What is the best sunscreen fabric for boats
I: What is the sunscreen fabric for boats?
Shade is a rare commodity on the water, and a little more is worth a lot if you can eek some out. These four cool products bring your sunny-side temp down. Best of all, they all stow away when you want that tan.
There are myriad opportunities for a boat’s sun shade to fall victim to unsightly stains, whether at sea or docked at the marina. Bird droppings, the salty sea air, bacteria and simple spills can quickly morph fabrics from a fabulous to forlorn appearance.
Because coated vinyl consists of only a single layer, it has the tendency to absorb these blemishes, making stains difficult to remove. The only way to remove them is through the use of harsh chemicals. Meanwhile, composite fabric is resistant to stain absorption due to its multiple sealed layers. Liquids and dirt rest on the topcoat, making it easy to wipe away residue without the need for damaging chemicals.
Lower quality boat sun shade fabrics turn superficial spills into critical problems. Repeated exposure to chemical stain-removers causes fabric to degrade in appearance as well as waterproofing ability. After repeated chemical cleaner exposure, coated vinyl begins to lose the fight against moisture, leading to mold and mildew. Though it may not affect the appearance of the fabric, these growths still result in an overpowering odor.
II: Sunscreen Fabric Features:
1: Fade Resistant
Sunscreen fabric is made from solution dyed acrylic where the colors are added to the sunscreen yarn, even before it’s produced to give it long lasting color that won’t fade or wash out. Regular fabric colour is added to the surface of the yarn, meaning it only is “one layer deep” and isn’t woven into the fabric, so over a short period of time this can fade or wash out leaving you with a old tired looking outdoor furniture.
2: UV Protection
Sunscreen is UV resistant and carries the Skin Cancer Foundation seal of approval and recommendation as a safe fabric to use on outdoor shade coverings. This means it's met the Foundation's criteria for safe and effective UV sun protection. The testing requirements include an ultraviolet protection factor (UPF) of 30 or higher for clothing and fabrics, and 99% or greater blockage of ultraviolet A (UVA) and ultraviolet B (UVB) radiation for sunglasses and UV films.
3.Water Resistant
water resistance makes it a great fabric that ensures our Outdoor Umbrellas can be used as both a shade protector and as a roof over your head when it rains.
4: Mildew and Mold Proof
As with any awning fabric it will be exposed to the elements being outdoors. Sunscreen fabric will outlast it’s 5 year warranty and will not grow mold or mildew on it. Just be sure to brush off any organic matter that could grow mold - but if this attaches to the fabric, following the easy-care cleaning instructions will take care of this.
5. Easy to Clean
Its water resistant properties make sunscreen fabric easy to wipe up mess or spills like bird droppings or garden debris like leaves and pollen, watch this short video to see how resistant and easy to wipe up any spills or mess with just water, bleach and soap:
III: Sunscreen fabric for boats specifications:
a: Material 100% OLEFIN COMPOUND: 85%Polypropylene + 10% APAO (Olefin) + 5%TPE (Olefin)
Material Density: 0.92
b:Quote is 1/4 compared with acrylic, 2/3 quote compared with traditional olefin (which is no good in sunshade with light leaking through, can’t use for awning due to too soft and poor weathering resistance).
c:Color: Solid/Strip Full Range,
Stock: 1-1000meters stock for standard solid color fabric or double color strip.
Able to match new color if customer provide Panton code or color sample, 10 days for a color match cycle.
d: GSM: 180,200 and 240 (due to very low density, 180GSM fabric thickness equal 250GSM polyester, 240GSM fabric thickness equal to polyester 320GSM)
e: Style: Multi-filament fabric, relatively thinner and much cheaper, but no compromise in colorfastness, Spun yarn fabric, relatively thicker and very tight structure, with outstanding hand feeling,
Either style fabric can be applicable for umbrella/upholstery fabric, and with hard PA coating, both can be applicable for awning,
f:Water repellant: all products are with similar Teflon coating,Waterproof: PA coating, soft feeling for umbrella and upholstery fabric, and hard feeling for awning fabric.
IV: Sunscreen fabric applications:
V: About DERFLEX
DERFLEX is one of the oldest manufacturer at China for Sunscreen fabric for boats.we are glad to have further talk with you.
For more information, welcome to reach us at Ann Li with What"APP&Wechat:+86-187-0192-0943 E-mail:ann@derflex.com