In the field of laboratory testing there is a multitude of devices and test methods that estimate and characterise the durability of the appearance of parts or materials: abrasion, car-wash brushes, impacts, rubbing, chipping, grit-blasting, cross-cutting, scratching, marking, staining, etc. are all wear phenomena that products may have to resist, depending on their intended use.
These tests are applicable to the broadest range of materials: plastics, rubbers, paints, varnishes, metals, textiles, leathers, glass, wood, foams, etc.
