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15.2 Cleaning the awning cover
The awning cover is equipped with special impregnation which reduces at every cleansing. For post-impregnation, commercial tent
impregnation can be used. By re-impregnation, no new condition of the cover can be achieved yet.
Remove dust periodically with a soft brush in dry condition. Remove leaves, twigs and similar debris immediately. Remove small stains on
the awning cover with commercial, preferably liquid mild detergent added to water (water temperature approx. 30°C, soap solution 5 %).
Rinse thoroughly with water until all traces of the detergent have been removed.
15.3 Cleaning the awning frame
For cleansing of the awning frame, use commercial detergent for sensitive surfaces (pH-value between 5 and 8). Aggressive acids and
scraping materials (like grinding fleece, emery, sand, pumice, etc.) are not allowed because they could alter the surface totally.
15.4 Characteristics resulting from the production and manufacture of awning fabrics
Awning covers are industrially manufactured textile products which serve both a functional and a decorative purpose. Although only
first-class, quality controlled fabric is used in production, there are limits to the degree of perfection that can be achieved. Awning owners
occasionally complain about certain imperfections in the fabric due to lack of knowledge. Defects actually to complain are only those which
influence the cover life span. The following specified imperfections influence the awning cover durability and usage practicality in no way.
• Dogleg and wrinkle creases
At processing, like e.g. trimming, sewing and
winding up of the cover onto the awning
frame, dogleg traces can result which can not
be avoided. Viewed against the light, the user
of the awning has the impression that he
sees dark stripes.
• Chalk and write effect
As with the previously mentioned processes,
the cover may show a light change in colour
(pigment shifting) at folded spots caused by
kinking the fibre.
• Winding folds / waviness
Winding folds/rippling: This occurs due to the
permanent coiling and uncoiling of the cover
on the
roller. This effect can be explained by the
fact, that the material is thicker close to the
seams, coils more loosely between the seams
of the cover. This effect can occur both
directly next to the seam as well as also in the
middle of web.
• Other irregularities
Irregularities caused by the production
process which cannot be avoided, such as
•
Knots, thread thickening and thinning,
which can be seen in the cloth as points
of light or as nubs
•
Colour deviations in cloths produced in
webs (e.g. in triangular shades)
•
Individual thread breakages and
expansions at the seams with resulting
sagging
•
Sagging of the cloth due to its own
weight or after the formation of a "water
sack".
can occur, and are unavoidable in
production.
15.5 Flexing of the awning frame
The profile of the wider systems' awning frame can flex as well because of own weight. This occurrence does not influence the awning
function and running qualities.
16. Tested awning cover
17. Legal disclaimer
The graphics and text sections in these instructions have been created with care. No liability can be borne for any errors and their effects. We
reserve the right to undertake technical modifications to the product and to these instructions! The instructions contain copyright-protected
information. All rights reserved! The listed product or trade names are copyright trademarks.
The „Oeko-Tex Standard 100“ certificate guarantees that markilux awning fabrics do not contain any
dyes or chemicals that are hazardous to health.
Sunvas, sunsilk and sunbow fabrics generally achieve the highest possible sun protection factor for
textiles (UPF 50 +). The UPF (Ultraviolet Protection Factor) indicates how much longer you can be
exposed to the sun with sun protection. Fabrics with a sun protection factor UPF 50 + allow, in purely
mathematical terms, fifty times longer sunbathing without getting sunburned, taking into account the
individual skin‘s own protection time.
sunvas and sunsilk are innovative awning fabrics with a self-cleaning effect when it rains (minimum 14 degree tilt angle of awning required for
rain run-off). The highly dirt-repellent finish ensures that the colours will remain bright for years.
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