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Title: Waterproofing Canvas ?
Post by: RobnJayne on March 15, 2012, 08:56:50 PM

Hi all
We have finally bought a Camper Trailer  ;D
Although it was secondhand, it is only seven months old and has never been used.  Has anyone got any advice on waterproofing/weathering the canvas.  We currently have it set out in typical tassie weather (raining) and is so far showing a couple of very minor leaks :-[
Any help or advise would be much appreciated.
Thanks
RobnJayne

Title: Re: Waterproofing Canvas ?
Post by: Nomad on March 15, 2012, 09:03:27 PM

Hi RobnJayne,

That's perfect. When the sun comes out let the tent dry out properly. Letting the stitching dry and warm up will shrink it and tighten it all together, essentially.

Happy camping.  :cheers:

Nomad

Title: Re: Waterproofing Canvas ?
Post by: RobnJayne on March 15, 2012, 09:11:22 PM

Thanks Nomad
Could be a while before we see the sun again ;D

Title: Re: Waterproofing Canvas ?
Post by: Stan Bryant on March 20, 2012, 03:51:01 PM

Hi, an emergency fix,,, when out and about,, if you get a leak,, just use the wife's hair spray,, give the outside area a good coat.
Will stay dry for weeks.
Cheers Stan :D

Title: Re: Waterproofing Canvas ?
Post by: Nomad on March 20, 2012, 07:14:34 PM

Stan,

Do you reckon it would damage the canvas?
I had a squiz on wikipedia and it uses the same glue as used when gluing ply together. So no doubt it works.......

Cheers Nomad

Title: Re: Waterproofing Canvas ?
Post by: fishfinder on March 21, 2012, 05:56:39 AM

when it drys you can hit it with a water repelant you can get it from camping stores or some hardware store just brush it on let it dry and all should be sealed - but i would not be too keen on using hair spray as if it already has a sealing agent on the canvas i am sure it would remove it

Title: Re: Waterproofing Canvas ?
Post by: RobnJayne on March 27, 2012, 09:55:14 AM

Thanks for the comments and tips. 
Well, its been rained on, dried in the sun, rained on, etc, etc.  All appears okay, with no leaks  :D  Its all packed away ready for our first trip at easter.  Should be fun for us first timers.  Fingers crossed that our Tassie weather is kind to us.
Thanks everyone  :cheers:
RobnJayne

Title: Re: Waterproofing Canvas ?
Post by: Nomad on March 29, 2012, 09:03:59 PM

Have fun.    :cup:  :cheers: