Chemical Splash
CARE OF LIMITED CHEMICAL SPLASH PROTECTION
Limited chemical splash garments are treated with a fluorocarbon (FC) finish which prevents penetration by water, oil and certain mild chemicals. But it is not permanent. In order to maintain the protection levels, the following guidelines should be observed during laundering: • Wash separately to garments with a standard type of finish.
• To reactivate the finish dry in a tunnel dryer, ensuring the temperature does not exceed 160 o C (recommended temperature is 130 o C to 160 o C)
• If the garments are dried in a tumble dryer, the inlet air temperature of the tumbler should attain at least 120 o C. This ensures the ‘reactivation’ of the finish and increases the repellent performance.
• Tumble drying at low temperatures and line drying should be avoided.
• The lifetime of the finish can be increased further by rinsing the garments with a fluorocarbon- based rinsing agent in the final rinse of the wash cycle.
• The re-treatment of limited chemical splash garments can be carried out after every wash cycle for maximum performance. However, a treatment every 5 wash cycles should suffice, if accompanied by adequate drying conditions to reactivate the FC finish properly.
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