PERMALON® High Washfast Acid Dye

PERMALON® High Washfast Acid Dye

This selection of acid dyes exhibits excellent wet fastness properties on Nylon 6 and 6.6 fibers making them the perfect choice for swim wear and active wear.

PERMALON® High Washfast Acid Dyes

Xenon Light Fastness

Wash Fastness 2A

Perspiration Fastness (Acid)

Solubility (g/l)

PERMALON®
Flavine FFA

1.0%

2.5

5

4

6

PERMALON®
Yellow

4NGL 200%

1.0%

5-6

4-5

4-5

10

PERMALON®
Yellow B4RK 250%

1.0%

6

4

4-5

10

PERMALON®
Yellow CGRL 150%

1.0%

6

4

5

20

PERMALON®
Yellow FLW-S

1.0%

5-6

4

5

20

PERMALON®
Orange 3G 200% GR

1.0%

5

4-5

4-5

20

PERMALON®
Orange SLF 100%

1.0%

5-6

4-5

5

20

PERMALON®
Pink BLRF

1.0%

5

4-5

5

20

PERMALON®
Scarlet BRS

1.0%

3-4

4-5

5

20

PERMALON®
Red 3BN 140%

1.0%

3-4

4-5

4-5

20

PERMALON®
Red GN Conc

1.0%

5

4

4-5

10

PERMALON®
Red HCO

1.0%

5

4

4-5

10

PERMALON®
Violet FBL 180%

1.0%

6-7

4-5

5

10

PERMALON®
Brill Blue M5G

1.0%

5

5

4-5

10

PERMALON®
Blue A3GL-S

1.0%

3

4

4-5

10

PERMALON®
Blue GLF

1.0%

5-6

4-5

4-5

20

PERMALON®
Blue LGGL

1.0%

5-6

4

5

20

PERMALON®
Navy NLFW

1.0%

5-6

4-5

4-5

10

PERMALON®
Neut Green

GK-EX

1.0%

5-6

4

4-5

10

PERMALON®
Black BGL 200%

3.0%

7

5

4-5

10

PERMALON®
Black CKP 200%

3.0%

4-5

3

5

20

PERMALON®
Black MRX

3.0%

6-7

5

4-5

20

PERMALON®
Black WA-C

3.0%

6

4

5

20

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

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