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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Category

Defects

Classification

Major

Minor

Grades

A and B

(continued)

p. Buttons, hooks, eyes, closed safety pins, or any other metallic or plastic fittings (one or more).

X

q. Rage that have not been thoroughly washed, rinsed, and sanitized.

X

r. Rags containing fiber content labels that declare 100 percent synthetic fiber.

X

s. Foreign objects or dangerous materials such as nails, tacks, pins, opened safety pins, needles, glass, sharp edged metal items, etc.

3X*

Grade A

(only)

a. Unopened hems greater than 0.5 inch (1.3 cm) in width (see 3.7 (l)).

X

b. Rags containing crotches, cuff hems, waistbands, collar reinforcements, pockets, weltings, and pipings greater than 0.5 inch (1.3 cm) in width which are not sheets (see 3.7 (I)).

X

c. Rags not white when specified (see 6.1.1 and 6.4).

X

Grade B

a. Rags weighing greater than 8 oz/yd² (271.3 g/m³) 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 over 4 in² (25.8 cm²) (see 3.7 (m)).

X