Sanding
Also known as: Sanding, Peach finish, Emerising
Finish in which the fabric runs over abrading rollers that create an ultra-fine pile — result is the typical peach-skin hand.
Description
Sanding (also called peaching, sueding or emerising) is a mechanical textile finish in which the fabric surface is treated with an abrading roller. The roller is covered with sandpaper (aluminium oxide or silicon carbide, grit 400-1000) and rotates at high speed against the passing fabric.
Unlike napping, no long fibre ends are pulled out; only the topmost fibre ends are ground and raised. The result is an extremely short, dense pile of 0.05 to 0.2 mm height — the characteristic velvety-matte peach-skin hand ("peach skin").
Peaching is applied especially to microfibre polyester, cotton-blend shirts, polo shirts and chinos. Well known is the peach-skin look of cotton-elastane trousers in business chinos and of softshells (matted outer side). Disadvantage: peaching weakens tensile strength by up to 10 percent, which is why it is only used to a limited extent on sportswear.
Properties
| Process | Sanding roller, grit 400-1000 |
|---|---|
| Hand feel | Ultra-fine pile, peach skin |
| Application | Chinos, softshells, microfibre polyester |
| Effect | Reduces tensile strength up to 10 % |
Related product categories
Sources & references
1- Wikipedia: Textile finishing Wikipedia — Freie Enzyklopädie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textile_finishing
