This article summarizes the modification methods and research progress of waterborne epoxy resin,waterborne polyurethane and waterborne acrylate. Through chemical modification, nano modification, organic silicon modification, resin modification, organic fluorine modification, and other modification methods,enhance the cross-linking density of the coating, Improve the mechanical and stability properties of traditional coatings, shorten the curing time of coatings, and enhance the comprehensive performance of coatings such as water resistance, acid resistance, alkali resistance, and weather resistance;Summarized the existing problems of waterborne anti-corrosion coatings and looked forward to their future development direction.