Car waxes with improved water-beading durability

Claim 2

An improved silicone-containing, oil-in-water emulsion, paste polish composition of the kind composed of montan wax, an emulsifier, silicone oil, amino silicones, finely-divided abrasive, water, a volatile aliphatic hydrocarbon liquid, and optionally, pigment, wherein the improvement comprises utilizing in said composition about 10 to 25% by weight, based on the weight of the composition, of water and about 30 to 75% by weight, based on the weight of the composition, of a volatile aliphatic hydrocarbon liquid where at least 60% by weight of said volatile hydrocarbon liquid is a volatile hydrocarbon having an evaporation rate three to five times faster than that of water.

Claim 3

An improved paste polish as recited in claim 1, comprising: (A) about 10 to 25% by weight, based on the weight of all the ingredients, of water; (B) about 1 to 15% by weight of a montan wax; (C) about 0.2 to 5% by weight of a liquid silicone having a viscosity at 25° C. of about 5,000 to 15,000 centistokes; (D) about 2 to 10% by weight of an amino silicone liquid having a viscosity at 25° C. of about 50 to 2,000 centistokes; (E) about 30 to 75% by weight of a volatile aliphatic hydrocarbon liquid where at least 60% by weight, based on the weight of said volatile hydrocarbon liquid only, of said volatile hydrocarbon is a volatile hydrocarbon having an evaporation rate three to five times faster than that of water; (F) about 5 to 20% by weight of a finely-divided mild abrasive; (G) an emulsifier in an amount sufficient to facilitate the formation of an oil-in-water emulsion, as well as to provide said oil-in-water emulsion, paste polish composition with satisfactory storage stability; and (H) optionally, pigment, in an amount that does not affect the functional properties of the polish.

Claim 4

An improved paste polish as recited in claim 1, comprising: (A) about 15-20% by weight, based on the weight of all the ingredients, of water; (B) about 2 to 6% by weight of a montax wax; (C) about 0.5 to 1.5% by weight of a liquid silicone having a viscosity at 25° C. of about 8,000 to 12,000 centistokes; (D) about 4 to 8% by weight of an amino silicone liquid having a viscosity at 25° C. of about 150 to 1,000 centistokes; (E) about 45 to 60% by weight of a volatile aliphatic hydrocarbon liquid where at least 70% by weight, based on the weight of said volatile hydrocarbon liquid only, is a volatile hydrocarbon having an evaporation rate three to five times faster than that of water; (F) about 8 to 18% by weight of a finely-divided mild abrasive; (G) an emulsifier in an amount sufficient to facilitate the formation of an oil-in-water emulsion, as well as to provide said oil-in-water emulsion, paste polish composition with satisfactory storage stability; and (H) optionally, pigment, in an amount that does not affect the functional properties of the polish.

Claim 5

An improved paste polish as recited in claims 2 or 3, wherein approximately at least 75% by weight, based on the weight of the montan wax only, of the montan wax has an acid number between about 90 to 160.

Claim 6

An improved paste polish as recited in claims 2 or 3, wherein said volatile hydrocarbon liquid having an evaporation rate three to five times faster than that of water, is an aromatic controlled V.M.&P. Naphtha having a Boiling Range of about 100° to 156° C.

Claim 7

An improved paste polish as recited in claims 2 or 3, wherein said emulsifier comprises the product of the in situ reaction between (a) morpholine and (b) a fatty acid selected from the group consisting of montanic acid, Tall Oil Fatty Acid (TOFA), and mixtures of the two.

Claim 8

An improved paste polish as recited in claim 1, comprising: (A) about 18.26% by weight, based on the weight of all the ingredients, of water; (B) about 3.41% by weight of a montan wax having an acid number of about 135-155; (C) about 0.97% by weight of a montan wax having a acid number of about 10-15; (D) about 0.97% by weight of a polydimethylsiloxane liquid silicone having a viscosity at 25° C. of about 9,700 to 10,000 centistokes; (E) about 3.46% by weight of an amino functional dimethylpolysiloxane liquid amino silicone having a specific gravity of 0.850 to 0.870 at 25° C. and a viscosity of 250 to 1,000 centistokes at 25° C.; (F) about 2.30% by weight of an amino-functional silicone fluid having a specific gravity of 0.956 to 0.980 at 25° C.; (G) about 40.89% by weight of an aromatic controlled V.M.&P. Naphtha having a Boiling Range (B.R.) between about 100° to 156° C.; (H) about 8.37% by weight of an aliphatic hydrocarbon having a B.R. between about 130° to 182° C.; (I) about 5.69% by weight of kerosene, having a B.R. between about 163° to 292° C.; (J) about 1.01% by weight of morpholine; (K) about 0.97% by weight of Tall Oil Fatty Acid; (L) about 10.80% by weight of an aluminum silicate; (M) about 1.95% by weight of a fine grain, high purity silica; and (N) about 0.05% of phthalocyanine blue paste comprising 40% solids in water with a non-ionic wetting agent.