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Offline Chippy76

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how to waterproof tent patch ... ?
« on: January 09, 2012, 09:54:31 PM »
hey swaggers!

I have a new patch on the roof of my CT (long story I might tell one day :S ) When I wet down the canvas today it had a slight leak through the patch .... I intend to season the stitching a few more times, but is there something I can put on the patch to make sure it doesnt leak ?  I will be a dead man if it starts dripping on SWIMBOs feet during a storm! lol

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Re: how to waterproof tent patch ... ?
« Reply #1 on: January 09, 2012, 10:13:33 PM »


Candle Wax. 
Use # 1: Just rub the candle over the stitching, pushing the wax into the "gaps".

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Re: how to waterproof tent patch ... ?
« Reply #2 on: January 09, 2012, 10:15:20 PM »
thatnks Kit-e ..... thats what I had in mind .....  I have some beeswax in the shed ... might use that

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Re: how to waterproof tent patch ... ?
« Reply #3 on: January 09, 2012, 10:24:17 PM »
seamsealer would give it a nice covering too i think
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Re: how to waterproof tent patch ... ?
« Reply #4 on: January 10, 2012, 07:00:12 AM »
Most camping shops have canvas waterproofing in an aerosol can...we keep one in the CT for any leaks etc.
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