A
coil coating composition producing a
coil coating with excellent properties at a lower peak
metal temperature includes (a) a first, branched
polyester with an hydroxyl number of at least about 80 mg KOH / g, (b) a second, essentially linear
polyester with an hydroxyl number of at least about 44 mg KOH / g, and (c) a crosslinking agent. The branched
polyester is prepared by condensation of a
polyol component consisting essentially of a flexibilizing
diol, a branched
diol, and, optionally, a
polyol having at least three hydroxyl groups and a polyacid component consisting essentially of one or more aromatic or cycloaliphatic dicarboxylic acids and polymerizable anhydrides and esters thereof and, optionally, a polyacid having at least three
carboxylic acid groups or poymerizable anhydrides or esters thereof, wherein at least one of the
polyol having at least three hydroxyl groups and the polyacid having at least three carboxyl groups or an anhydride or methyl ester thereof is included. The essentially linear polyester is prepared by condensation of a polyol component consisting essentially of a flexibilizing
diol and a branched diol and a polyacid component consisting essentially of one or more aromatic or cycloaliphatic dicarboxylic acids and polymerizable anhydrides and esters thereof. The branched diols of the first and second polyesters are independently selected from the group consisting of 2-methyl-1,3-
propanediol, 2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol, 2-ethyl-2-butyl-1,3-
propanediol,
propylene glycol,
neopentyl glycol, and combinations thereof.