FABRICS FAQ : bleach cleanable fabrics

How does Brentano identify bleach cleanable fabrics?

All of Brentano's bleach cleanable fabrics will have a 'B' in the cleaning code to indicate that they can be cleaned with a dilute solution of household bleach, such as Clorox, in the specified ratio. For example, "W/S/B 1:10" means that the fabric can withstand a concentration of one part household bleach to ten parts water. Many of Brentano's bleach cleanable fabrics can withstand as much as one part household bleach to five parts water (1:5), and in those cases, the higher ratio would be indicated in the cleaning code.

Which types of fabrics and fibers are bleach cleanable?

In order to be bleach cleanable, a fabric cannot weaken or fade when exposed to bleach. Solution dyed fibers, including acrylic, nylon, polyethylene, and polypropylene, and high-energy polyester exhibit strong colorfastness when exposed to bleach. Polyurethane-based fabrics can also be treated with a finish that enables them to withstand both bleach and high concentrations of rubbing alcohol.

What are the advantages of bleach cleanable fabrics?

Bleach cleanability is desirable for any fabric that may need to be disinfected or sterilized. The Center for Disease Control recommends a 1:10 diluted solution of household bleach for these purposes, a ratio that all of Brentano's bleach cleanable fabrics can withstand.

Many bleach cleanable fabrics have additional stain resistant finishes, antibacterial finishes, and moistures barriers such as DuraBlock and Balance Barrier. This combination of performance features makes them the standard for hospital facilities and busy restaurants.

Which Brentano fabrics are bleach cleanable?

