Disclosed is an aqueous coating material containing (A) at least one saturated and / or unsaturated polyurethane and / or an ionically and / or non-ionically stabilized polyurethane grafted with olefinically unsaturated compounds, (B) at least one wetting agent or dispersing agent, and (C) at least one organic solvent selected among the group comprising dimethylsulfoxide, sulfolane, 2-methyl-1-butanol, 3-methyl-1-butanol, 2-methyl-1-pentanol, hexylglycol, 1,6-hexanediol, diethylene glycol, triethylene glycol, glycerin, trimethylolpropane solutions, pentaerythrite solutions, sorbit solutions, reactive polyether polyols having a number-average molecular weight of 110 to 6,000 Dalton and a hydroxyl number of 25 to 1,000 mg KOH / g, propylene glycol monobutyl ether, dipropylene glycol dimethyl ether, glycerin ethoxylate, ethyl-3-ethoxypropionate, gamma-butyrolactone, N-(2-hydroxyethyl); -piperidine, N-methylmorpholine, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-morpholine, N-acetylmorpholine, N-cyclohexyl pyrrolidone, and N-octyl-2-pyrrolidone. Also disclosed are a method for producing said aqueous coating material and the use thereof.