Abstract: A process for dyeing of UV stabilized polyester film of a thickness about 12 to 250 &mgr;m, and the film produced thereby. The process includes the steps of dyeing a UV stabilized polyester film in a bath comprising at least one dye and at least one polyhydric alcohol at a temperature above a glass transition temperature of the polyester film to obtain a dyed film, cleaning the dyed film using a solvent, followed by mechanically scrubbing the cleaned film to remove undissolved particles from the film, and passing the cleaned and scrubbed film using a tenter device through an oven to produce a colored polyester film having controlled shrinkage in machine and transverse directions, with shrinkage of 0.4% to 8% in machine direction and 0 to 10% in transverse direction.

Abstract: Polyesters are combined with UV-stabilizing substances in order to produce an end product, such as a film, sheet, ribbon or filament, by mixing polyester granules and the UV-stabilizing substance in powdered form at an elevated temperature such that at least the exterior surface of the polyester granules is soft, thereby to cause the powdered UV-stabilizing substance to adhere to the individual polymer granules, the granules with the powder adhering thereto are then dried, and they are then passed through an extruder or otherwise formed into an end product.