A process to confer a fire resistance meeting the M1 standard for flame retardancy for CV≦2 500 joules/g, to substrates coated with a crosslinkable liquid silicone composition comprising the steps of:
- a) coating the substrates with the crosslinkable liquid silicone composition, said composition comprising at least 100 parts by weight of one zirconium-based inorganic compound as not very thickening filler and optional additional fillers, per 100 parts by weight of the crosslinkable silicone composition, with the exclusion of said zirconium-based inorganic compound filler and optional additional fillers, said zirconium-based inorganic compound filler having a particle size (D50) of:
- 1 μm≦D50≦50 μm;
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- b) crosslinking said composition.