Floor Gloss Readings

It is for this reason that the elcometer 480 is equipped with three gloss measurement modes.

Floor gloss readings.

There is a tool used to measure gloss and it s called a gloss meter. Floors with a reading at or above 90 measured at a 60 degree angle with a gloss meter are commonly considered to have high gloss and certain finishes have higher. Gloss the shine or gloss level of a floor which increases with each coat of finish you apply. However when checking the gloss of a surface physical properties of the surface uniformity surface irregularities must be taken into account.

A glossmeter also gloss meter is an instrument which is used to measure specular reflection gloss of a surface. Gloss is determined by projecting a beam of light at a fixed intensity and angle onto a surface and measuring the amount of reflected light at an equal but opposite angle. Standard mode to take an individual spot measurement auto repeat mode which automatically takes individual gloss readings at a user definable rate and scan mode for measuring gloss on large surfaces providing the average highest and lowest readings. Early specifications called out for gloss readings in the 50 or 60 range.

Today specifications for polished concrete are now including specified gloss readings determined using gloss meters see table. In the beginning the thought process was that you wanted an extremely shiny or a high gloss floor. Gloss readings are achieved by measuring the reflective index of light. Gloss values express the degree of reflection when light hits the concrete floor surface and range from 20 to 30 low gloss to 70 to 80 high gloss.