Novel painting method and painted articles obtained

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Improved, improvements and changes of the painting process disclosed in French patent application no. 83,15106 deposited by the applicant is aware and 15 September 1983 entitled "New and painted objects obtained".

In the aforementioned application, is used, as stencil, a lace or a product of the same genus. The or paints are sprayed onto the object to be painted covered with the lace. Finally, a fixative is deposited on the painted object.

The painted fabrics, according to the third type of experiments described herein above, have been found to be remarkable artistic and good quality. An object of the present invention is providing a process for painting cotton and silk, which achieves the same results, but, further, ensures that the resulting products are employed in the usual conditions for fabric washing the like.

According to a feature of the invention, a method of paint follows cotton fabric, in which use is made, as stencil, a lace or such a product, the cotton fabric being subjected, before the painting operation proper, pre-treated by dipping into the turpentine or adjacent a product, and then, after the paint performed, cotton fabric painted and dried is treated fixing step of dipping into a liquid mixture boiling vinegar and sugar solution, and, finally the cotton fabric painted being washed with water.

According to another feature, there is provided a process for painting silk fabric, in which use is made, as stencil, a lace or such a product, the silk fabric, once painted and sec, being subjected to a paint application, and then the treated fabric and dried being sprayed with a liquid containing linear silicones, and, also, the silk fabric thus treated is dried.

In a first type of experiments, is taken from the a cotton cloth of the type which is used, for example, for making of the uppers of sneakers. It has hardened the piece of cotton fabric in turpentine. Once, the piece of cotton fabric sec, is painted on its surface by spraying fine V

paint layers metal-coated or not, as may be found markeketed in bombs. Preferably, for spraying, is covered by the piece of cotton fabric lace of a stencil.

Once the dry paint, is immersed the piece of fabric painted in a liquid mixture boiling vinegar and sugar solution. The proportions of vinegar and sugar in the mixture are of the order of 1.5 1 of vinegar for 1 kg sugar. The mixture has the property of securing paint. Furthermore, once the piece of fabric sec, rinsed with hot water to dissolve excess fixative mixture.

The experiments have proven that the cotton fabric painted, thus treated, can be washed in an automatic washing machine, without burrs of paints or discolorations occur.

In a second type of experiments, we started from a silk fabric that has been painted as described above. Once the dry paint, is sprayed paint, such as is marketed to secure the hair, which acts as fixing agent of the paint. However, once the treated tissue sec, it is found that its painted surface tends to be wrinkled. In order to restore its smoothness, is sprayed on the fabric a spray product which is available commercially under the trade name P0K0N and which is sold to be sprayed onto the sheets indoor plants when the sheets are prone to tedding. Then allowed to dry for several hours. In practice, called P0K0N the product contains a large amount of silicone appears to be the active principle which makes the tissue flush. Note that the silicones are mixed with oils.

Squares of tissue The painted and processed can then be washed in the same conditions as those which are to be observed when washing silk products, i.e. without twisting and by using soap or detergents mild, as sold under the name " Woolite ".

Of course, instead of ethyl alcohol, can be used also a lacquer containing alcohol. Also, instead of the product " P0K0N ", is used the product sold under the name of "SUPER ALGOBRIL " and obtained good results.

It should be further noted that the painting methods described above does not require the use of a stencil, the application of the paint may be made directly by spraying.