Disclosed are environmentally friendly, substantially all solids coating
compositions which are curable using ultraviolet and visible radiation.
In addition, the disclosed coating compositions are suitable for coating
thermally sensitive objects and/or rusted surfaces. In addition, methods
are disclosed for coating surfaces, or at least a portion of the
surfaces, and curing of the coated surface to obtain partially or fully
cured coated surfaces are also disclosed. Furthermore, articles of
manufacture incorporating fully cured coated surfaces are disclosed,
including, for example gas tanks such as, barbeque propane tanks. Also
disclosed are methods, processes, production lines, articles of
manufacture, and factories which incorporate these environmentally
friendly, substantially all solids coating compositions curable using
ultraviolet and visible radiation.