoat. Likewise, it should be appreciated that the first coat need not be, although preferably is, pigmented. In a preferred embodiment, the first coat is a pigmented basecoat suitable for use in automotive coating applications under an unpigmented clearcoat.
The term "second coat" as used herein is a relative term which refers to a coating composition for use over the first coat. The second coat contains both an active hydrogen functional component and an isocyanate functional component, but lacks the catalyst used to catalyze the reaction between the two components. The second coat can be the pigmented basecoat (if the primer is the first coat), but is an unpigmented clearcoat (wherein the basecoat is the first coat) in a preferred embodiment. The second coat need not be applied directly over the first coat; rather, an intermediate coat can be applied over the first coat prior to the complete curing of the first coat. Provided that the second coat is also applied over the surface of the intermediate coat prior to the complete curing of the intermediate coat, the intermediate coat will not adversely inhibit the migration of the catalyst from the first coat to the second coat.
The first coat composition may be any of the polymers known to be useful in coating compositions including the polymers and/or diluent compositions of this invention. Either solvent based or water-reducible first and second coats can be used in combination with the materials of this invention.
One useful polymer first coat includes the acrylic addition polymers, particularly polymers or copolymers of one or more alkyl esters of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, optionally together with one or more other ethylenically unsaturated monomers. These polymers may be of either the thermoplastic type or the thermosetting, crosslinking type which contain hydroxyl or amine or other reactive functionality which can be crosslinked. Suitable acrylic monomers for either type of polymer include methyl methacrylate, ethyl methacrylate, propyl methacrylate, butyl methacrylate, ethyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, acrylonitrile, acrylamide, etc.
Other ethylenically unsaturated monomers which can be copolymerized with the acrylic monomers include styrene, vinyl acetate and vinyl chloride. Where the polymers are required to be of the crosslinking type, suitable functional monomers which can be used in addition to those already mentioned include acrylic or methacrylic acid, hydroxy ethyl acrylate, 2-hydroxy propyl methacrylate, glycidyl acrylate, tertiary-butyl amino ethyl methacrylate, etc.
Other polymers useful in the first coat composition include vinyl copolymers such as copolymers of vinyl esters of inorganic or organic acids, such as vinyl chloride, vinyl acetate, vinyl propionate, etc., which copolymers may optionally be partially hydrolyzed so as to introduce vinyl alcohol units.
Other polymers useful in the manufacture of the first coat include alkyd resins or polyesters which can be prepared in a known manner by the condensation of polyhydric alcohols and poly carboxylic acids, with or without the inclusion of natural drying oil fatty acids. The polyesters or alkyds may contain a proportion of free hydroxyl and/or carboxyl groups.
If desired, the first coat composition may also contain minor amounts of a cellulose ester, to alter the drying or viscosity characteristics of the first coat.
Typically, the first coat will include pigments and colorants conventionally used for coating compositions and after being applied to a substrate, which may or may not previously have been primed, the first coat will be allowed sufficient time to form a polymer film which will not be lifted during the application of the second coat. The second coat is then applied to the surface of the first coat, and the system can be allowed to dry or, if desired, can be force dried by baking the coated substrate at temperatures typically ranging up to about 250� F.
The first coat must contain a catalyst for the reaction of active hydrogen functional materials and isocyanate functional materials. Useful catalysts for the reaction of the isocyanate and active hydrogen functional materials include metal catalysts from metals such as bismuth, manganese, nickel, zinc, cobalt, calcium, zirconium, tin, copper, antimony, and others. Particularly useful catalysts of this type include zirconium octoate, cobalt octoate, calcium octoate, manganese octoate, bismuth octoate, bismuth neodecanate, nickel octoate, zinc octoate, zinc napthenate, cobalt neodecanate, dibutyltin dilaurate, dimethyltin dichloride, dibutyltin di-2-ethyl hexoate, tin octoate, tin chloride, antimony trichloride and antimony 2-ethyl hexoate. Although less effective, tertiary amines are also useful in the practice of this invention, generally as a cocatalyst in combination with other types of catalysts. Useful tertiary amines include N-methylimidazole, triethylamine, dimethylethanolamine, dimethyldicyclohexylamine, and others.
Particularly preferred catalysts include dibutyl tin dilaurate, tin octoate, dimethyltin dichloride, bismuth octoate and bismuth neodecanate.
The catalyst must be present in an amount sufficient to catalyze the reaction between the active hydrogen functional component and the isocyanate functional component of the second coat. Generally, the catalyst should be present in an amount of between about 0.1 percent by weight to about 10.0 percent by weight based upon the total weight of the first coat. In a preferred embodiment, the catalyst is present in an amount of between about 0.1 percent by weight to about 3.0 percent by weight based upon the total weight of the first coat.
