Cleaning and polishing wax composition

Abstract

A water in oil emulsion wax composition composed of natural and synthetic waxes, surfactants, suspending agents, aluminum oxide particles of high purity having an average particle diameter of less than 300 nanometers, typically from 0.20-0.25 microns (200-250 nanometers) containing no magnesium oxide and being agglomerate free together with a aliphatic hydrocarbon solvent producing a wax having cleaning properties and an enhanced high gloss surface from a single application.

1 . A wax composition comprising a water in oil emulsion in an effective amount to form a protective wax film on a substrate, comprising: 
 a wax;    a thickening agent;    an isoparaffinic solvent;    an emulsifying agent;    a synthetic wax;    a hydrocarbon solvent;    a silicate;    a polishing agent comprising an aluminum oxide;    a corrosion inhibitor; and    the remainder water.    
     
     
         2 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , said wax is present in an amount up to 50 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         3 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said silicone oil is present in an amount of from 8 to 15 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         4 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said thickening agent is present in an amount of from between 0.1 to 4 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         5 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said isoparaffinic solvent in an amount of up to 25 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         6 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said emulsifier is present in an amount of from 0.1 to 2 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         7 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said hydrocarbon is present in a amount of from 25 to 45 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         8 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said anhydrous aluminum silicate is present in an amount of from between 1 to 5 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         9 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said aluminum oxide is present in an amount of from between 1 to 3 percent by weight.  
     
     
         10 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said aluminum oxide comprises a mean particle diameter of less than 1,000 nanometers.  
     
     
         11 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said aluminum oxide comprises a mean particle diameter of less than 300 nanometers.  
     
     
         12 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said aluminum oxide comprises a mean particle diameter of from 200 to 250 nanometers.  
     
     
         13 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said wax comprise up to 6.0 percent by weight natural wax solids and up to 20 percent by weight synthetic wax based on the total weight of the composition  
     
     
         14 . The wax composition of  claim 13 , wherein said natural wax is added as a cationic microemulsion having 12-15 percent solids.  
     
     
         15 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said emulsifying agent comprises a polyglycerol ester of oleic acid.  
     
     
         16 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said emulsifying agent is selected from the group committing of a is polyglycerol ester of oleic acid, a sorbitan polyoxyethylene, a sorbitan sesquioleate, a sorbitan trioleate, a polyoxyethylene, and trioleate.  
     
     
         17 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said emulsifying agent comprises a long chain fatty alcohol selected from the group consisting of a cetyl alcohol, a stearyl alcohol, an ethoxylated fatty alcohol, a cetyl palmitate, a cetyl myristate, a polyethylene glycol stearate, a glyceryl monostearate, a monolactate, monooleate, a tallow triglyceride, and an ethoxylated ester.  
     
     
         18 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said emulsifying agent comprises an ethoxylated ester selected from the group committing of a polyoxyethylene sorbitan an alkyl glucosinate, an ethoxylated cetyl alcohol, an ethoxylated stearyl alcohol, and a polyoxyethylene nonylphenol.  
     
     
         19 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said hydrocarbon solvent contains at least 90 percent aliphatic hydrocarbons.  
     
     
         20 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said hydrocarbon solvent contains at least 99 percent aliphatic hydrocarbons.  
     
     
         21 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said hydrocarbon solvent contain less than 1 percent aromatic hydrocarbons.  
     
     
         22 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said isoparaffinic solvent contain less than 1 percent aromatic hydrocarbons.  
     
     
         23 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said isoparaffinic solvent in an amount of from 0.1 to 15.0 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         24 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said isoparaffinic solvent comprises a isoparaffin, a paraffinic solvent, a paraffin, and a synthetic isoparaffinic solvent.  
     
     
         25 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said wax is a natural wax present in an amount of from between 0.001 to 20 percent by weight solids based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         26 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said synthetic wax present in an amount of from between 0.001 to 20 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         27 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said natural wax solids is present in an amount of from between 1 to 10 percent based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         28 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said natural wax solids is present in an amount of from between 4 to 12 percent based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         29 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said synthetic wax is present in an amount of from between 1 to 12 percent based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         30 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said wax has a cationic charge whereby the wax provides a surface-active substance in which the active constituent is the positive ion.  
     
     
         31 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said wax comprises at least one natural wax and at least two synthetic waxes.  
     
     
         32 . The wax composition of  claim 30 , wherein said natural wax is selected from the group consisting essentially of a carnauba wax, a candelilla, an orange-peel wax, a montan wax, a japan wax, and combinations thereof.  
     
     
         33 . The wax composition of  claim 30 , wherein said natural wax comprises a carnauba wax.  
     
     
         34 . The wax composition of  claim 31 , wherein said carnauba wax comprises a cationic carnauba wax.  
     
     
         35 . The wax composition of  claim 30 , wherein said carnauba wax comprises a micro emulsion consisting of from 12 to 15 percent by weight wax.  
     
     
         36 . The wax composition of  claim 31 , wherein said natural wax comprises a cationic wax.  
     
     
         35 . The wax composition of  claim 31 , wherein said natural wax comprises a micro emulsion containing from 12 to 15 percent by weight wax and the remainder water.  
     
     
         36 . The wax composition of  claim 31 , wherein said natural wax is present in an amount of from between 0.001 to 10 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         37 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said wax is present in an amount of from between 0.01 to 8.0 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         38 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said wax is present in an amount of from between 1 to 5.0 percent based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         39 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said wax is present in an amount of from between 2 to 4 percent based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         40 . The wax composition of  claim 35 , wherein said micro emulsion containing 12 to 15 percent natural wax is present in an amount of from between 1 to 40 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         41 . The wax composition of  claim 35 , wherein said micro emulsion containing 12 to 15 percent natural wax is present in an amount of from between 10 to 30 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         42 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said wax comprises at least one synthetic wax.  
     
     
         43 . The wax composition of  claim 30 , wherein said synthetic wax is selected from the group consisting essentially of a polyethylene wax, a polypropylene wax, a polyamide wax, a silicone oil, a dimethyl polysiloxanes and combinations thereof.  
     
     
         44 . The wax composition of  claim 42 , wherein said synthetic wax comprises a dimethyl polysiloxanes.  
     
     
         45 . The wax composition of  claim 42 , wherein said synthetic wax comprises a blend of dimethyl polysiloxanes.  
     
     
         46 . The wax composition of  claim 42 , wherein said synthetic wax is present in an amount of from between 0.001 to 30 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         47 . The wax composition of  claim 42 , wherein said synthetic wax is present in an amount of from between 0.01 to 25.0 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         48 . The wax composition of  claim 42 , wherein said synthetic wax is present in an amount of from between 0.1 to 20.0 percent based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         49 . The wax composition of  claim 42 , wherein said synthetic wax is present in an amount of from between 5 to 15 percent based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         50 . The wax composition of  claim 42 , wherein said synthetic wax is a silicone oil.  
     
     
         51 . The wax composition of  claim 50 , wherein said silicone oil comprises at least a portion of a dimethyl polysiloxanes.  
     
     
         52 . The wax composition of  claim 50 , wherein said silicone oil is emulsified.  
     
     
         53 . The wax composition of  claim 50 , wherein said silicone oil contains a blend of dimethyl polysiloxanes.  
     
     
         54 . The wax composition of  claim 53 , wherein said blend of dimethyl polysiloxanes comprises a silicone fluid having a 350 cst value, a silicone fluid having a 100 cst value, and a silicone fluid having a 100,000 cst value.  
     
     
         55 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said thickening agent comprises an alkyl quaternary ammonium montmorillonite.  
     
     
         56 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said thickening agent is present in an amount of from 1 to 3 percent by weight of the total composition.  
     
     
         57 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said silicate is present in an amount of from 0.01 to 20 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         58 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said silicate is present in an amount of from 0.1 to 15 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         59 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said silicate is present in an amount of from 1 to 5 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         60 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said silicate is selected from the group consisting of a surface treated kaolin, a calcined kaolin, an aluminum silicate, and surface treated anhydrous aluminum silicate, a kaopolite treated anhydrous aluminum silicate, and combinations thereof.  
     
     
         61 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said silicate comprises a selected from the group consisting of a anhydrous aluminum silicate.  
     
     
         62 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said silicate comprises a selected from the group consisting of a kaopolite treated anhydrous aluminum silicate.  
     
     
         63 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said aluminum oxide having a mean particle size of 300 nm or less is present in an amount of up to 10 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         64 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said aluminum oxide having a mean particle size of 300 nm or less is present in an amount of from 0.001 to 8 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         65 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said aluminum oxide having a mean particle size of 300 nm or less is present in an amount of from 0.01 to 6.0 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         66 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said aluminum oxide having a mean particle size of 300 nm or less is present in an amount of from 0.1 to 5.0 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         67 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said aluminum oxide having a mean particle size of 300 nm or less is present in an amount of from 1 to 4 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         68 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said aluminum oxide having a mean particle size of 300 nm or less is present in an amount of up to 10 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         69 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said corrosion inhibitor present in an amount of from 0.001 to 8 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         70 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said corrosion inhibitor is present in an amount of from 0.01 to 6.0 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         71 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said corrosion inhibitor is present in an amount of from 0.1 to 5.0 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         72 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said corrosion inhibitor is present in an amount of from 1 to 4 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         73 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said corrosion inhibitor comprises an oil soluble formulated blend for use in formulating oil and/or solvent based rust preventives forming a protective non-staining coating.  
     
     
         74 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said corrosion inhibitor comprises 10-20% nap oil (100-200) sus, 5-10% water insoluble additives and the balance mineral spirits.  
     
     
         75 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , further comprising a biocide.  
     
     
         76 . The wax composition of  claim 75 , wherein said biocide is selected from the group consisting of DANTOGARD and TROYSAN 395.  
     
     
         77 . The wax composition of  claim 75 , wherein said biocide is present in an amount form 0.01 to 2.0 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         78 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , further comprising a preservative.  
     
     
         79 . The wax composition of  claim 78 , wherein said preservative is SURCIDE P.  
     
     
         80 . The wax composition of  claim 78 , wherein said biocide is present in an amount up to 1 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         81 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , further comprising a fragrance.  
     
     
         82 . The wax composition of  claim 81 , wherein said fragrance is selected from the group consisting of vanilla, bubble gum, orange, and fruit.  
     
     
         83 . The wax composition of  claim 81 , wherein said fragrance is present in an amount up to 2 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.  
     
     
         84 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein said composition is a water in oil emulsion.  
     
     
         85 . The wax composition of  claim 1 , wherein the contact angle of said composition is at least 88 degrees upon application to a substrate.  
     
     
         86 . A wax composition comprising: 
 a natural wax comprising a cationic microemulsion of carnauba wax containing 12-15 percent solids in an amount up to 1-40 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.    a thickening agent comprising a alkyl quaternary ammonium montmorillonite in an amount from 0.1 to 4 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.    an isoparaffinic solvent in an amount of from 0.1 to 15 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition;    an emulsifying agent in an amount of from 0.1 to 2.0 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition;    a synthetic wax comprising at least one silicone oil in an amount up from 1 to 20 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.    a hydrocarbon solvent containing at least 90 percent by weight aliphatic hydrocarbons in an amount of from 10 to 45 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition;    a silicate comprising an anhydrous aluminum silicate in an amount of from 0.01 to 20.0 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition;    a polishing agent comprising an aluminum oxide having a mean particle diameter of less than 300 nm in an amount 0.001 to 8.0 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition;    a corrosion inhibitor comprising an oil soluble hydrocarbon based blend in an amount of from 0.001 to 8.0 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition; and    the remainder water.    
     
     
         87 . A wax composition consisting essentially of: 
 a natural wax comprising a cationic microemulsion of carnauba wax containing 12-15 percent solids in an amount up to 1-40 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.    a thickening agent comprising a alkyl quaternary ammonium montmorillonite in an amount from 0.1 to 4 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.    an isoparaffinic solvent in an amount of from 0.1 to 15 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition;    an emulsifying agent in an amount of from 0.1 to 2.0 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition;    a synthetic wax comprising at least one silicone oil in an amount up from 1 to 20 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition.    a hydrocarbon solvent containing at least 90 percent by weight aliphatic hydrocarbons in an amount of from 10 to 45 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition;    a silicate comprising an anhydrous aluminum silicate in an amount of from 0.01 to 20.0 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition;    a polishing agent comprising an aluminum oxide having a mean particle diameter of less than 300 nm in an amount 0.001 to 8.0 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition;    a corrosion inhibitor comprising an oil soluble hydrocarbon based blend in an amount of from 0.001 to 8.0 percent by weight based on the total weight of the composition; and    the remainder water.