Decoration material for use in wet-transfer printing and its use in a process for wet-transfer printing.

摘要

The invention provides a decoration material for use in the wet transfer printing process and the method of using the material. The decoration material comprises a flexible substrate, e.g. paper, on which is provided a coating of a lacquer. The pattern of dyes to be transferred from the decoration material to the material to be dyed is carried on the lacquer coating. Transfer is obtained by impregnating the material to be dyed with a pad liquor, then pressing the patterned face of the decoration material against it at a temperature of 80 to 120 DEG C. The invention enables more of the dye to be transferred from the flexible substrate to the material being dyed and hence reduces wastage of dye. The lacquer consists of a polymer not dyed by the dyes being used, e.g. a resin such as chlorinated PVC or chlorinated natural rubber.