What is a shade cloth?

Shading cloth is a kind of cloth mainly used to block sunlight and ultraviolet rays. It has many advantages, such as good shading effect, non-toxic, tasteless, soft to the touch, sound and heat insulation, water and fire prevention, ultraviolet protection, human health protection and so on. Shading cloth is now widely used in curtains and roller blinds.

1 material

The main material of shading cloth is polyester, which is polyester fiber. Polyester is a fiber-forming polymer, polyethylene terephthalate (PET), which is made of purified terephthalic acid (PTA) or dimethyl terephthalate (DMT) and ethylene glycol (EG) through esterification or transesterification, polycondensation, spinning and post-treatment.

Step 2 classify

At present, the shading cloth on the market is divided into the following categories: coated shading cloth, woven shading cloth, flame retardant shading cloth, embossed shading cloth, printed shading cloth, jacquard shading cloth and so on.

Characteristics of shading fabrics

(1) thermal insulation

Shading fabric has good heat insulation. Although all curtain products on the market can reduce the thermal radiation of the sun, among many curtain products, curtains made of shading fabrics have the best thermal insulation effect.

(2) Decorative

Shading fabrics also have different styles and styles, which can be applied to various interior decoration styles, so the decorative effect of shading fabrics is quite good.

Advantages and disadvantages of shading fabrics

(1) Advantages

The advantages of shading cloth have been introduced in detail above. The main advantages of shading fabric are heat insulation and decoration.

(2) Disadvantages

The biggest disadvantage of shading fabric is uneven product quality, because various dyes, auxiliaries and finishing agents are added in the production process of shading fabric to improve the wrinkle resistance and waterproof property of the product, so the quality problem of the product can not be well guaranteed.

Use of shading cloth

The main purpose of shading cloth fabric is shading, because shading cloth is usually coated with multi-layer resin mixed with color paste on its bottom surface to achieve the effect of blocking light, heat and ultraviolet rays.

Use and cleaning maintenance of shading cloth

(1) You can soak the cloth of the shading cloth in soapy water, and then lightly brush the dirty cloth. It should be noted that the washing machine should be avoided, because the washing machine is relatively strong and easy to damage the fabric of the shading cloth. The drying method should be direct shower or hanging drying, and it is not possible to wring it out forcibly.

(2) You can gently wipe it with alcohol or gasoline. Don't twist it hard. You can press the water off by hand or let it dry naturally.

(3) You can first wash it with warm water with soda, then wash it twice with mild washing powder or soap, and finally rinse it with clear water. Finally, put it on a clean table or frame to dry.