Abstract:
A transfer for decorating textiles with images being extremely durable comprises a support sheet having printed imagewise thereon one or more layers of two-component colours based on polyester resin and an isocyanate hardener and, if there is more than one colour layer, on top thereof a layer of a corresponding two-component extender or a polyester-based glue, the colour layer or the extender and colour layers containing a polyester or polyamide based elastomer which has been applied to the colour or extender layer while it was still wet, and fused into the colour layer or the extender and colour layers. A particular transfer for decorating textiles with images comprising light-reflecting areas of any configuration and colour in arbitrary combination with coloured, non-reflecting areas comprises a support sheet with a monolayer of transparent microspheres being partially embedded in the suppport sheet, a specularly reflecting layer covering the parts of the surfaces of the microspheres which are exposed above the support sheet, one or more coatings of two-component colours as above printed imagewise on top of the layer of microspheres, and a transfer layer of a corresponding two-component extender or a polyester-based glue printed imagewise on top of the layer of mircospheres and colour, the extender and colour layers containing a polyester or polyamide based elastomer as above.
Abstract:
For decoration of textiles and the like with patterns comprising highly light-reflecting areas defined by inked areas, a plastisol transfer, produced by printed a desired pattern in mirror-inverted fashion with plastisol ink on a suitable substrate, is coated with an elastomer granulate of a type which is compatible with the plastisol ink and with the surface layer of a reflex transfer film, and the granulate is fused into the plastisol print by heating. Then a reflex transfer film cut to the contour of the pattern is placed with the reflecting side inwards against the elastomer treated plastisol print and adhered to it by brief heating under a quite slight pressure to form a combined plastisol reflex transfer, which is transferred to the textile or the like by conventional heat application. It is also possible first to apply the cut reflex transfer film to the textile or the like in the usual manner and then to apply the elastomer treated plastisol print on top of the reflex film by conventional heat application.