The second coat composition may comprise any of the polymers known to be useful in coating compositions, such as those previously discussed as useful in the first coat compositions, and could include any of the polymers or coatings taught in this invention.
The second coat must contain an active hydrogen functional component. The term "active hydrogen" is meant to include those compositions having hydrogen atoms, which due to their position on the molecule, display activity according to the Zerewitinoff test. Accordingly, active hydrogens include hydrogen atoms attached to oxygen, nitrogen, or sulfur, and thus useful compounds will include those having these groups: ##STR1## The moieties attached to each group can be aliphatic, aromatic, cycloaliphatic or of a mixed type not including carbonyl, phosphonyl or sulfonyl linkages.
Examples of such compounds include amines, which includes polyamines, aminoalcohols, mercapto-terminated derivatives, and alcohols, which includes polyhydroxy materials (polyols).
Preferred are materials having two or more active hydrogen functional groups per molecule.
Suitable amines are the primary or secondary diamines or polyamines in which the radicals attached to the nitrogen atoms can be saturated or unsaturated, aliphatic, alicyclic, aromatic, aromatic-substituted aliphatic, aliphatic-substituted aromatic or heterocyclic. Mixed amines in which the radicals are different such as, for example, aromatic and aliphatic can be employed and other non-reactive groups can be present attached to the carbon atom, such as oxygen, sulfur, halogen or nitroso. Exemplary of suitable aliphatic and alicyclic diamines are the following: 1,2-ethylene diamine, 1,2-propylene diamine, 1,8-menthane diamine, isophorone diamine, propane-2,2-cyclohexyl amine, and methane-bis-(4-cyclohexyl amine). Aromatic diamines such as the phenylene diamines and the toluene diamines can be employed. Exemplary of the aforesaid amines are: o-phenylene diamine and p-tolylene diamine. N-alkyl and N-aryl derivatives of the above amines can be employed such as, for example, N,N'-dimethyl-o-phenylene diamine, N,N'-di-p-tolyl-m-phenylene diamine, and p-aminodiphenylamine. Polynuclear aromatic diamines can be employed in which the aromatic rings are attached by means of a valence bond such as, for example, 4,4'-biphenyl diamine, methylene diamine and monochloromethylene dianiline.
Amino alcohols, mercapto-terminated derivatives and mixtures, and the like, hydroxy acids and amino acids can also be employed as the active hydrogen compounds. Examples are monoethanolamine, 4-aminobenzoic acid, aminopropionic acid, N-(hydroxyethyl) ethylene diamine, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid, p-aminophenol, dimethylol propionic acid, hydroxy stearic acid, and beta-hydroxypropionic acid. When amino acids are used, additional basic material should also be present to release NCO-reactive amines from Zwiterion complexes.
Particularly usefule polyols include low molecular weight diols, triols and higher alcohols, low molecular weight amide-containing polyols and higher polymeric polyols such as polyester polyols, polyether polyols and hydroxy-containing acrylic interpolymers. The low molecular weight diols, triols and higher alcohols are known in the art. They have hydroxy values of 200 or above, usually in the range of 200 to 1500. Such materials include aliphatic polyols, particularly alkylene polyols containing 2 to 18 carbon atoms. Examples include ethylene glycol, propylene glycol, 1,4-butanediol, 1,6-hexanediol, cycloaliphatic polyols such as 1,2-cyclohexanediol and cyclohexane dimethanol. Examples of triols and higher alcohols include trimethylol propane, glycerol and pentaerythritol. Also useful are polyols containing ether linkages such as diethylene glycol and triethylene glycol and oxyalkylated glycerol.
Also useful are the polyether polyols formed from the oxyalkylation of various polyols, for example, glycols such as ethylene glycol, 1,6-hexanediol, Bisphenol A, and the like, or higher polyols, such as trimethylol propane, pentaerythritol and the like. Polyols of higher functionality which can be used as indicated can be made, for instance, by oxyalkylation of compounds such as sucrose or sorbital.
Polyester polyols can also be uses as the polyol component. The polyester polyols are typically prepared by the polyesterification of organic polycarboxylic acids or anhydrides thereof with organic polyols. Usually the polycarboxylic acids and polyols are aliphatic or aromatic dibasic acids and diols.
Most preferred are polyester polyols, hydroxy functional cellulosics, acrylic polyols and alkylene polyols having from 2-18 carbon atoms.
