Patent ID: 8852353

Claim:
A method of removing soils from a substrate surface comprising: providing a substrate having a surface with soils thereon; dissolving or dispersing a solid detergent composition in water to form a wash solution, said detergent composition being in the form of a homogeneous, self-sustaining body formed by mixing ingredients with a solvent system, and allowing the mixture to harden to form said homogeneous, self-sustaining body, said ingredients comprising: a copolymer of a quarternary ammonium compound and a comonomer selected from the group consisting of acids, acrylamides, and combinations thereof; a scale inhibiting agent; and a non-phosphate builder; and said homogeneous, self-sustaining body comprising a moisture content of from about 2 to about 40% by weight, based on the total weight of the self-sustaining body taken as 100% by weight; contacting said substrate surface with said wash solution; removing the soils from said substrate surface; and rinsing said substrate without the use of a rinse additive.