Peelable Swatches
A coating composition for and method of visualizing the appearance of a color on a substrate includes applying a coating composition having that color to the substrate, and drying and/or curing the coating composition to produce a coating in which the coating is peelable from the substrate.
1 . A method of visualizing the appearance of a color on a substrate comprising:
applying a coating composition having that color to the substrate, and
drying and/or curing the coating composition to produce a coating,
wherein the coating is peelable from the substrate.
2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the coating composition comprises a colorant.
3 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the coating composition comprises an acrylic resin.
4 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the coating composition is substantially free of polyurethane polymers, based on the total solids weight of the coating composition.
5 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the coating composition is aqueous.
6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the coating is peelable from the substrate without use of external releasing components.
7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is porous.
8 . The method of claim 7 , wherein the porous substrate comprises dry wall, concrete, wood, porcelain, and/or ceramic.
9 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the substrate is at least partially coated with a paint prior to application of the coating composition and the coating is removable from the painted substrate without damage to the paint.
10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the coating forms a test coating and the test coating color matches a desired color.
11 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the desired color is the color of a physical sample swatch.
12 . The method of claim 10 , wherein the desired color is the color of an online color sample.
13 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
applying a second coating composition and drying and/or curing the second coating composition to produce a second coating.
14 . The method of claim 13 , further comprising comparing the first and second coatings.
15 . A method of selecting a colored coating composition comprising:
visualizing the appearance of a color on a substrate according to the method of claim 1 , wherein the coating composition is a test coating composition comprising a test base resin; and
producing a final coating composition that color matches the test coating composition.
16 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the test coating composition is dried and/or cured to form a test coating that color matches a desired color that is the color of a physical sample swatch.
17 . The method of claim 15 , wherein the test coating composition is dried and/or cured to form a test coating that color matches a desired color that is the color of an online color sample.
18 . A peelable coating composition comprising an aqueous dispersion of a resinous binder comprising polyvinyl butyral, wherein the polyvinyl butyral is present in an amount of over 50 wt. %, based on total solids.
19 . The peelable coating composition of claim 18 , further comprising a pigment, wherein the weight ratio of pigment to binder (P:B ratio) is at least 0.25.
20 . The peelable coating composition of claim 19 , further comprising a plasticizer.