Patent ID: 7875584

Claim:
A method of coating and protecting a vehicle surface, the method comprising: (a) rinsing the vehicle surface with water; (b) washing the vehicle surface with a cleaning solution; (c) removing the cleaning solution from the vehicle surface; (d) spraying a detergent resistant, hydrophobic film forming, car polish onto the vehicle surface, the polish consisting essentially of: i. an alkoxy aminofunctional dialkylpolysiloxane; ii. a long chain silicone quaternary blend comprising a diquaternary polydimethylsiloxane; iii. a carboxylic acid; iv. a surfactant selected from the group consisting of nonionic surfactants, cationic surfactants, zwitterionic surfactants, and mixtures thereof; v. water; vi. a cosurfactant selected from the group consisting of propylene glycol methyl ether, dipropylene glycol methyl ether, tripropylene glycol methyl ether, propylene glycol n-propyl ether, propylene glycol n-butyl ether, diethylene glycol-ethyl ether, diethylene glycol methyl ether, ethylene glycol propyl ether, and triethylene glycol methyl ether, ethylene glycol n-butyl ether and mixtures thereof; and vii. an optional additional ingredient; and thereafter (e) spraying the vehicle surface with water; and (f) air-drying the vehicle surface, wherein the polish is an aqueous solution.