METAPEX 38 LIQUID (=Synthrapol) (CODE 2006)
* METAPEX 38 LIQUID ALSO KNOWN AS SYNTHRAPOL IS A VERY CONCENTRATED AND EFFICIENT LIQUID DETERGENT USED FOR CLEANING FABRICS, YARNS AND TOPS BEFORE DYEING OR PRINTING AS WELL AS A SOAPING AGENT AFTER PRINTING OR DYEING PROCESSES.
* BEFORE DYEING OR PRINTING
** METAPEX 38 IS EXTREMELY EFFICIENT IN REMOVING GENERAL SOILING AS WELL AS FIBRE PROCESSING AIDS SUCH AS OILS, STARCHES, WAXES, GREASES, LANOLIN AND ANIMAL FATS FROM A WIDE RANGE OF FABRICS YARNS AND CARDED FIBRE TOPS.
** A SIMPLE TREATMENT WITH METAPEX 38 LIQUID IN WATER AT 60°C EMULSIFIES AND REMOVES MOST FIBRE CONTAMINANTS.
* AFTER DYEING OR PRINTING
** CROSS STAINING OF SURPLUS DYE ONTO ADJACENT FIBRE (PARTICULARLY WHITE) IS A PROBLEM THE METAPEX 38 IS DESIGNED TO HELP PREVENT.
** A WARM RINSE AFTER THE PRINTING OR DYEING OPERATION FOLLOWED BY A TREATMENT WITH METAPEX 38 IN WATER AT 60°C WILL REMOVE UNFIXED DYE AND KEEP IT EMULSIFIED TO PREVENT CROSS STAINING.
* RELEVANT LITERATURE: PP02, DY11, DY12, DY13, DY14, PR21, PR22, PR23, PR24,PR25, PR26, DP32, DP33, DP34, DP35, DV41, & DV42.