The present invention relates to an optical article comprising a substrate coated with a coating preferably comprising silanol groups on its surface and, directly contacting this coating, an antifog coating precursor coating, said precursor coating preferably having a static contact angle with water of more than 10 and of less than 50 and being obtained through the grafting of at least one organosilane compound possessing a polyoxyalkylene group and at least one silicon atom bearing at least one hydrolyzable group, and is further coated with a film obtained by applying a composition containing at least one surfactant of formula F(CF.sub.2).sub.y(CH.sub.2CH.sub.2O).sub.x+1H (VIII), wherein x is an integer ranging from 1 to 14, y is an integer lower than or equal to 10, compounds of formula (VIII) in which y=6 representing at least 90% by weight by weight, relative to the weight of compounds (VIII) present in the composition, so as to form an antifog coating, having preferably a static contact angle with water lower than or equal to 10.

A coating composition for imparting a hydrophobic film on a target surface is provided that includes an oil of a silicone oil or a fluoropolymer oil or a combination thereof, a resin, and a dry lubricant. A solvent is present to form a solution of the oil and resin. A coating is imparted to an applicator that in turn can transfer the coating as a hydrophobic film. The coating composition is stable and able to impart hydrophobic film even after storage for several weeks at elevated temperature. The coating composition does so through the exclusion of synthetic waxes especially including silicone waxes. A kit is also provided that includes a wiper blade having the above coating composition applied along with instructions for the securement of the wiper blade to a vehicle to impart the hydrophobic film to a vehicle windshield contacted by the wiper blade.

This disclosure features use of a paper or polymer film that includes a slip agent that can transfer to its surfaces. Once the paper or film is pressed against a glass sheet, this will leave a thin surface roughness of slip agent that can prevent or reduce glass surface scratches from other surfaces or particles during shipping or finishing (e.g., cutting to size, conveyance of glass), thereby improving the yield of glass shipments between glass forming plants and customers. The thin discontinuous layer of slip agent remaining on the glass surface can be washed off easily in subsequent washing processes. The paper or film can have the slip agent imbibed within the paper or coated on it as a surface member.

A coating composition for imparting a hydrophobic film on a target surface is provided that, includes an oil of a silicone oil or a fluoropolymer oil or a combination thereof, a resin, and a dry lubricant. A solvent is present to form a solution of the oil and resin. A coating is imparted to an applicator that in turn can transfer the coating as a hydrophobic film. The coating composition is stable and able to impart hydrophobic film even after storage for several weeks at elevated temperature. The coating composition does so through the exclusion of synthetic waxes especially including silicone waxes. A kit is also provided that includes a wiper blade having the above coating composition applied along with instructions for the securement of the wiper blade to a vehicle to impart the hydrophobic film to a vehicle windshield contacted by the wiper blade.

To provide a surface treatment agent from which a surface layer excellent in abrasion resistance can be formed, an article having a surface layer excellent in abrasion resistance, and a method for producing an article. The surface treatment agent of the present invention is a surface treatment agent containing at least one fluorinated ether compound selected from the group consisting of a compound represented by the formula (A1), a compound represented by the formula (A2) and a compound represented by the formula (A3), and an organic solvent containing no fluorine atom.

A method for producing an appliance component is provided. The appliance component has an operational front side and back side and has a substrate made of thermally tempered flat glass with a coating. The method includes the steprs of: a) providing a glass substrate made of thermally tempered glass with the dimensions of the appliance component; b) applying a preparation for producing an adhesion promoter layer onto a surface of the glass substrate, wherein the preparation is applied onto the surface of the glass substrate that forms the operational back side of the decorative panel; c) producing the adhesion promoter layer by polymerization of the preparation applied in step b); d) applying a preparation for producing an organic color layer onto the adhesion promoter layer produced in step c) by digital printing; and e) producing the organic color layer by polymerization of the preparation applied in step d).