contain organic solvents to promote a stable dispersion of the binder in a preferred embodiment the compositions contain 30 or less organic solvents preferably 25 or less as a general rule the compositions may contain a minimum of 1 organic solvents preferably a minimum of 10 by weight organic solvent non limiting examples of volatile organic cosolvents to be used in the coating compositions include propanol butanol ethylene and propylene glycol ethers and ether acetates and 1 2 butoxyethoxy ethanol in addition to the solvents resin and surface tension modifier the compositions used to form the coating of the invention can contain further components such as pigments rheology modifiers and other conventional additives for example inorganic pigments such as titanium dioxide iron oxides and other oxide pigments or organic pigments may be added to the coating compositions to provide a desired level of pigmentation in the coatings in another embodiment the coating compositions of the invention can contain in addition to the epoxy resin a second resin or resins that provide further advantages in a preferred embodiment the coating contains a thermoplastic polymer selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic elastomer polymers a styrenic component such as styrenic copolymers abs.