Wear resistance

Marmoleum with Topshield pro is the ultimate flooring choice. This has been tested thoroughly. In our own laboratory, in practice and with external experts . We test the floors to the limit, simulating situations that would almost certainly not happen in real life – but to assess the floors level of resilience. In this case, we compare the well proven Topshield 2 against the new finish of Topshield pro. In our wear test, we discovered that sanding Topshield 2 50 times gave the same result as sanding Topshield pro 150 times. This shows a 3x better performance. Topshield 2 was already good and Topshield pro is even better.

Stain resistance As the world is changing we evolve our product as well, raising the bar each time. For example we see a wide use of hand sanitizers. Traditionally this is tested for 30 minutes and 2 hours, we went further and developed our product testing for 24 hours and 96 hours of exposure. Several brands of hand sanitizers are used. After cleaning, Marmoleum with Topshield pro did not show any remaining stains.

Real life testing Besides laboratory tests, Marmoleum with Topshield pro is also tested in day-to-day settings. For this Marmoleum with Topshield 2 and other products in the linoleum, rubber and homogeneous vinyl categories are compared to see how the new finish performs. An example of such test is a primary school classroom where a patchwork floor has been installed and used for almost a year. The test results reflect the positive findings in the laboratory and shows that Topshield pro performs best when it comes to wear, stain resistance and cleanability.