QVS offer a wide selection of Polyethylene, PVC & Traditional Canvas Tarpaulins in many colours, sizes and weights. Our selection includes: Blue, Green and White Standard Tarps, Glass Clear Tarps, Army Camouflage Tarps, Green and Silver Dual Coloured Tarps, Striped and Super White Tarps for Market Stalls, Blue and Tan coloured Canvas Tarps, plus many more. As an immediate guide to the duty of each tarp, you need to find the GSM stated in the advert. GSM is the approximate weight guide and stands for grams per square metre. As a basic rule, the higher the gsm, the more durable and heavy duty the tarp. An economy tarp will be around 80gsm and these are typically used for temporary covers where the stress on the tarp is going to be minimal and short term. Our most heavy duty tarp is 560gsm.
As tarpaulins are put to so many different uses and subject to different types of weather conditions, suppliers cannot predict a lifetime for any specific tarp. There is however some golden rules that will definitely help you increase the longevity of your tarpaulin: (1). Always ensure a tarpaulin is well supported when in use. (2). Endevour to position a tarp in such a way to allow water to run off. (3). Use bungee shock cord rather than rope when tying a tarp to a fixture. (4). Use an eyelet Kit to add extra eyelets if addition fixing points required. (5). When attaching a tarp to fixing pegs be sure to use the most appropriate fixing peg to provide the best anchorage. (6). If you experience a rip in the tarp at any time, repair the damage immediately with a good quality waterproof tape (canvas tarpaulins will require a canvas patch as tape generally does not adhere for long to canvas).
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