Coated articles, methods of polishing, and methods of making the same

Abstract

Methods of polishing and/or forming a coated article include polishing a first major surface of a substrate with a polishing liquid. Then, methods include washing the first major surface with a cleaning liquid. In aspects, the cleaning liquid has a pH from about 7 to about 11. In aspects, the polishing liquid is supplied at a rate of 20 mL/min or less. In aspects, methods can further include applying a hydrophobic coating to form a coating with an exterior surface of the coated article. A coated article includes a hydrophobic coating with an exterior surface disposed on a first major surface of a substrate. A water contact angle of the exterior surface is about 100° or more. The coated article can exhibit an abraded water contact angle of about 100° or more after being abraded with steel wool for 8000 cycles in the Taber Test.

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