Polymeric peel-off coating compositions and methods of use thereof
AssigneeCal-West Equipment Company, Inc.
InventorRonald Swidler
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Abstract
Methods are provided for protecting exterior surfaces of automobiles and other products, or components of products, against abrasion, abrasive dust, water, acid rain, etc. The methods involve applying to a surface a protective coating composition comprising an emulsion selected from the group consisting of a vinyl-acrylic copolymer emulsion and a vinyl acetate-ethylene emulsion. The emulsion is dried to form a water-resistant protective coating that can be removed from the underlying surface by peeling when no longer desired.
Claims19
A method of protecting a surface, said method comprising:
- applying to said surface a coating composition consisting essentially of an emulsion selected from the group consisting of a vinyl-acrylic copolymer and a vinyl acetate ethylene emulsion, wherein said coating composition is without a releasing agent;
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- drying said coating composition to form on said surface a substantially continuous water-resistant and water vapor resistant film;
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- removing said composition from said surface.
A method of protecting a surface, said method comprising:
- applying to said surface a coating composition consisting essentially of a pigment and an emulsion selected from the group consisting of a vinyl-acrylic copolymer emulsion;
- and a vinyl acetate-ethylene emulsion, wherein said coating composition is without a releasing agent;
- and drying said coating composition to form on said surface a substantially continuous water-resistant and water vapor resistant film.
As an article of manufacture a surface coated with a composition consisting essentially of an aqueous emulsion selected from the group consisting of a vinyl-acrylic copolymer emulsion and a vinyl acetate-ethylene emulsion, wherein said coating composition is without a releasing agent and wherein said emulsion has dried to form a peelable water-resistant and water-vapor-resistant protective coating.
As an article of manufacture a surface coated with a composition consisting essentially of a pigment and an emulsion selected from the group consisting of a vinyl-acrylic copolymer emulsion and a vinyl acetate-ethylene emulsion, wherein said coating composition is without a releasing agent and wherein said emulsion has dried to form a peelable water-resistant and water-vapor-resistant protective coating.
A method of transporting an article of manufacture, said method comprising the steps of:
- i) coating said article of manufacture with a protective coating composition consisting essentially of an emulsion selected from the group consisting of a vinyl-acrylic copolymer emulsion and a vinyl acetate-ethylene emulsion, wherein said coating composition is without a releasing agent and said coating composition forms a water resistant and water vapor-resistant film;
- ii) transporting said article;
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- iii) removing said protective coating composition after transporting said article.
A method of transporting an article of manufacture, said method comprising the steps of:
- i) coating said article of manufacture with a protective coating composition consisting essentially of a pigment and an emulsion selected from the group consisting of a vinyl-acrylic copolymer emulsion and a vinyl acetate-ethylene emulsion, wherein said coating composition is without a releasing agent and said coating composition forms a water resistant and water vapor-resistant film;
- ii) transporting said article;
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- iii) removing said protective coating composition after transporting said article.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.