8155 Abracadabra
^{01 Sleight of Hand}	⁰² Vanishing Act⁰³ Escape Artist⁰⁴ Pick a Card⁰⁵ Linking Rings⁰⁶ Mind Reader⁰⁷ Magic Wand
5710 Al Fresco
^{01 Crème Fraiche}	⁰² Silverware⁰³ Agave⁰⁴ Champagne⁰⁵ Cappuccino⁰⁶ Mousse⁰⁷ Popsicle⁰⁸ Key Lime
3931 Amazon
^{01 Milk Snake}	⁰² Boa⁰³ King Snake⁰⁴ Serpent⁰⁵ Cobra⁰⁶ Rattlesnake⁰⁷ Copperhead⁰⁸ Sidewinder⁰⁹ Scarlet Snake¹⁰ Anaconda¹¹ Mamba
7447 Apex
^{01 Alpine}	⁰² Mogul⁰³ Freestyle⁰⁴ Black Diamond⁰⁵ Slalom
5700 Basketry
^{01 Cottonwood}	⁰² River Cane⁰³ Raffia⁰⁴ Sweetgrass⁰⁵ Goldenseal⁰⁶ Blue Spruce¹¹ Black Ash
3970 Bricolage
^{01 Creamware}	⁰² Flagstone⁰³ Glass Block⁰⁴ Slate⁰⁵ Granite⁰⁶ Gold Leaf⁰⁷ Red Brick⁰⁸ Marble⁰⁹ Wrought Iron
8144 Bungalow
^{01 Stoneware}	⁰² Glazed Tile⁰³ Inglenook⁰⁴ Fireplace⁰⁵ Woodwork⁰⁶ Leaded Glass
3911 Caress
^{01 Flax}	⁰² Stucco⁰³ Rattan⁰⁴ Ginger⁰⁵ Butterscotch⁰⁶ Penny⁰⁷ Sasparilla⁰⁸ Football⁰⁹ Fennel¹⁰ Maple Syrup¹¹ Otter¹² Truffle¹³ Port¹⁴ Racing Green¹⁵ Niagara¹⁶ Noir
3925 City Block
^{01 Salon}	⁰² Bookstore⁰³ Tearoom⁰⁴ Café⁰⁵ Bakery⁰⁶ Park⁰⁷ Barbershop⁰⁸ Jazz Club⁰⁹ Firehouse¹⁰ Cinema¹¹ Pub¹² Nightclub
3969 D.I.Y.
^{01 Platinum}	⁰² Crimson⁰³ Indigo⁰⁴ Bronze⁰⁵ Inkwell
3918 De-vine
^{01 Honeysuckle}	⁰² Sweet Pea⁰³ English Rose⁰⁴ Morning Glory⁰⁵ Passion Flower⁰⁶ Virginia Creeper
3952 Essence
^{01 Lunar White}	⁰² Cream⁰³ Pebble⁰⁴ Lichen⁰⁵ Winter Grey⁰⁶ Fresh Water⁰⁷ Stone Blue⁰⁸ Pewter⁰⁹ Reindeer¹⁰ Mushroom¹¹ Elephant¹² Autumn Leaves¹³ Mare¹⁴ Coffee Bean¹⁵ Mahogany¹⁶ Wild Grape¹⁷ Walnut¹⁸ Chestnut¹⁹ Stallion²⁰ Black Lacquer
3966 Filigree
^{01 Lucite}	⁰² Bakelite⁰³ Frosted Glass⁰⁴ Pearl⁰⁵ Lapis⁰⁶ Red Lacquer⁰⁷ Smoky Quartz⁰⁸ Onyx
3905 Finesse
^{01 Buttercream}	⁰² Pancake⁰³ Grapefruit⁰⁴ Ice⁰⁵ Mushroom⁰⁶ Brown Sugar⁰⁷ Ground Pepper⁰⁸ Tomato⁰⁹ Olive¹⁰ Milk Chocolate¹¹ Brazil Nut¹² Pumpernickel
7480 Flora
^{01 Strawflower}	⁰² Gardenia⁰³ Waterlily⁰⁴ Chrysanthemum⁰⁵ Periwinkle
1180 Forte
^{01 Sphinx}	⁰² Chimera⁰³ Mermaid⁰⁴ Pegasus⁰⁵ Unicorn⁰⁶ Dragon⁰⁷ Centaur⁰⁸ Griffin
3987 Galaxy
^{01 Milky Way}	⁰² Venus⁰³ Mercury⁰⁴ Uranus⁰⁵ Sun⁰⁶ Neptune⁰⁷ Mars⁰⁸ Earth⁰⁹ Eris¹⁰ Asteroid¹¹ Saturn¹² Jupiter¹³ Pluto
5707 Hard Candy
^{01 Cream Soda}	⁰² Vanilla⁰³ Grape⁰⁴ Lemon Lime⁰⁵ Blue Mint⁰⁶ Bubblegum⁰⁷ Tangerine⁰⁸ Cherry⁰⁹ Blueberry¹⁰ Root Beer¹¹ Licorice¹² Chocolate
3939 Heavy Metal
^{01 Polished Chrome}	⁰² Hot Wire⁰³ Solid Gold⁰⁴ Chain Mail
7200 Hocus Pocus
^{01 White Rabbit}	⁰² Illusion⁰³ Dream⁰⁴ Spark⁰⁵ Surprise⁰⁶ Magic⁰⁷ Bewitched⁰⁸ Conjure
3913 Jetset
^{01 Vail}	⁰² St. Tropez⁰³ Miami Beach⁰⁴ Vegas⁰⁵ Hamptons⁰⁶ Cabo⁰⁷ Cannes⁰⁸ Paris⁰⁹ Park City¹⁰ Maui¹¹ Monte Carlo¹² Tokyo
4910 Labyrinth
^{01 Magnolia}	⁰² Samso⁰³ Chatsworth⁰⁴ Ravenna⁰⁵ Kentwell
6440 Lakefront
^{01 Whitebark}	⁰² Cottonwood⁰³ Spruce⁰⁴ Mountain Ash⁰⁵ Redwood
4909 Lanai
^{01 Chaise}	⁰² Umbrella⁰³ Wickerwork⁰⁴ Fountain⁰⁵ Hibiscus
3950 Mineral
^{01 Quartzite}	⁰² Jadeite⁰³ Gypsum⁰⁴ Azurite⁰⁵ Iridium⁰⁶ Limonite⁰⁷ Almandine⁰⁸ Mixite⁰⁹ Prismatine¹⁰ Galena
3927 Ooh La La
^{01 Slipper}	⁰² Sandal⁰³ Peep Toe⁰⁴ Platform⁰⁵ Slingback⁰⁶ Stiletto⁰⁷ Cha Cha⁰⁸ Wedge⁰⁹ Mary Jane
3919 Paparazzi
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5705 Pave
^{01 Diamond}	⁰² Sterling⁰³ Oro⁰⁴ Onyx
5711 Plein Air
^{01 Snow}	⁰² Granite⁰³ Morning Sky⁰⁴ Sand⁰⁵ Riverstone⁰⁶ Potting Soil⁰⁷ Lagoon
1175 Presto
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7482 Rajah
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8161 Sanctuary
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3900 Satin
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1187 Schematic
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3940 Scuba
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3915 Streetcar
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3903 Vapor
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3901 Varsity
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1178 Voila
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3944 Zebra
^{01 Ivory}	⁰² Khaki
6105 Zinnia
^{01 Dreamland}	⁰² Sunshine⁰³ Art Deco⁰⁴ Aztec⁰⁵ State Fair⁰⁶ Peppermint Stick⁰⁷ Profusion⁰⁸ Zowie⁰⁹ Sunbow

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