Wax composition, method for manufacturing, and method for waxing

1. A ready to use detailing wax composition comprising:

(a) about 0.1 wt % to about 10 wt % of a wax component comprising at least one of carnauba wax, beeswax, polyethylene, copolymers of polyethylene, oxidized polyethylene, copolymers of oxidized polyethylene, silicones, derivatives of silicones, polyethers, montan waxes, or natural waxes;

(b) a double tail surfactant component comprising a surfactant having the structure:

R 1 -A-R 2

wherein R1 and R2 can be the same or different, and are independently C 6 to C 24 groups, and A comprises a charged or uncharged moiety, wherein the weight ratio of the wax component to the double tail surfactant component on a solids basis is about 0.1 to about 1.5;

(c) about 80 wt % to about 98 wt % water; and

(d) about 0.1 wt. % to about 5 wt. % of a foam boosting solvent, wherein the wax composition is capable of being foamed without the use of a propellant, and wherein the wax is applied directly to a vehicle surface without being diluted.

2. A wax composition according to claim 1 , further comprising:

(a) a sufficient amount of a pH adjusting agent to provide the composition with a pH of about 6 to about 8.

3. A wax composition according to claim 1 , wherein the foam boosting solvent comprises a glycol ether having the formula:

wherein R is a C 1 -C 8 aliphatic or aromatic group, R′ is H, CH 3 , or C 2 H 5 , and n has a value of at least one.

4. A wax composition according to claim 1 , wherein the foam boosting solvent has an HLB value of at least about 6.9 and an OHLB of about 12 to about 20.

5. A wax composition according to claim 1 , wherein the foam boosting solvent has a vapor pressure at room temperature of less than about 5 mmHg.

6. A wax composition according to claim 1 , wherein A comprises at least one of an alkoxylate, a derivative of an alkoxylate, a glycoside, a derivative of a glycoside, an amide, an amine, a salt of an amine, a derivative of an amine, a carboxylate, a sulfate, a sulfonate, a quaternary nitrogen, a sulphur, a phosphorus, a sultaine, a betaine, an amphoacetate, an amphoproprionate, or an amine oxide.

7. A wax composition according to claim 1 , wherein the double tail surfactant component is present in an amount of about 0.01 wt. % to about 20 wt. % on a solids basis of the wax composition.

8. A wax composition according to claim 1 , wherein the weight ratio of the wax component to the double tail surfactant component is between about 0.2 and about 1.25.

9. A ready to use foam wax composition comprising:

(a) about 0.1 wt % to about 10 wt % of a wax component comprising at least one of carnauba wax, beeswax, polyethylene, copolymers of polyethylene, oxidized polyethylene, copolymers of oxidized polyethylene, silicones, derivatives of silicones, polyethers, montan waxes, or natural waxes;

(b) a surfactant component comprising a double tail surfactant having the structure:

R 1 -A-R 2

wherein R 1 and R 2 can be the same or different, and are independently linear C 6 to C 24 groups, and A comprises a charged or uncharged moiety;

(c) about 80 wt % to about 98 wt % water; and

(d) about 0.1 wt. % to about 5 wt. % of a foam boosting solvent;

wherein the foam wax composition exhibits at least 50 wt. % foam according to a 15 second vertical separation test after foaming in a mechanical foaming head, and wherein the wax composition is applied to a vehicle surface without being diluted.

10. A foam wax composition according to claim 9 , further comprising:

(a) a sufficient amount of a pH adjusting agent to provide the composition with a pH of about 6 to about 8.

11. A foam wax composition according to claim 9 , wherein the foam boosting solvent comprises a glycol ether having the formula:

wherein R is a C 1 -C 8 aliphatic or aromatic group, R′ is H, CH 3 , or C 2 H 5 , and n has a value of at least one.

12. A foam wax composition according to claim 9 , wherein the foam boosting solvent has an HLB value of at least about 6.9 and an OHLB of about 12 to about 20.

13. A foam wax composition according to claim 9 , wherein the surfactant component is present at a level of about 0.01 wt. % to about 20 wt. % on a solids basis.

14. A foam wax composition according to claim 9 , wherein the surfactant comprises a double tail surfactant and the weight ratio of the wax component to the double tail surfactant component on a solids basis is about 0.1 to about 1.5.