The machine is designed to carry out a rub fastness test on the surface of leather or coated fabrics to determine the marring of the surface finish and to assess the amount of color transfer from the sample to the rubbing pad. The test can be carried out under dry or wet conditions using a dry rubbing pad or a pre-wetting the rubbing pad in distilled water or a sweat solution prior to testing. The abrasion effect of soiling on upper materials can also be tested on this machine. Using a small profiled rubber pad in place of felt pad, samples can be tested for the effect. Abrasion of shoe uppers by soiling material can be caused in normal wear particularly when wearers cross their legs and the sole of one foot rests on the upper of the other foot. The sample is placed on the test surface and clamped using clamps provided.