A silicone alloy water repellent finish was made by the simultaneous polymerization of tetravinyl silane and methyl hydrogen siloxane carried out in four different solvents. The rate of polymerization was greater in two ketone solvents than in two hydrocarbons. The quality of the alloy as a water repellent also was affected by the solvent in which it was prepared.
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