Textile lubricant useful in aminoplast modification processes

Claim 1

A method for imparting increased tear strength to durable-press finished fabric, said method comprising the steps of: a. padding said fabric through a finish bath comprising by weight from about 3 percent to about 15 percent durable-press reactant, from about 0.25 percent to about 2 percent acidic catalyst, from about 0.1 percent to about 0.4 percent wetting agent, from about 0.2 percent to about 4 percent lubricant solids supplied by a lubricant composition of claim 1, and water; said durable-press reactant being selected from the group consisting of dimethylol hydroxyethyl carbamate, dimethylol ethoxyethyl carbamate, dimethylol cyclic ethylene urea, dimethylol cyclic propylene urea, and urea-glyoxalformaldehyde reaction product, said acidic catalyst being selected from the group consisting of zinc nitrate, zinc cHloride, and magnesium chloride; said wetting agent being selected from the group consisting of ethoxylated alkyl phenols having six to 12 carbon atoms in the alkyl group and containing 5 to 25 moles of ethylene oxide, and ethoxylated aliphatic alcohols having eight to 18 carbon atoms in the aliphatic group and containing 5 to 30 moles of ethylene oxide; b. drying the padded fabric; c. pressing the dried fabric at a temperature ranging from about 300* to about 400* F., said temperature and pressure being maintained for a period ranging from about 5 seconds to about 30 seconds to impart permanent creasing and shaping thereto.