United States Defensive Publication [19101) [111 Tl0_2,301

Walker - a [431 Oct. ‘5, 1982

[54] USE OF POLYETHYLENE WAXES TO lar weight unmodi?ed polyethylene wax and their use
CONTROL METAL ORIENTATION IN in metallic paints. The use of these dispersions prevents
PAINTS hard settling of the metal ?ake in the liquid paint which
[76] Inventor: Kenneth R. Walker, 11 Conway Dr., was measured to be better than the use of a dispersion
Billinge, Wigan, Lanes, England made from an ethylene vinyl acetate wax dispersion
(AC 405 wax). Also the use of such an Epolene wax
[21] Appl. No.: 316,370 dispersion allowed the paint to be sprayed rapidly while
[22] Filed: Oct. 29, 1981 maintaining better appearance and smoothness than
without any wax or an ethylene vinyl acetate wax dis
[51] 1m.c1.3 .... .; ........................................ .. coax 5/09 persion.
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. 106/272
1 Claim, No Sheets Drawing,
[57] ABSTRACT 6 Pages Speci?cation
This invention relates to a method of preparing disper
sions of low density polyethylene waxes which can be a The ?le of this unexamined application may be inspected and
chemically modi?ed polyethylene wax or low molecu copies thereof may be purchased (849 CG. 1221, Apr. 9, 1968).