Silicone resin bonded dry film lubricants

A solvent-based coating composition for providing a dry film lubricant coating to a substrate, said composition comprising:

• (a) 10-70% by weight alkaline earth metal fluoride;
• (b) 2-65% by weight of a silicone resin binder, and
• (c) a solvent of a type and in an amount effective for dissolving said silicone resin binder and suspending said alkali earth metal fluoride.

A multi-layer, dry film lubricant coating, comprising:

• (a) a basecoat layer comprising an alkaline earth metal fluoride and a silicone resin binder;
• and
• (b) a topcoat layer comprising a layer-lattice solid and a binder.

A multi-layer dry film lubricant coating according to claim 72 wherein said layer-lattice solid is a member selected from the group consisting of graphite, molybdenum disulfide, and tungsten disulfide.

A composition of matter comprising a dry film lubricant coating fixed to a substrate, wherein said dry film lubricant coating comprises an alkaline earth metal fluoride and a silicone resin binder.

A composition of matter comprising a multi-layer, dry film lubricant coating fixed to a substrate, wherein said multi-layer, dry film lubricant coating comprises:

• (a) a basecoat layer comprising an alkaline earth metal fluoride and a silicone resin binder;
• and
• (b) a topcoat layer comprising a layer-lattice solid and a binder.

A method of providing a multi-layer, dry film lubricant coating to a substrate, said method comprising:

• (a) applying a basecoat layer comprising an alkaline earth metal fluoride and a silicone resin binder to a substrate;
• and
• (b) subsequently applying a topcoat layer comprising a layer-lattice solid and a binder to said substrate.