Disclosed herein is an aqueous 
coating material comprising (A) at least one 
polyurethane which is ionically stabilized, nonionically stabilized, or a combination thereof, and which is saturated, unsaturated, grafted with olefinically unsaturated compounds, or a combination thereof, (B) at least one 
wetting agent or dispersant; and (C) at least one 
organic solvent selected from the group consisting of 
dimethyl sulfoxide, 
sulfolane, 2-methyl-1-
butanol, 3-methyl-1-
butanol, 2-methyl-1-pentanol, hexyl glycol, 1,6-hexanediol, 
diethylene glycol, 
triethylene glycol, 
glycerol, solutions of 
trimethylolpropane, solutions of 
pentaerythritol, solutions of 
sorbitol, reactive polyether polyols with a number-average molecular weight of 110 to 6000 daltons and a hydroxyl number of 25 to 1000 mg KOH / g, 
propylene glycol monobutyl 
ether, 
dipropylene glycol dimethyl ether, 
glycerol ethoxylate, ethyl 3-ethoxypropionate, gamma-butyrolactone, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)
piperidine, N-methylmorpholine, N-(2-hydroxyethyl)
morpholine, N-acetylmorpholine, N-cyclohexylpyrrolidone, N-octyl-2-pyrrolidone, and a combination thereof. Also disclosed is a process for preparing the foregoing aqueous 
coating material.