Method for color mounting the level of finish applied to textile materials and for color coding textile materials: amine-reducible fugitive tints

A method for temporary coloration of textile materials, which comprises applying to said textile material, an amine-reducible tint in an amount sufficient to provide coloration to said textile material, said tint being characterized by the formula:

• R{A-[alkyleneoxy constituent).sub.n X].sub.m }.sub.p
• wherein RA is the organic, amine-reducible dyestuff radical selected from triarylmethane, cyanine, hemicyanine, azacyanine or methine dyestuff radicals, A is a linking moiety in said organic, easily reduced dyestuff radical selected from the group consisting of --N--, --O--, --S--, or --CO.sub.2 --, the alkylene moiety of said alkyleneoxy constituent contains from 2 to about 4 carbon atoms, n is an integer of from 2 to about 300, m is 1 when A is --O--, --S--, --CO.sub.2 -- and 2 when A is --N--, p is an integer of from 1 to 5, and X is a member of the group consisting of --H--, -alkyl, -alkylcarboxylate, or -arylcarboxylate;
• and contacting said amine-reducible tint with an amine compound in an amount sufficient to reduce said tint whereby said coloration of said textile material is removed.