Innovations in Marine Upholstery Fabrics

Posted by Liza Dcruz on May 20th, 2019

Innovations

Acrylic colours that are most widely used in the marine upholstery are called ‘solution-dyed acrylics’. The solution from which the acrylic fabrics originate is green, so it is green in colour from the very beginning. Coated materials are also termed as the vinyl coated polyester. They come up with a layered top coat, and so they tend to be less breathable compared to acrylics, however, they offer high performance in other areas.

Boat Covers

Breathability is the main factor on which you have to look at while choosing the appropriate fabric for your boat covers. Coated materials come up with different ventilation requirements and they are completely different from acrylic. Thus the coated materials let you breathe more. But you need to take proper care of the fabric to ensure its longevity.

You will have to choose the marine upholstery fabric completely based on where you want to store your boat. If you store boats in a temperature controlled environment then the organic fabric will serve the purpose, however, if you store them outside in snow or rain then you will have to take intensive care of your upholstery. Latest upholstery fabrics come up with mildew resistance, water resistance, UV protection as well as cold and abrasion resistance and you will have to ensure that your boat cover offers all these resistance.