Color Crocking
Color Crocking / Dye Transfer (Carpet)
Floor Detective® Claims and Conditions Guide
Summary
Color crocking, also referred to as dye transfer, is an appearance-related condition in which color transfers from carpet fibers to other materials through rubbing or contact. The condition occurs when dye is not fully fixed within the fiber structure or when loosely attached colorant remains near the fiber surface. Transfer may occur under dry conditions and is often increased by moisture, pressure, or friction. Crocking reflects dye attachment behavior and does not indicate fiber wear, backing failure, seam separation, installation performance issues, or structural breakdown. See also Dye Bleeding / Color Migration, Appearance Retention, and Carpet Problems for broader context.
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Carpet Fiber Identification (Field and Laboratory Methods)
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Carpet missing rows are manufacturing-origin tufting conditions involving absent yarn along machine-direction rows.
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Wrinkles in Backing
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Carpet backing wrinkles are manufacturing-related distortions caused by backing misalignment, tension variation, or latex lock-in.
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Unraveling / Runs (Carpet)
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Core Crush / Roll-Core Pile Reversal (Carpet)
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