Laundry Film & Garment Bag Terms
Gauge - A measurement used to measure film thickness. One hundred gauges are equal to a 1 Mil thickness or one-thousandth of an inch.
Mil - A unit of measurement often used to measure the thickness of flexible plastics. A 1 mil thickness is equal to one-thousandth of an inch.
Cling - The cling of a laundry wrap is the ability of the wrap to adhere to itself.
Core Size - The inner part of a roll of a film is often made of paperboard material. The standard core diameter is 3 inches.
Heat Pad - The warming pad used to mend film together creating a seal from exterior elements.
PVC Cling Film - Short for Poly Vinyl Chloride, a thin flexible film often made to offer high cling and stretch. PVC film is often measured using a gauge as a thickness measurement.
LLDPE - Linear Low-Density Polyethylene, a thicker flexible film often measured in mil thickness. LLDPE films offer reduced cling, but better puncture resistance than PVC film.
Hanger Hole - For garment bags, the hanger hole is a small pre-cut hole allowing users to apply the bag to hanging garments.