coatings normally from about 5 weight percent to about 40 weight percent tbchma from about 25 weight percent to about 80 weight percent alkyl methacrylate monomers from about 5 weight percent to about 25 weight percent alkyl acrylate monomers and from 0 to about 40 weight percent vinyl aromatic monomers are polymerized resins for interior paints preferably contain from about 15 weight percent to about 35 weight percent tbchma from about 30 weight percent to about 70 weight percent alkyl methacrylate monomers from about 10 weight percent to about 25 weight percent alkyl acrylate monomers and from 0 to about 35 weight percent vinyl aromatic monomers in making resins for exterior coatings normally from about 10 weight percent to about 60 weight percent tbchma from about 30 weight percent to about 80 weight percent alkyl methacrylate monomers from about 1 weight percent to about 20 weight percent alkyl acrylate monomers and from 0 to about 15 weight percent vinyl aromatic monomers are polymerized resins for exterior paints preferably contain from about 10 weight percent to about 30 weight percent tbchma from about 50 weight percent to about 80 weight percent alkyl methacrylate monomers from about 2 weight percent to about 10 weight percent alkyl acrylate monomers and from 0 to about 10 weight percent vinyl aromatic monomers the alkyl acrylate monomers that can be used in the resins of this invention generally have the structural formula wherein r represents an alkyl group containing from 1 to 10 carbon atoms the alkyl group in such alkyl acrylate monomers will preferably contain from 2 to 8 carbon atoms with alkyl groups that contain 8 carbon atoms being most preferred accordingly ethyl acrylate propyl acrylate butyl.