The invention relates to a method for coating metallic surfaces by wetting one
such surface with an aqueous dispersion containing, in addition to water, at least
one UV-cross-linkable, water-soluble and/or water-dispersible resin, at least one
wax as a deforming additive, at least one photoinitiator and at least one corrosion
inhibitor. The coating is dried and hardened after being formed on the metallic
surface. The invention is characterised in that the coating that is formed is up
to 10 m thick when hard, and in that during a condensation water test according
to DIN 50017 KFW carried out directly after over 240 hours, said coating shows
no signs of corrosion 5% on a test surface having been deformed by a mandrel
with a diameter of 3.2 mm to 38 mm during a mandrel bending test according to DIN
ISO 6860 without cracking the test surface.
