Polymer composition and coatings prepared from the same

A composition comprising:

• at least one dendritic polymer having a plurality of peripheral functional groups, said peripheral functional groups comprising at least one cyclic ether group;
• and at least one melamine-based crosslinker, said crosslinker is tris(alkoxycarbonylamino)triazine (“TACT”).

A method of preparing a coating composition, the method comprising a step of:

• mixing a binder composition with a melamine resin comprising at least one carbamate moiety, said melamine resin is tris(alkoxycarbonylamino)triazine (“TACT”);
• wherein the binder composition comprises a dendritic polymer having at least one peripheral cyclic ether group.

A method of improving the flexibility of a coating, the method comprising:

• i) blending a dendritic polymer having at least one epoxy functional group with a binder resin, said binder resin comprising at least one melamine resin as crosslinker, said crosslinker is tris(alkoxycarbonylamino)triazine (“TACT”);
• ii) curing the blended resin to form the coating.