A method of treating a material, the method comprising the steps of: (1) contacting the material with a composition comprising an electrophilic species selected from aldehydes, succinimidyl esters, and mixtures thereof; (2) contacting the material with a composition comprising a chelating agent and/or a salt of an amine and/or a carboxylic acid.

A compound of formula

##STR00001## wherein V, W, X and Y represent N or CH, at least one of V, W, X and Y being N and at least two of V, W, X and Y being CH; and R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each independently of the other hydrogen, C.sub.1-C.sub.8alkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.8alkoxy, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, halogen or hydroxy; with the proviso that the compounds of formulae

##STR00002##

are excluded, provides good lightfastness properties to textile fibre materials, in particular PES fibre materials.

A compound of formula

##STR00001## wherein V, W, X and Y represent N or CH, at least one of V, W, X and Y being N and at least two of V, W, X and Y being CH; and R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each independently of the other hydrogen, C.sub.1-C.sub.8alkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.8alkoxy, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, halogen or hydroxy; with the proviso that the compounds of formulae

##STR00002##

are excluded, provides good lightfastness properties to textile fibre materials, in particular PES fibre materials.

An ink jet textile printing composition set of the invention includes an ink jet textile printing ink composition and a penetrant. The ink jet textile printing ink composition contains a fluorescent dye and water, and the penetrant contains a compound having a lactam structure and water.

An ink jet textile printing composition set of the invention includes an ink jet textile printing ink composition and a penetrant. The ink jet textile printing ink composition contains a fluorescent dye and water, and the penetrant contains a compound having a lactam structure and water.

A compound of formula ##STR00001## wherein V, W, X and Y represent N or CH, at least one of V, W, X and Y being N and at least two of V, W, X and Y being CH; and R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each independently of the other hydrogen, C.sub.1-C.sub.8alkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.8alkoxy, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, halogen or hydroxy; with the proviso that the compounds of formulae ##STR00002##
are excluded, provides good lightfastness properties to textile fibre materials, in particular PES fibre materials.

A compound of formula ##STR00001## wherein V, W, X and Y represent N or CH, at least one of V, W, X and Y being N and at least two of V, W, X and Y being CH; and R.sub.1, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3 are each independently of the other hydrogen, C.sub.1-C.sub.8alkyl, C.sub.1-C.sub.8alkoxy, nitro, cyano, trifluoromethyl, halogen or hydroxy; with the proviso that the compounds of formulae ##STR00002##
are excluded, provides good lightfastness properties to textile fibre materials, in particular PES fibre materials.

An overcoat to be applied to an ink printed on fabric or fabric to be printed with an ink, includes: a carbodiimide group-containing compound.

An overcoat to be applied to an ink printed on fabric or fabric to be printed with an ink, includes: a carbodiimide group-containing compound.

A method of treating a material, the method comprising the steps of: (1) contacting the material with a composition comprising an electrophilic species selected from aldehydes, succinimidyl esters, and mixtures thereof; (2) contacting the material with a composition comprising a chelating agent and/or a salt of an amine and/or a carboxylic acid.