Ambient cure fast dry solvent borne coating compositions

The method of producing a coating on a substrate comprising:

• mixing a binder component with a crosslinking component of a coating composition to form a pot mix,
• wherein said binder component comprises:
• (i) an epoxy resin having at least one acetoacetate functionality and at least one epoxy group, and
• (ii) one or more reactive components provided with at least two acetoacetate functionalities, said reactive component being selected from the group consisting of a structured reactive diluent, an acrylic polymer, a polyester, and a combination thereof;
• and
• wherein said crosslinking component is selected from the group consisting of a polyamine, a blocked polyamine and a mixture thereof, wherein said polyamine has an average of at least two amine functionalities per polyamine molecule and wherein said blocked polyamine has an average of at least two imine functionalities per molecule;
• applying a layer of said pot mix over a substrate surface;
• and
• curing said layer under ambient conditions to form said coating on said substrate.