Shrink-resist lustre line: descaling and resin coverage before dyeing
Ecru tops take this line before dyeing: chlorination descaling → resin coverage → multi-stage chemical finishing → through-flow drying, in one pass — the result is machine-washable Superwash top.
Shrink-resist lustre finishing line WPF-MTFSSG — full process route map
Machines on the map are clickable
On a phone the full map is small by nature — pinch to zoom in, or read the same decisions written out below.
QL new machine New + pre-owned available Pre-owned only Decision point Adjacent process (label only)
Where the route branches
The decision points on the map above, written out — each branch and where it leads.
Shrink-resist chemical system / Choose one of two
- Mainstream · chlorination system → Chlorination unit / Controlled active chlorine etches the scale edges / → reduces DFE, the root cause of felting
- Optional extra · Basolan system · one line, two uses → Basolan treatment station (optional extra) / Basolan system scale removal / This path bypasses the chlorination unit
Destination after treatment
- Shipped directly → Ships as machine-washable white tops / (Superwash grade · plus a soft-lustre handle)
- Dyed afterwards → → On to top-dyed recombing
QL machines on this route
All of these are QL-built new machines. Click one to open its machine page.
Not sure which line is yours?
Tell us what you run and what you make — we will match the stations and the machines.