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Wira Carpet Stain & Colourfastness

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Carpet Staining Kit

An important factor for carpets both in domestic and commercial settings is the resistance to staining. The WIRA Carpet Staining Kit uses acid food colour to determine a carpet’s resistance to staining. To carry out a test, the carpet sample is wetted using the dye and allowed to stand immersed in water. The colour change and staining are assessed against grey scales. Results can be determined against the scale which is included, or by using a spectrophotometer The kit includes dye, staining ring and cup, plus reference stain scale.

Colourfastness of Carpet to Water Test Kit

Carpet is subjected to a wide variety of test during everyday wear and tear. To ensure continued high performance colourfastness is critical to the appearance of a carpet. Using the WIRA test kit it is possible to determine the fastness of a carpet’s colour against standard grey scales and using adjacent fabric. The test is carried out with a carpet specimen in contact with the specified adjacent fabric under pressure and immersed in water. The colour change and staining are assessed against grey scales. The kit comprises a perspirometer with perspex plates and weight, oven, 10m multifibre fabric and grey scales.

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