Patent ID: 7267881

Claim:
A method of applying a protective surface modification system to provide an enhanced visual appearance, an attractive tactile characteristic, and an improved abrasion-resistance comprising: (a) applying to a substrate either directly or onto a primer layer on the substrate a composition comprising: (i) an ultraviolet curable ethylenically unsaturated resin, (ii) a solvent for the ultraviolet curable resin, which is substantially inert to the substrate or primer layer; (iii) an emulsifier; (iv) an ultraviolet initiator; (v) water; (b) curing the composition of (a) by ultraviolet radiation to form a solid coating; and (c) applying to the solid coating of (a) a composition comprising: (i) a wax having a melting point of at least 60° C. (ii) a solvent for the wax which is substantially inert to the solid coating of (a); (iii) an amino functional silicone; (iv) a silicone which is not amino functional; (v) water.