FLOCKING METHOD

PURPOSE:To produce a flocked product having a soft feeding, by using a water- soluble resin having a functional group as the collecting agent for cut piles and using a material obtained by incorporating a curing agent such as a polyglycidyl compd. into a water-soluble resin having a functional group as the flock binder. CONSTITUTION:(A) The fiber bundle collected by the collecting agent consisting of a water-soluble resin having a functional group (e. g., a carboxyl group) or the fiber tread is finely cut to an appropriate length to obtain cut piles. (B) The flock binder obtained by adding a curing agent such as a polyglycidyl compd. to a water-soluble resin having a functional group is coated on a base material. (C) The cut piles obtained by the (A) process, the common cut piles not collected by the collecting agent, or the mixture of both piles are separately or simultaneously electrostatically flocked on the substrate coated with the flock binder of the (B) process. (D) Drying, baking, or ageing are carried out to integrally cure the collecting agent and the flock binder by the chemical reaction. (E) The collecting agent is swollen, and then the collected flocked piles are opened.