Polyester for color depth and unit price. Olefin for fade-resistant value. Sunbrella for premium programs.
Everyday Promo
6 oz. Polyester
Value
Olefin
Premium
Sunbrella®
Woven polyester, surface-dyed for single-color panel printing or run through full-panel dye sublimation for photography and gradients. The workhorse promo fabric.
Solution-dyed olefin (polypropylene). Pigment lives in the fibre itself, not on the surface — so colorfastness outlasts woven polyester at a similar price point.
Solution-dyed acrylic. The category benchmark for fade resistance — 5-to-10-year color retention. Hundreds of colors and patterns; single-color panel print only.
Construction
Composition100% woven polyester
Composition100% solution-dyed olefin (polypropylene)
Composition100% solution-dyed acrylic
Weight~6 oz / yd²
Weight~6 oz / yd²
Weight7.5–9 oz / yd²
Dye methodSurface dye + sublimation
Dye methodSolution dye (in-fibre)
Dye methodSolution dye (in-fibre)
Performance
Color retention1–2 seasons direct sun
Color retention3–4 seasons direct sun
Color retention5–10 years direct sun
UV / sun exposureModerate
UV / sun exposureStrong (solution-dyed)
UV / sun exposureIndustry-leading
Water & mildewTreats added
Water & mildewInherently resistant
Water & mildewInherently resistant
Warranty1 year fabric
Warranty1 year fabric
Warranty5 year fabric
Compatibility & use
Color count11 stock colors
Color count11 stock colors
Color count46+ stock colors
Print methodsSingle-color panel · Full-color dye sub
Print methodsSingle-color panel · Full-color dye sub
Print methodsSingle-color panel
Eligible framesAll three series
Eligible framesAll three series
Eligible framesAlumus 7.5′ (8-rib) & 9′ only