What is ISO 26082‑1 — Soiling of leather about?
ISO 26082‑1 is the first part of an international multi-series standard that covers attributes of good quality leather.
ISO 26082‑1 specifies a method for determining the resistance of all forms of leather to visible soiling through repeated contact with soiled objects. It provides a physical pre-treatment routine for leathers that may be vulnerable to loss of soiling resistance while in service, prior to conducting further tests such as cleaning.
ISO 26082‑1 stipulates the technical specifications such as related terms and definitions, the principle of a test, apparatus required materials used, sample preparation, sampling method, pre-treatment wearing procedures, test procedure using a standard soiling cloth, cleaning after-treatment to evaluate residual soiling, and stating the test report for determining the soiling of leather.
Who is ISO 26082‑1— Soiling of leather for?
ISO 26082‑1 on Soiling of leather is useful for:
- Textile industries
- Leather manufacturing industry
- Leather clothes producers
- Clothing industries
- Test laboratories for checking the leather quality
Why should you use ISO 26082‑1 — Soiling of leather?
Soiling of leather can be coined as a change in colour of a leather specimen caused by rubbing a standard soiled fabric on the coated surface of the leather.
ISO 26082‑1 lays down the technicalities for the rubbing (Martindale) method to test the leather, where it is subjected to a rubbing-type soiling process under standard conditions, which helps you evaluate the change in colour of the leather.
ISO 26082‑1 gives you elaborated information about the apparatus used and materials required to perform the test, explains the principle of the test, as well as helps the users to prepare the sampling and to conclude the final test report.
ISO 26082‑1 also presents you with an informative pre-treatment that helps you to simulate wear and an after-treatment to test cleaning procedures, which helps to evaluate the degree of residual soiling. Soiling of the leather can influence the quality and cost of leather, which directly affects the gain/loss of the manufacturer, thus, determining the soiling helps eliminate the damage to the leather as well as the reputation of the manufacturers.
What’s changed since the last update?
BS EN ISO 26082‑1:2019 supersedes BS EN ISO 26082‑1:2012, which is withdrawn. It has been technically revised.