Abstract:
SHIRTS HAVING INCREASED WEAR LIFE ARE PRODUCED BY A METHOD COMPRISING SELECTIVELY TREATING THE SHIRT COLLAR AND NECK BAND WITH A COMPOSITION COMPRISING A NONAQUEOUS SOLUTION OF A POLYURETHANE POLYMER OR PRE-POLYMER WITH A FLUOROCARBON OIL REPELLANT AND SOIL RELEASE AGENT. THE TREATED COLLAR IS PRESSED AT ELEVATED TEMPERATURES TO CAUSE THE SITU POLYMERIZATION OF THE COMPOSITION THEREBY RESULTING IN A PERMANENT BOND BETWEEN THE SURFACE FIBERS OF THE SHIRT COLLAR AND THE POLYMERIZED COMPOSITION.