1. Prepare goods as necessary.
2. In any procedure involving Spandex^®, the temperature should not exceed 200°F(93°C) as it may degrade the integrity of the fiber.
3. Enter goods into a bath at 120°F(49°C) containing:
   • 2 % owg     Acetic Acid 56%
   • 2 % owg    Anionic Wetting Agent
   • 6 % owg     Orco Dye Carrier LLRS-2™
4. Run for 10 minutes and add:
   • X % owg     Orcocilacron™ disperse dyes properly prepared.
5. Raise temperature to 195-200°F(90-93°C) being careful not to exceed 200°F, and run for 1 ½ hours.
6. Cool back to 120°F(49°C) and overflow rinse until clear.
7. Perform a reduction scour to remove unfixed disperse dye from the Spandex^®
8. Enter the goods into a bath at 100°F(38°C) and add:
   • 0.30 oz/gal(2.25g/L ) Orcoterge ALK-N Conc™
   • 0.40 oz/gal(3.00g/L) sodium carbonate
   • 0.50 oz/gal(3.75g/L) Sodium Hydrosulfite
9. Raise temperature to 180°F(82°C) and run for 20 minutes.
10. Overflow rinse until clear.
11. Add 0.16 oz/gal(1.2 g/L) of hydrogen peroxide 35% to a fresh bath at 120°F(49°C) and run for 15 minutes.
12. Overflow rinse until clear and drop bath.
13. Now dye the Spandex^®portion of the fabric using Orcolan Neutral™ premetallized dyes.

In a bath at 100°F(38°C) add:

• 0.5 % owg     Orco Salt O Solution™
• 1.0 % owg     Orconol CHSA Conc™
• 1.0 % owg     Ammonium Sulfate

14. Adjust pH to 9.0 with ammonium hydroxide and run for 10 minutes.
15. Add the properly prepared Orcolan Neutral™
16. Circulate for 10 minutes.
17. Slowly raise temperature to 190-195°F(88-90°C) and run for 1 ½-2 hours adding acetic acid to promote dye exhaustion if necessary.
18. Overflow rinse well and drop bath.

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