The second coat must also contain an isocyanate functional material. Such materials are well known in the art and include the mono-, di-, tri- and multi-functional isocyanates. Di- and tri-functional isocyanates are most preferred.
Suitable isocyanate functional materials include aromatic, cycloaliphatic and aliphatic isocyanates such as cyclohexyl isocyanate, phenyl isocyanate, toluene isocyanate, hexamethylene diisocyanate, 4,4'-dicyclohexylmethane diisocyanate, 1,4-tetramethylene diisocyanate, 1,10-decamethylene diisocyanate, toluene-2,4- or 2,6-diisocyanate, 1,5-naphthalene diisocyanate, 4-methoxy-1,3-phenylene diisocyanate, 4-chloro-1,3-phenylene diisocyanate, 2,4'-diisocyanatodiphenyl ether, 5,6-dimethyl-1,3-phenylene diisocyanate, 2,4-dimethyl-1,3-phenylene diisocyanate, 4,4'-diisocyanatodiphenylether, benzidine diisocyanate, 4,4'-diisocyanatodibenzyl, methylene-bis(4-phenyl-isocyanate), 1,3-phenylene diisocyanate, 1,2,4-benzene triisocyanate and polymethylene polyphenyl isocyanate.
Most preferred are the adducts of hexamethylene diisocyanate, isophorone diisocyanate and tetramethyl xylene diisocyanate.
Typically, the second coat may contain ultraviolet light absorbers such as hindered phenols or hindered amines at a level ranging up to about 6% by weight of the vehicle solids as is well known in the art. The second coat can be applied by any application method known in the art, but preferably will be spray applied. If desired, multiple layers of first and/or second coat can be applied. Typically, both the first coat and the second coat will each be applied to give a dry film thickness of about 0.01 to about 6.0, and especially about 0.5 to about 3.0 mils.
The following examples have been selected to illustrate specific embodiments and practices of advantage to a more complete understanding of the invention. Unless otherwise stated, "parts" means parts-by-weight and "percent" is percent-by-weight.
A colorant solution was prepared comprising a mixture of pigments and resins as follows:
Yellow Iron Oxide
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______________________________________Resins:______________________________________Cellulose AcetateButyrateMelaminePolyester (neopentyl glycol, trimethylol propane, adipic acid, phthalic acid/anhydride, isophthalic acid/anhydride, dimethyl terephthalate/terephthalic acid)Modified Alkyd (soya fatty acid, pentaerythritol, phthalic anhydride, methyl methacrylate, styrene and acrylonitrile)Acrylic (methyl methacrylate and butyl methacrylate)Polyethylene Wax______________________________________
This composition was reduced (1:1 wt. basis) with a solvent as follows:
Ethyl Acetate (37.3 wt. %)
Toluene (37.7 wt. %)
Xylene (22.5 wt. %)
Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Copolymer (2.5 wt. %)
to produce a basecoat solution. The basecoat solution was separated into twelve samples (numbered 1-12) to which differing levels of dibutyl tin dilaurate were added (see Table I).
TABLE I______________________________________Can # % Dibutyl Tin Dilaurate______________________________________1 0.02 0.03 0.14 0.25 0.36 0.47 0.58 0.69 0.710 0.811 0.912 1.0______________________________________
Twelve test panels were coated with a two-component acrylic polyol/hexamethylene diisocyanate prepolymer sealer. The sealer was allowed to dry for approximately 24 hours and was then scuff sanded with #7448 Scotch Brite� pad. The basecoats were applied over the sealer to a dry film thickness (dft) of approx. 1.0 mil. The basecoats were allowed to sit for 30 minutes prior to application of the clearcoat.
A clearcoat solution containing the ingredients of Table II was prepared. No catalyst was present in the composition.
TABLE II______________________________________Component Grams______________________________________Hydroxy Acrylic Solution 54.80Xylene 12.67Tinuvin 292 2.09Silicone Resin (Byk 300) 0.35Acrylic Resin (Av 5-10) 35.08Toluene 38.26______________________________________
The Table II solution was divided into twelve identical samples, of which two "control" solutions were made by adding 0.62 g (Control #1) and 1.24 g (Control #2) of dibutyl tin dilaurate. The ten remaining samples were not further modified (i.e. they contained no dibutyl tin dilaurate catalyst).
