Who makes Top Gun fabric?

Marlen Textiles
Manufactured by leading marine fabric maker Marlen Textiles, Top Gun® fabric is an acrylic-coated 100% polyester that’s a fantastic choice for marine covering applications.

Is Top Gun fabric waterproof?

While Top Gun fabrics have very high water resistance, the coating on the fabric means it’s not a very breathable fabric.

What is acrylic-coated polyester?

Acrylic-Coated Polyesters To make acrylic-coated polyester, the fabric threads are woven first and then the material is dipped into an acrylic coating to color it. This fabric is also available in cotton-polyester blends, which typically have a more appealing appearance.

What is the best marine canvas?

Sunbrella Marine Grade Fabric is largely considered the industry standard cover cloth in the boating industry, due to its excellent colorfastness and UV resistance, even in tropical locations. This shrink- and stretch-free canvas material is highly resistant to fading, UV damage, water and mildew.

What kind of cover is Top Gun fabric?

Marlen Textiles’ Top Gun fabric collection is ideal for protective covers, trailering covers, biminis and dodgers. Top Gun 1S is well suited for biminis, T-tops, and pontoon, mooring and short-range travel covers.

What are the different colors of Top Gun?

The specially formulated coating will not crack or peel in the widest range of heat and cold, and is available in a wide variety of popular shades – from bold and bright to soft and neutral. TOP GUN® is also available in 2 meter width in select colors.

Is the Top Gun fabric breathable or breathable?

Top Gun 1S has no pigmentation on one side, making it nonreversible and a great choice if you’re concerned about color rub-off or color transferring to your RV or boat. While Top Gun fabrics have very high water resistance, the coating on the fabric means it’s not a very breathable fabric.

Which is the best Top Gun or Sunbrella?

Both Sunbrella and Top Gun are great choices for your marine shading applications. Sunbrella Marine Grade is recommended for the widest variety of home and marine applications, while Top Gun is exclusive to non-enclosed boating applications or for fully enclosed and vented items like boat covers.