PERMALITE® High Lightfast Direct Dye

PERMALITE® High Lightfast Direct Dye

These dyes offer good value and economy and provide excellent lightfastness and wet fastness on both cotton and rayon substrates.

PERMALITE® direct dyes are suitable for resin finishes and after treatments which can further enhance their wet fastness properties.

Solubility

(g/l @ 212°F)

SDC Class

Suitability

High-Temp Dyeing

Xenon Light Fastness (Untreated)

Wash Fastness 2A

(Untreated)

Wash Fastness 2A

(Treated)

Perspiration Fastness

(Acid)

Crock Fastness (Untreated Cotton)

Dead Cotton Coverage

PERMALITE®
Yellow EFC

1.0%

25

B

Good

Cotton 6-7

Rayon 5-6

Cotton 3-4

Rayon 3

Cotton 4

Rayon 3

Cotton 5-5

Wet 3

Dry 5

Good

PERMALITE®
Orange

GGLE 150%

1.0%

170

B

Very Good

Cotton 6-7

Rayon 6-7

Cotton 4

Rayon 4-5

Cotton 4-5

Rayon 4-5

Cotton 4-5

Wet 3-4

Dry 4-5

Moderate

PERMALITE®
Brown GTL

1.0%

70

B

Good

Cotton 5

Rayon 7

Cotton 4

Rayon 4-5

Cotton 4-5

Rayon 4-5

Cotton 5

Wet 3

Dry –

Moderate

PERMALITE®
Scarlet

BNL 200%

1.0%

65

B

Fair

Cotton 5

Rayon 5-6

Cotton 4

Rayon 4-5

Cotton 5

Rayon 5

Cotton 5

Wet 3

Dry 5

Good

PERMALITE®
Red 3BL

1.0%

60

B

Good

Cotton 7-8

Rayon 7-8

Cotton 4

Rayon 3-4

Cotton 5

Rayon 4-5

Cotton 4-5

Wet 1-2

Dry 4

Low

PERMALITE®
Red 6BLL

1.0%

20

B

Poor

Cotton 6

Rayon 6-7

Cotton 3-4

Rayon 4

Cotton 4-5

Rayon 4-5

Cotton 3-4

Wet 3

Dry 4-5

Low

PERMALITE®
Violet 4BL

1.0%

6

B

Good

Cotton 7

Rayon 7-8

Cotton 4

Rayon 2-3

Cotton 4-5

Rayon 5

Cotton 4-5

Wet 2

Dry 4-5

Moderate

PERMALITE®
Blue FFRL

1.0%

8

B

Good

Cotton 6

Rayon 7

Cotton 1

Rayon 1-2

Cotton 4-5

Rayon 4

Cotton 4-5 G

Wet 3

Dry 5

Low

PERMALITE®
Blue 4BL 200%

1.0%

50

B

Good

Cotton 7

Rayon 7-8

Cotton 3

Rayon 4-5

Cotton 4-5

Rayon 4-5

Cotton 4-5 R

Wet 2-3

Dry 4-5

Moderate

PERMALITE®
Turquoise

GRLL 250%

1.0%

50

A

Fair

Cotton 5

Rayon 6-7

Cotton 2

Rayon 2

Cotton 2-3

Rayon 3

Cotton 3

Wet 3

Dry 4

Good

PERMALITE®
Green B

2.0%

20

B

Good

Cotton 5

Rayon 5-6

Cotton 3

Rayon 3-4

Cotton 4

Rayon 4

Cotton 4

Wet 2-3

Dry 5

Good

PERMALITE®
Grey 3BLN

2.0%

20

B

Good

Cotton 6-7

Rayon 7-8

Cotton 3-4 G

Rayon 4 B

Cotton 4-5

Rayon 4-5

Cotton 4-5

Wet 3

Dry 4-5

Moderate

PERMALITE®
Black FG 250%

4.0%

15

B

Good

Cotton 5-6

Rayon 6-7

Cotton 4-5

Rayon 4-5

Cotton 4-5 Rayon 4-5

Cotton 4-5 G

Wet 5

Dry 4-5

Good

Procedures:

Dyeing at 140º

Pre-scour with 1& STANSCOUR® BRC at 160º for 20-minutes.

  1. Drop & rinse.
  2. Set bath at 90ºF with:
    1. Xg/l salt (per chart below)
  3. Add PERMARBIL® Reactive Dye (pre-dissolve in 160º-180ºF water).
  4. Run 10-minutes.
  5. Add 1/10 total amount of Soda Ash over 10-minutes.
    1. Run 10-minutes.
  6. Add remaining 9/10 Soda Ash over 10-minutes (pH 10.8-11.2).
    1. Run 10-minutes.
  7. Heat to 140ºF at 2ºF/minute.
    1. Run for 45-minutes.
  8. Sample.
    1. If shade is acceptable, drop bath.
    2. When sampling shade, swatch should be: rinsed cold, rinsed warm, and neutralized with 0.25% Acetic Acid. Then, scoured at 200ºF – see steps 12-18.
  9. Rinse at 120ºF for 10-minutes.
    1. Drop bath.
  10. Rinse at 140º for 10-minutes.
    1. Drop bath.
  11. Neutralize at 120ºF with 0.25% Acetic Acid (pH 7-8).
    1. Run 10-minutes.
    2. Drop bath.
  12. Set fresh bath to 120ºF.
  13. Heat to 200ºF.
    1. Hold 10-minutes.
    2. Drop bath.
  14. Set bath to 120ºF.
    1. Hold 10-minutes.
    2. Drop bath.
  15. Finish as usual.

Salt and Soda Ash Recommendations for Cotton/Rayon

% Reactive Dye

g/l Sodium Chloride or Sodium Sulfate

g/l Soda Ash

0-0.25

30

5

0.26-0.50

50

5

0.51-1.00

60

10

1.01-2.00

60

10

2.01-3.00

80

10

3.01-5.00

80

10

Above 5.00*

*When dyeing above 5.00% the yield should increase with use of 100g/l salt

80-100

10

PERMABRIL® Brill Blue R Special Requires Reduced Salt

% Reactive Dye

g/l Sodium Chloride or Sodium Sulfate

up to 0.50

20

0.51-2.00

30

2.01-4.00

40

Above 4.00

50

Holiday Schedule Notice!

Dear Valued Customers,

As the holiday season approaches, we want to inform you of our upcoming schedule.

We will be closed from Monday, December 23, 2024, through Friday, December 27, 2024. Normal business hours will resume on Monday, December 30, 2024.

To ensure uninterrupted service:
Please place any urgent orders or inquiries by 12 PM Friday, December 20, 2024.

We sincerely appreciate your understanding and wish you and your loved ones a joyful holiday season!

Warm regards,

Standard Colors, Inc.

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