Just prior to application over the basecoats, both control solutions and all ten additional Table II solutions were reduced in a 4:2:1 ratio of Table II Solution:Reducer:Hardener to produce the clearcoats used herein. The reducer used was a solution of 58.4 wt. % xylene, 26.5 wt. % n-butyl acetate and 15.1 wt. % naptha (flash pt. 100). The hardener used was a solution of 74.4 wt. % hexamethylene diisocyanate adduct (Desmodur N 3390�) and 25.6 wt. % xylene. All clearcoats were spray applied from a siphon gun to a dry film thickness of approximately 1.5 mil.
The following combinations of basecoat/clearcoat were thus prepared:
TABLE III______________________________________Basecoat Clearcoat Used andCan # DBTDL in Basecoat DBTDL in Clearcoat______________________________________1 0.0% 0.62g (Control #1)2 0.0 1.24 (Control #2)3 0.1 0.00 (Table II)4 0.2 0.00 (Table II)5 0.3 0.00 (Table II)6 0.4 0.00 (Table II)7 0.5 0.00 (Table II)8 0.6 0.00 (Table II)9 0.7 0.00 (Table II)10 0.8 0.00 (Table II)11 0.9 0.00 (Table II)12 1.0 0.00 (Table II)______________________________________
TABLE IV______________________________________DRY TIMES FOR CLEARCOATS (in minutes)using 50 g Zapon Tack TesterCombination #1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12______________________________________180 180 180 75 65 45 30 35 20 17 23 28______________________________________
TABLE V______________________________________KOENIG PENDULUM HARDNESS*1 Day, 1 Week, 2 Week, 4 WeekCombination #1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12______________________________________1D 11 12 15 15 14 13 11 12 12 13 12 12 1W 20 20 27 20 20 20 17 18 18 18 16 16 2W 21 21 27 22 21 22 20 19 20 20 18 17 4W 23 24 29 24 23 24 22 21 22 22 20 19______________________________________ *higher values indicate harder films
TABLE VI______________________________________20 DEGREE GLOSS/DISTINCTNESS OF IMAGE*AFTER ONE WEEK OF DRYINGCombination #1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12______________________________________GL 87 86 88 86 88 87 89 88 86 86 86 86 DOI 85 87 85 79 82 81 84 79 80 72 74 79______________________________________ *higher values indicate higher gloss or better distinctiveness of image
As can be seen from Tables IV through VI, clearcoat dry times can be dramatically reduced by incorporating catalyst for the reaction of isocyanates and active hydrogen containing materials in the basecoat composition. This is accomplished without sacrificing coating hardness, gloss or distinctness of image.
A. Primers (in parts by weight)
______________________________________ Experimental Experimental Control Primer #1 Primer #2______________________________________Base Mat'la 100 100 100Reducerb 50 50 50Catalyst #1c -- 1 --Catalyst #2d -- -- 7.7______________________________________ a Commercially available primer Jet Seal � E2A28 from The SherwinWilliams Company, an alkydbased autooxidative primer (dehydrated castor oil, glycerol and phthalic acid) pigmented primarily with talc, titanium dioxide and calcium carbonate. b Aliphatic and aromatic hydrocarbons. c Commercially available dimethyl tin dichloride (Cotin � 210 from Cosan Chemical) prepared as a reduced solution of 1 gram dimethyl ti dichloride in 5 ml. methyl isobutyl ketone. d Thirteen percent dibutyl tin dilaurate solution in toluene.
The primers were mixed according to the part by weight formulas shown above and applied at one coat and two coats over Bonderite� 1000 iron phosphate treated steel panels. The film thicknesses ran from approximately 0.38 mils-0.50 mils at one coat to approximately 0.85-1.00 mils for two coats. Coatings tested over each of the primers (Control, Exp.#1, Exp. #2) were as follows:
1. A proprietary hydroxy functional acrylic/polyisocyanate formulation which contained metal catalyst. Primers were allowed to dry for one hour prior to application of the coating.
2. Acrylyd� Plus autoxidizable polymer with aliphatic isocyanate crosslinker in a blue metallic color with zirconium catalyst. Primers were air dried for four hours prior to application of this coating.
3. Commercially available Ultrabase 7� enamel from The Sherwin-Williams Company (does not contain catalyst) reduced 100 percent with reducing solvent, allowed to dry for two hours and followed by a clear coating comprising a mixture of hydroxy-functional acrylic and isocyanate-functional materials with dibutyl tin dilaurate catalyst present. All coatings were spray applied from a siphon gun.
