FAQs · 2026-04-24
What is the difference between the V-Track vinyl tiers?
Clear, Tinted Smoke, Heavy-Duty Reinforced, and Restaurant Grade — which panel belongs in which setting.
What is the difference between the V-Track vinyl tiers?
Four tiers, sorted by duty. Clear vinyl is the residential standard — maximum view, full wind-and-rain blocking, right for the home patio that cycles with the seasons. Tinted Smoke does the same job while cutting glare and adding a measure of daytime privacy, a good match for sun-blasted or street-facing exposures. Heavy-Duty Reinforced steps up thickness and edge reinforcement for exposed sites and hard service. Restaurant Grade is built for the hardest life a screen lives — daily cycling, constant contact from chairs and staff, and commercial expectations for longevity.
All four ride the same keder-retention track with heat-welded borders, so the choice is about your environment rather than the mechanism. We will recommend a tier based on how and where the panels will actually work.
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