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A basecoat composition including a carrier component and a pigment component dispersed in the carrier component, the pigment component including all pigments in the basecoat composition, wherein the pigment component has a median particle size between about 3 and about 8 micrometers, and wherein at

A basecoat composition including a carrier component and a pigment component dispersed in the carrier component, the pigment component including all pigments in the basecoat composition, wherein the pigment component has a median particle size between about 3 and about 8 micrometers, and wherein at most about 15 percent by weight of the pigment component has a particle size smaller than 1 micrometer.

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1. A basecoat composition comprising: a carrier component; anda pigment component dispersed in said carrier component, said pigment component comprising all pigments in said basecoat composition,wherein said pigment component has a median particle size between about 3 and about 8 micrometers, andwhe

1. A basecoat composition comprising: a carrier component; anda pigment component dispersed in said carrier component, said pigment component comprising all pigments in said basecoat composition,wherein said pigment component has a median particle size between about 3 and about 8 micrometers, andwherein at most about 15 percent by weight of said pigment component has a particle size smaller than 1 micrometer, andwherein at most about 20 percent by weight of said pigment component has a particle size greater than 8 micrometers. 2. The basecoat composition of claim 1 wherein said median particle size is between about 3 and about 7 micrometers. 3. The basecoat composition of claim 1 wherein said median particle size is between about 3 and about 6 micrometers. 4. The basecoat composition of claim 1 wherein said median particle size is between about 4 and about 5 micrometers. 5. The basecoat composition of claim 1 wherein at most about 14 percent by weight of said pigment component has a particle size smaller than 1 micrometer. 6. The basecoat composition of claim 1 wherein at most about 13 percent by weight of said pigment component has a particle size smaller than 1 micrometer. 7. The basecoat composition of claim 1 wherein at most about 12 percent by weight of said pigment component has a particle size smaller than 1 micrometer. 8. The basecoat composition of claim 1 wherein at most about 11 percent by weight of said pigment component has a particle size smaller than 1 micrometer. 9. The basecoat composition of claim 1 wherein at most about 10 percent by weight of said pigment component has a particle size smaller than 1 micrometer. 10. The basecoat composition of claim 1 wherein at most about 15 percent by weight of said pigment component has a particle size greater than 8 micrometers. 11. The basecoat composition of claim 1 wherein at most about 10 percent by weight of said pigment component has a particle size greater than 8 micrometers. 12. The basecoat composition of claim 1 wherein said pigment component has a steepness index of at most about 1.3. 13. The basecoat composition of claim 1 wherein said pigment component has a steepness index of at most about 1.2. 14. The basecoat composition of claim 1 wherein said pigment component has a steepness index of at most about 1.1. 15. The basecoat composition of claim 1 wherein said pigment component has a steepness index of at most about 1.0. 16. The basecoat composition of claim 1 wherein said pigment component comprises calcium carbonate. 17. The basecoat composition of claim 1 wherein said pigment component comprises precipitated calcium carbonate. 18. The basecoat composition of claim 17 wherein said precipitated calcium carbonate comprises at least 50 percent by weight of said pigment component. 19. The basecoat composition of claim 17 wherein said precipitated calcium carbonate comprises at least 70 percent by weight of said pigment component. 20. The basecoat composition of claim 17 wherein said precipitated calcium carbonate comprises at least 80 percent by weight of said pigment component. 21. The basecoat composition of claim 17 wherein said pigment component consists essentially of said precipitated calcium carbonate. 22. The basecoat composition of claim 17 wherein said pigment component further comprises ground calcium carbonate. 23. The basecoat composition of claim 22 wherein said ground calcium carbonate comprises at most 40 percent by weight of said pigment component. 24. The basecoat composition of claim 22 wherein said ground calcium carbonate comprises at most 20 percent by weight of said pigment component. 25. The basecoat composition of claim 17 wherein said pigment component further comprises clay. 26. The basecoat composition of claim 1 wherein said pigment component comprises a blend of pigments. 27. The basecoat composition of claim 1 wherein said pigment component consists essentially of inorganic pigments. 28. The basecoat composition of claim 1 with the proviso that said pigment component is substantially free of platy pigments. 29. The basecoat composition of claim 1 wherein said carrier component comprises at least 30 percent of said basecoat composition. 30. The basecoat composition of claim 1 further comprising a binder in admixture with said carrier component and said pigment component. 31. The basecoat composition of claim 1 further comprising a thickener in admixture with said carrier component and said pigment component. 32. The basecoat composition of claim 1, wherein said pigment component comprises ground calcium carbonate.