..BECHDE..ESFRGB..ITLI..NL......................................................J0813911EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATIONA319990421EP97810372.919970612enenen21233 P 19960621US22208 P 19960719US19990421199916199712291997526 6B 05D 5/06 AdeDeckschichten mit LichtinterferenzpigmentenenFinishes containing light interference pigmentsfrCouches de finition contenant des pigments faisant des interférences avec la lumièreCiba Specialty Chemicals Holding Inc.02199760HW/P-20913/A/CGKlybeckstrasse 1414057 BaselCHJaffe, Edward Ephraim6 Penny Lane CourtWilmington, DE 19803USHilfiker, Franklin Roberts103 Venus DriveNewark, DE 19711USMisogianes, Milton John716 Taunton RoadWilmington, DE 19803USBECHDEESFRGBITLINL19990421199916

This application discloses two-coat and three-coat automotive finishes, articles coated by an automotive finish and a process for their preparation wherein polychromism is achieved in the finish by incorporating an opaque, light interference pigment into the topcoat or a midcoat. The invention further relates to a coating composition which contains an opaque interference pigment at a pigment to binder ratio of less than 7/100.