Reflective tarps are produced with a large amount of UV protection so that the sun is reflected back into the environment,allowing the covered area to be cooler and less exposed to UV rays.These fully waterproof tarps are used for many purposes,covering a roof,lumber cover,boat cover,truck cover,and uses where the need for a waterprof tarp is required.

High quality silver poly tarps have many outstanding distinguishing features that make them capable of the highest levels of protection. Their qualities include grommets that are spaced out approximately every 18 inches instead of the often-used 36 inch spacing. They have a 40 micron UV treatment coating making them a high and dry 1005 rating water resistant, as long as mildew resistant, tear resistant, and acid resistant. As well as their great strength,however,these robust tarpaulins also last well in sub zero temperatures. Their reflective silver treatment will be on both sides of the tarp as well.

There are many features of high quality silver tarpaulins as well,and the cleaver consumer should look for them. These have a tough, high density polyethylene weave made up of 14 strands of vertical as well as 14 strands of horizontal mesh per square inch. They will have an additional UVI treated bottom coating. At their corners they'll have heavy duty molded plastic reinforced corners, and their grommets will be treated to be rust-free. These also have double-stitched or heat sealed hems and poly roping in the hem all around.

Top quality silver poly tarps also weigh in at 6.0 oz. per square yard. and have a tensile strength of 1200 Denier. High quality silver poly tarpaulins are sold that are up to 1600 denier and as much as 12 mil thick. This is a very important consideration when comparing against a more popular poly tarp color such as blue, which is typically just 4.5 oz. per square foot these tarps have amazing tensile strength. Denier is a unit of measure regarding the linear mass density of fibers. The definition of the Denier is the mass in grams per 9000 meters (so 1 denier = 1 gram per 9000 meters). Typically you want a higher denier count, as this typically means greater tensile strength and higher quality. The mil is a unit of length equal to one thousandth of an inch (0.0255 mill)is often used in specifying the circumference of the wire or the thickness of the tarp sheet.

Silver poly tarps are the coolest and most light reflective of all poly tarps. This is because the weave within the coated area is made from a dense black poly material,plus the fact that the silver color is very reflective. There is no UV radiation at all that is permitted to pass through the outer coating of a silver poly tarp, unlike white, green, yellow, and the lighter colors of poly tarp.