The results of these coatings is shown below. There was no noticeable difference between the one coat or two coats of primer on the rate of cure. Tack free times (minutes) are as follows:
______________________________________RESULTS Experimental Experimental Control Primer #1 Primer #2______________________________________Proprietary 360 200 100acrylic/isocyanateAcrylyd � Plus ≧1080 <180 108autoxidizable/isocyanateUltraBase 7 � and 265 265 110Clearcoat______________________________________
As can be seen from the results, the addition of catalyst into the primer accelerates the cure of the isocyanate containing topcoat and, can even accelerate the cure of an isocyanate containing clearcoat which is applied onto the surface of a colored basecoat which does not have additional catalyst incorporated therein.
Commercially available Ultrabase 7� enamel from The Sherwin-Williams Company was separated into two samples and dibutyl tin dilaurate catalyst was added as follows:
______________________________________ Sample A Sample B______________________________________Enamel 100 g 100 gDBTDL (a) -- 7.7 g______________________________________ (a) Dibutyl Tin Dilaurate catalyst (13% in toluene)
Samples were sprayed over primed tinplate panels. Less than two hours later, a clear coating comprising a mixture of hydroxy-functional acrylic and isocyanate-functional materials with dibutyl tin dilaurate catalyst present was sprayed over each Sample. The following results were obtained:
______________________________________ Sample A Sample B______________________________________Dry to touch 60 min 30 minTack free time 190 min 65 minTape free time 255 min 170 min______________________________________
As can be seen from the above results, the addition of metal catalyst into the basecoat of a basecoat/clearcoat system accelerates the cure of the isocyanate containing clearcoat, even though the clearcoat already contains some catalyst.
A waterborne primer-surfacer was prepared using Baybond� XP-7015E polyurethane dispersion (Mobay/Miles) and Arolon� vinyl acrylic emulsion (Air Products) as the primary binder materials. The material was separated into two samples (Solutions 1 and 2). A 10% dibutyl tin dilaurate in methyl ethyl ketone solution was prepared and added to Solution 1 (50 g Solution 1 and 5 g catalyst solution). 5 g of methyl ethyl ketone (no catalyst) were added to Solution 2. The two solutions were sprayed over treated Bonderite 1000 panels and allowed to air dry for 2 hours. Film thicknesses were 1.4 mils (Solution 1) and 1.6 mils (Solution 2).
A clearcoat solution based on a hydroxy-functional acrylic resin was prepared. For each 80 g of clearcoat solution, 10 g of Desmodur�N-851 isocyanate and 40 g of reducing solvent were added. The solution was split into two solutions (Solutions A and B). 1.1 g of an 8% solution of zinc naphthenate was added to Solution B.
Each of Solutions A and B were sprayed over Solutions 1 and 2 to film thicknesses of 0.8 mils. The following dry time results were obtained:
______________________________________Tack Free Times Solution 1 Solution 2______________________________________Solution A 30 min 110 minSolution B 30 min 90 min______________________________________
As can be seen from the above results, the incorporation of dibutyl tin dilaurate catalyst into a waterborne primer-surfacer can accelerate the cure rate of both an uncatalyzed isocyanate-containing topcoat and a catalyzed isocyanate-containing topcoat.
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|Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
|Method for curing polyurethane coating
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|Hercules Incorporated
|Catalyst-containing coating to promote rapid curing of polyurethane lacquers
|Jul 13, 1987
|Apr 17, 1990
|Ppg Industries, Inc.
|Color plus clear composite coating having a catalyst-free base coat comprising polyepoxides and polyacid curing agents
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|Hercules Incorporated
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|Basf Corporation
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Please hop over to the talented Veronica for what she has. The full list is also included here just in case.
Avery Elle / Jamie
Chunyuan Wu (you are here)
Veronica Zalis
Heather Campbell
JJ Bolton
Nina Yang
Kasia Curry
To celebrate our February Release Blog Hop, Avery Elle is giving away a $25 Gift Certificate to one winner here and another $25 Gift Certificate to a winner on Facebook (just share us with your friends and make sure they tell us you sent them).
You have until midnight Sunday, February 3rd to enter. The winner will be announced on the Avery Elle Blog on Monday, February 4th. All products will be available for purchase tonight at midnight EST.
- Comment on any of the design team's posts & here on the Avery Elle Blog
- Tweet the contest (we are @averyellestamps )
- Share us with your friends on Facebook (we are www.facebook.com/AveryElle ) and make sure they tell us you sent them.
- Pin one of the February Release projects from here or the design team's blogs to Pinterest
- Like us on Facebook (comment on the Avery Elle blog if you already like us)
- Become a blog follower (comment on the Avery Elle blog if you already follow us)
- Join our Flickr group (comment on the Avery Elle blog if you already belong)
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