Abstract:
A COMPOSITE ARTICLE IS PREPARED BY (A) PROVIDING A LIQUID POLYURETHANE BY REACTING BIS (2-ISOCYANATOETHYL) FUMARATE WITH A POLYMERIC POLYOL COMPONENT WHICH PREFERABLY COMPRISES A TRIOL OBTAINED FROM PROPYLENE OXIDE AND 1,2,6-HEXANETRIOL, AND (B) USING SAID POLYURETHANE TO COAT A LAYER OF GLASS OR ACRYLIC PLASTIC OR TO BOND SAID LAYER (E.G., A WINDSHIELD) TO ANOTHER LAYER OF SOLID MATERIAL (E.G., AN AUTO BODY) WITH A CURED BOND WHICH IS HIGHLY RESISTANT TO ADHESIVE FAILURE WHEN THE ARTICLE IS EXPOSED TO SUNLIGHT AND OUTDOOR WEATHER FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME.