| abstract |
A protective coating is made by polymerizing in water an amino oxysilane having at least one primary amine group to control pH and water solubility, the amino oxysilane comprising a saturated or unsaturated hydrocarbon group containing up to 12 carbon atoms, and having multiple hydrolyzable side groups selected from the group consisting of alkyl, aryl, alkaryl, alkoxy and alkoxyalkyl groups having from 1 to 6 carbon atoms, where the number of repeating units of the oxysilane is in the range of from 1 to 3, and metal silicates comprising a cation from the group consisting of alkali metals and alkaline-earth metals, the metal silicate having multiple hydroxy side groups to facilitate polymerization. |