Patent ID: 8383190

Claim:
A process for protecting a metal surface comprising the steps of: providing a metal material having an oxygen containing layer; applying at least two D or P block precursors to the oxygen containing layer of the metal material wherein a first compound applied is a molecularly large compound having from 7 to 20 carbons; and the at least second compound is a molecularly small compound having from 1 to 6 carbons wherein the at least two compounds react with the oxygen containing layer forming a protective layer wherein the D or P block precursor includes a chemical compound of the formula: SiR 1 R 2 R 3 X wherein, X is a halogen or halogen containing compound and R 1 is selected from hydrogen, halogens independent of the X group, alkyl groups having from 1 to 20 carbons, alkoxy groups containing 1 to 20 carbons, or aromatic groups having from 1 to 20 carbons, R 2 is selected from hydrogen, halogens independent of the X group, alkyl groups having from 1 to 20 carbons, alkoxy groups containing 1 to 20 carbons, or aromatic groups having from 1 to 20 carbons R 3 is selected from hydrogen, halogens independent of the X group, alkyl groups having from 1 to 20 carbons, alkoxy groups containing 1 to 20 carbons, or aromatic groups having from 1 to 20 carbons.