A-A-2522 Rags, Wiping (Cotton And Cotton-Synthetic)This commercial item description covers cotton and cotton-synthetic blended wiping rags made from unused or reclaimed fabrics intended for use in wiping water, oil, and grease from machinery and for miscellaneous cleaning.

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3.6 Washing and sanitization. All rags shall be thoroughly washed, rinsed, and sanitized (see 6.1.3 and 6.2). The sanitizing process shall include subjecting the rags to temperature of not less than 180^oF (82^oC) during washing cycles (see 6.1.3). This possessions, or Puerto Rico.

3.7 Defective Characteristics. Rags exhibiting any of the following characteristics shall be considered defective:

(a) Rags containing stains which cover more than 10 percent of the area of the rag.

(b) Rags containing an aggregate of more than 1 in² (6.5 cm²) of hardened surface.

(c) Rags containing dirt, dust, abrasives, or other clearly noticeable nonfibrous materials.

(d) Rags made of mesh fabrics, such as lace, scrim, and netting, except that the mesh will be acceptable as a border if not greater than 1.0 inch (2.5 cm) in depth on an otherwise acceptable rag.

(e) Rags badly worn or tender so as to be unsuitable for the intended purpose (see 4.6).

(f) Tattered parts less than 3.0 inches (7.6 cm) in width and greater than 6.0 inches (15.2 cm) in length (see 6.1.5).

(g) Edges frayed or raveled continuously or intermittently to a depth greater than 2.0 inches (5.1 cm).

(h) Rags made from unopened sleeves and pants, shorts, and drawer legs.

(i) Any rags made from United States flags, national flags of foreign countries, or remnants thereof.

(j) Rags containing buttons, hooks, eyes, pins, or any other metallic or plastic fittings.

(k) Rags containing elastic yarns amounting to more than 5 percent of the area of the rag.

(l) (Grade A only). Rags made from fabrics containing crotches, cuff hems, waistbands, pockets, collar reinforcements, weltings, and pipings greater than 0.5 inch (1.3 cm) in width are and unopened hems greater than 0.5 inch (1.3 cm) in width are unacceptable, except for rags made from sheets and pillow cases containing hems greater than 4.0 inches (10.2 cm) in width.

(m) (Grade B only). Rags weighing greater than 8 oz/yd² (271.3 g/m²) and made from pants, overalls, jackets, coats, and skirts, having pockets, reinforcements (including collar, cuffs, buttonholes, and waistband reinforcements), crotches, welting, piping (such as used on slip covers, etc.), unopened hems greater than 1.0 inch (2.5 cm) in width, and patches with an area greater than 4 in² (25.8 cm²) are unacceptable.