Normal Wash, pigment wash, caustic wash

NORMAL WASH / GARMENTS WASH

Normal wash is required for the following reasons:To remove dust, dirt, oil spot, impurities from the garments.
To remove size materials from the garments.
To remove starch presents on the garment fabrics.
For soft feeling to wear the garments after purchasing.
To achieve buyer washing standard.
WASHING PROCESS OF NORMAL / GARMENT WASH
The Normal/Garment washing process of batch of 70 kg Twill/Canvas Garments
are described below:First Step :Lot size: -....................... 70 kg Twill/Canvas Garment.
Add water @ L: R = 1: 8-10 ............560 --700 Litre.
Machine Running.
Add detergent @ 0.5 gm / litre ............ 280-350 gm.
Temperature..... Sometime cold & sometime 40c to 60c.
Time .............................. 5 to 10 mts.
Drop the liquor.
Cold wash.
Second Step :Add water @ L : R = 1: 6 ......... 420 litre.
Washing machine running

Add Flax softner @ 0.6 gm / litre .......... 252 gm.

Add Acetic Acid @ 0.5 gm / litre........... 210 gm.
Time................................... 5 to 10 mts.
Drop the liquor.
Unload the Garments on trolley.
Third Step :-Hydro extractor machine.
Hydrocxtraction the garment to remove excess water from the Garment.
Fourth Step:-Steam Dryer / Gas Dryer.
Load on steam dryer -50 kg
Temperature -60c -70c
Time -40 -50 mts for dry.
Time -10 -15 mts for cold dry.
or
Load on gas dryer -50 kg,
Running the machine
Temperature: -70c -85c.
Time: -30 -35 mts for dry.
Time: -10 -15 mts for cold dry.
Fifth Step:After drying it will be quality checking and good quality Garments will be
delivery to Garments factory.
NOTE: -Flax softner (cationic or nonionic) diluted with hot water then use in
the machine.
PIGMENT WASH

Pigment wash generally doing on pigment dyed or printed Garments by pigment

washing technique.
Pigment wash is required for the following reasons:To fading affect/old looking affect on Garment and also seam area.
For soft feeling to wear the garment after purchasing.
To achieve the buyer washing standard.
To increase the colour fastness & rubbing fastness.
WASHING PROCESS OF PIGMENT WASH
The pigment washing process of batch of 80 kg Twill/canvas Garments are
described below:First Step:Lot size: -...................... 80 kg Twill/Canvas Garment.
Add water @ L: R = 1: 8.............. 640 Litre
Machine Running.
Add Caustic soda (NAOH)..... @ 0.8 gm / liter ............ 512 gm.
Add Soda Ash (Na2Co3) ........@ 1.50 gm / litre........... 960 gm.
Add Detergent ........................ @ 0.8 gm / litre ............ 512 gm.
Temperature........... 50c to 60c.
Time (Depend upon the shade) ....... 20 to 60 mts.
Drop the liquor.
Wash 1 time by hot wash for 5 mts at the temperature 50c.
Wash 1 time by cold water for 5 mts
Second Step :Add water @ L : R = 1: 6 ......... 480 litre.
Washing machine running

Add Acetic Acid (for pH 4.5 -5.5) @ 0.5 gm / litre ............. 240 gm.
Add Flax softner ... . @ 0.6 gm / liter........... 288 gm.
For more slippery hand feel use silicon -@ 0.4 gm / litre.....192gm.
Time................................... 15 to 25 mts.
Drop the liquor.
Unload the Garments on trolley.
Third Step:-Hydro extractor machine.
Hydrocxtraction the garment to remove excess water from the Garment. Time
required about 2 -4 minutes.
Fourth Step:-Steam Dryer / Gas Dryer.
Load on steam dryer -50 kg
Running the machine
Temperature -60c -70c
Time -40 -50 mts for dry.
Time -10 -15 mts for cold dry.
or
Load on gas dryer -50 kg,
Running the machine
Temperature: -70c -85c for dry.
Time: -30 -35 mts for dry.
Time: -10 -15 mts for cold dry.
Fifth Step:
After drying garments go to quality section and check the garment, good quality
garment will be delivery and Deep shade again rewash, other quality Garment
rectify then delivery

