for all machine types:
QUALITY | MELTING POINT AT ºC | PENETRATION AT 25ºC | RANGE OF USE |
---|---|---|---|
Yellow | 60/62 | 10-11 | Universal for cotton, wool, synthetic and blended yarns. Particularly suitable for fine yarns (finer than Nm 60) and for cotton/synthetic yarns also with high room temperatures (around 30 °C)*. |
Green | 59/61 | 19-20 | Suitable for wool, cotton, rayon, viscose as well as blended and dyed yarns. Particularly suitable when a greater quantity of wax must be applied to the yarn: such as for wool, bleached yarns, etc.* |
White | 56/58 | 16-18 | Particularly suitable for working directly with the yarn (knitting) after winding.* |
Blue | 56/58 | 24-25 | Suitable for soft torsion yarns, and weak tension in bleached yarns; not suitable for room temperatures greater than 30°C.* |
Red | 56/58 | 22-25 | Water soluble: for yarns that will then be dyed or bleached at finishing.** |
Purple | 60/62 | 22-25 | Water soluble: for yarns that will then be dyed or bleached at finishing. For room temperatures greater than 25°C.** |
Parasol E/3 Special | 61/63 | 10-11 | Water soluble: for fine yarns, cotton, synthetic fibres and blended yarns. For very high room temperatures (30-33°C).** |
* These waxes are water soluble by adding emulsifying agents during finishing.
** These waxes are directly water soluble due to emulsifier contained in the wax.