真蜡印花的蜡质选配、煮化和回用

Choosing,boiling & reusing of wax in wax resist printing

介绍了真蜡印花中常用蜡质的种类和特性,包括韧性、脆性、黏度和熔点,其中韧性蜡膜的防染作用和脆性蜡膜的皲裂效果是获得蜡印风格的关键。在实际印蜡生产中,大多采用混合蜡质或添加调节剂来确保印蜡风格。介绍了蜡质的选配原则、配蜡比例和常用添加剂,分析了旧蜡的回用对蜡印质量的影响,指出了煮化蜡的工艺要求和注意事项。

Properties of wax printing were introduced including toughness, brittleness, viscosity and melt point. It was pointed out tough wax film against indigo dyeing and brittle wax film for cracking effect was the key for wax printing. Some principles on wax selection and suggestion on the ratio of wax-mixing as well as common additives were put forwarded. Significance and influence of recycle and reuse of wax on both quality and cost of wax printing were analyzed and technical requirements and remarks on boiling and melting of wax were pointed out.