CHEMICAL USED IN PIGMENT WASHING AND THEIR FUNCTION

CAUSTIC SODA (NaoH) :1. Caustic created the role in bleach technique without colour change the
garments.
Caustic has a cleaning power which is more powerful then soda Ash.
fadding affect/old looking affect come rapidly on garments.
SODA ASH (Na2Co3) :1.Soda ash created alkaline medium for the breakdown of pigment dye. It has
also a cleaning power. It has also help colour fadding affect of garments.
Detergent:Here detergent is used to remove impurities from the Garment fabric surfaces
and temperature helps detergent to enhance its action. Detergent removes the
impurities from the garments fabric surface. During coming these impurities,
some pigment will be washed out from the pigment dyed or printed area of the
garments. As a result fadding affect will be developed.
Acidic Acid (CH3COOH) :-Acidic Acid is used to neutralize the garment from
alkaline condition and to control the pH value in wash bath.
Flax Softner (Cationic, nonionic) :Softener is used to make the garments treated textiles is surface feel that
is bath sickly and soft and also provides excellent lubricating properties.
CAUSTIC WASH
Caustic wash generally doing on Reactive dye, Sulpher dye, Direct dyed or
printed Garments.
Caustic wash is required for the following reasons:To fadding/old looking affect on Garment and seam abrasion affection seam
area.
To remove the size materials, starch from the garments.
To increase the colour fastness & rubbing fastness.

For soft feeling to wear the garments.

To increase the hairiness on garments.
To achieve the buyer reference sample.
WASHING PROCESS OF CAUSTIC WASH
The caustic washing processes of batch of 80 kg twill/canvas garments are
described below:First Step :Lot size: -...................... 80 kg.
Add water @ L : R = 1 : 8.............. 640 Litre
Machine Running.
Add Caustic soda (NAOH)..... @ 1.60 gm / litre........ 1024 gm.
Add Detergent ........................ @ 0.8 gm / litre ............ 512 gm.
Temperature........... 50c to 60c.
Time (Depend upon the shade) ....... 20 to 60 mts.
Drop the liquor.
Wash cold water for 3 mts.
Second Step :-Neutral Wash
Add water @ L : R = 1: 5 ...................... 400 litre.
Add Acetic Acid @ 1 gm / litre ............. 400 gm.
Time .......................................................... 5 mts.
Here acetic acid is used to neutralize the garments from alkaline medium.
Third Step :Add water @ L : R = 1 : 6 .............. 480 Litre
Machine Running.

Add Acetic Acid @ 0.5 gm / litre ............ 240 gm.

Add Flax softner @ 0.6 gm / litre........... 288 gm.
If more soft use silicon @ 0.4 gm / litre ... 192 gm.
Time................................ 10 to 20 mts.
Drop the liquor.
Unload the garments on trolley.
Fourth Step :-Hydro extractor machine.
Hydrocxtraction the garment to remove excess water from the Garment. Time
required about 2 -4 minutes.
Fifth Step :-Steam Dryer / Gas Dryer.
Load on steam dryer -50 kg
Running the machine
Temperature -60c -70c
Time -40 -50 mts for dry.
Time -10 -15 mts for cold dry.
or
Load on gas dryer -50 kg,
Running the machine
Temperature: -70c -85c for dry.
Time: -30 -35 mts for dry.
Time: -10 -15 mts for cold dry.
Sixth Step :After drying garments go to quality section and check the garment, good quality
garment will be delivery and Deep shade again rewash, other quality Garment
rectify then delivery.

CAUSTIC WASH
CHEMICAL USED IN CAUSTIC WASH AND THEIR FUNCTION
CAUSTIC SODA (NaoH) :Caustic created the role in bleach technique with colour change the garments.
Caustic has powerful cleaning power.
Fadding affect/old looking affect come rapidly on garments.
DETERGENT :Here detergent is used to remove impurities from the garments fabric surfaces
and temperature helps detergent to enhance its action. During coming these
impurities, some colour will be washed out from the colored fabric garments. As
a result fadding affect will be developed.

YPES OF CHEMICAL USE IN WASHING PLANT:

1. Enzyme

2. Detergent

3. Acetic Acid

4. Anti-stain

5.Bleaching powder

6.Sodium hyposulfite

7. Caustic Soda

8. Soda Ash

9. Sodium Bicarbonate

10. potassium Permanganate

11. cationic/nonionic Flax softener

12. Micro Emulsion Silicon

13. Salt (sodium chloride)

14. Buffer

15. Hydrogen peroxide

16. Stabilizer

17. Fixing

18. Catanizer

19. Optical Brightener

20. Resin

21. Sodium Metabisulphite

22. Desizing agent