Artificial Grass Routine Maintenance
Artificial Grass Routine Maintenance
Regular maintenance is essential to preserve the performance, appearance, and safety of artificial grass over its service life. Continuous use and the natural abrasive action of infill materials can gradually wear the turf fibers, making periodic professional maintenance highly beneficial.
Proper maintenance can extend the lifespan of your artificial grass by over 30%, while ensuring consistent playability, safety, and visual appeal. Implementing annual preventive maintenance also helps minimize long-term repair costs and protects your investment for years to come.
Basic Requirements
- Keep the field clean and control the traffic flow.
- Reduce cleaning frequency and clean it at high temperatures.
- Set enough trash bins.
- Repair minor damage timely.
Cleaning
Cleaning
1. Watery stains. For juice, milk, ice cream, blood stains and other "watery" stains, first scrub with suds, then rinse thoroughly with water where there is soap; blot with a absorbent towel if necessary.
2. Stubborn stains & oil stains
- For shoe polish, sunscreen, ballpoint pen oil, wipe with a sponge dipped in perchlorethylene and blot with a absorbent towel.
- For paraffin, tar and asphalt, wipe with force or wipe with a sponge dipped in perchloroethylene.
- For nail polish, wipe with acetone.
- For paint and coating, wipe with turpentine or paint remover, and clean with detergent and water. Then wash the detergent with cold water and scrub with force, wipe with a sponge dipped in perchloroethylene.
3. Chewing gum. Spray it into small pieces with an air gun and then remove the residue.
4. Fungus or mold. Pour 1% hydrogen peroxide into water, wipe the fungus or mold and then soak with water thoroughly.
Maintenence
Check if the seam joints are loose and if the turf bottom is damaged, teared or burnt carefully. Major repair shall inform of the installation company timely.
Heavy rain washing and sweeping will cause a small amount of infill losing. Areas that need to be refilled can be sprayed with some silica sand, crumb rubber and completely refill into the turf.
Prohibitions
Prohibitions
- No smoking or fireworks is allowed on the turf.
- No 7 mm spiked shoes is allowed to run on the turf.
- No cars, motorcycles and other vehicles are allowed to drive on the turf.
- No chemical cleaners, herbicides or pesticides are allowed.
- No heavy objects is allowed to be put on the turf for a long time.
- No intentionally set off boundary is allowed on the turf.
- No shot put, javelin, discus or other falling sports is allowed on the turf.
- No powerful jet guns exceeding 300 PSI is allowed, as it may damage the turf.
Download the Maintenance Guide
Keep your artificial grass looking and performing like new with the official DECOFIELD Artificial Grass Maintenance Guide. Discover expert tips on cleaning, brushing, stain removal, routine care, and preventive maintenance to maximize durability and extend the life of your turf.
