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Understanding Product Specification:
There
are several different ways that manufacturers,
wholesalers, and retailers are promoting their
products. Here’s a brief description to give you a
better understanding of what you're going to see
when asking them about their products.
Nylon or Polypropylene is the
two most common types of yarn used to manufacture
synthetic turf. Some artificial turf products even
come with a bland of nylon and polypropylene.
Overall Product Description:
Yarn type (nylon or
polypropylene)
Yarn color (this could be one
solid color, or a mixture of a few different ones)
Overall wait (total weight
of products per square yard)
Yarn Description:
Yarn Height (+ or - 1/8")
Yarn weight (Total amount of
yarn used in one square yard of product)
Stitch count (per three inches
of stitching)
Stitch gage (Distance between
each row of stitches 1/4", 3/8", 1/2"...)
Backing
Description:
Number of plys of backing
(single ply, double ply...)
Coating thickness (mil thickness
or ounces per square yard)
Backing coating material
(polypropylene or latex coating)
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