Patent ID: 8093321

Claim:
A method for coating surfaces which comprises coating a surface with a substantially paraffin-free aqueous formulation which comprises (A) at least one copolymer having a melt flow rate (MFR) in the range from 1 to 50 g/10 min, which comprises, incorporated in the form of polymerized units, (a) from 65 to 74.5% by weight of ethylene, (b) from 25.5 to 35% by weight of at least one ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid, and which is at least partly neutralized with alkali metal, (B) an acidic phosphoric acid ester of fluorinated alcohols, (C) at least one antifoam, (D) optionally at least one organic amine, and (E) optionally at least one organic solvent.