Liquid neutral one package coagulating agents for lacquers and coating materials

A one package method of coagulating lacquers and coating material contaminants in water comprising adding a coagulation-effective amount of a coagulating agent comprising an aqueous solution with a pH of about 6 to 9 of (a) at least one inorganic, water soluble, alkaline earth metal salt and (b) at least one water soluble, cationically modified, polyethylene imine or its ammonium salt, said alkaline earth metal salt and imine being present in a mol ratio of about 50-1:1, respectively;

• wherein the ingredients of said coagulating agent are added to the water to be treated so that said at least one alkaline earth metal salt is added in an amount of about 1 to 50 ppm per operating hour of the coagulating method and so that said at least one imine is added in an amount of about 0.1 to 20 ppm per operating hour of the coagulating method.