- Visquine
Visquine is a brand of plastic sheeting, commonly between 4 and 10 mils (0.1 to 0.25 mm) thick, used as a temporary
tarpaulin . It is commonly used to coverconcrete as it sets, as a drop cloth whenpainting , to line decorativepond s, and to cover the ground before applying stone or wood chips to preventweed growth. Large (100' x 20') sheets of visquine are also used during flood fights to protectlevee s from wave wash erosion.
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