The present invention is directed to two component
coating compositions that cure under ambient conditions and more particularly to those having low VOC (volatile
organic content) that are suitable for use in automotive refinish and Original Equipment Manufacturing (OEM) applications. The
coating composition includes crosslinkable and crosslinking components, wherein the crosslinkable component includes a low polydispersity, low molecular weight
copolymer having on an average 2 to 25 functional groups, such as hydroxyl, carboxyl, acetoacetoxy, primary and secondary amine, and
epoxy. The
copolymer is polymerized from a
monomer mixture that includes one or more non-functional
acrylate monomers and one or more functional
methacrylate monomers provided with the functional groups. The crosslinking component includes polyisocyanate,
polyamine, ketimine,
melamine,
epoxy, polyacid or a combination thereof. The invention is also directed to
coating produced from the coating composition.