Control of recoating time for water dilutable alkyd surface coating compositions

摘要

Duration of the initial interval when a clear varnish can be recoated without wrinkling can be changed, the varnish being a water dilutable alkyd resin formulation in a water-organic polar solvent system. The recoating interval is changed by changing the weight ratio of water to organic polar solvent in the solvent system, with increases in the weight ratio of water to organic polar solvent causing increases in the duration of the interval and decreases in the weight ratio providing decreases therein. Compositions utilizing the above method having increased duration of the initial recoating interval are described.