rewaterproofing canvas

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my opensky awning has been on the car for the last 3 years and is still in good condition buy the canvas is starting to lose its waterproofing, was products have people used to rewaterproof and rejuvinate the canvas, i have seen spray on waterproofing or is it better to get a brush on waterproofer, what has everyone used and how god are they. cheers samo

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Good quality brush on is the go . Any reasonable camping store or canvas place will have a range of good stuff. Birkmyre used to be the go and worked well but I don't know if it is still available. Neil

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What type of canvas is it, as some you can just give it a good soaking of water to plump up the fibres, and stitching, this will stop the water seeping through.

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its a light weight ripstop, maybe 10 ounce, what ever the std is for a side awning, its been hosed plenty of time, gets hosed everytime i use it. cheers samo

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Every bloody time we go camping it rains !! That's why ya awning is finally not waterproof :roll:

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I used the brush on waterproofing on an old camper trailer canvas it worked fine.
It came in a 5LT container like oil comes in, but it looked just like a watered down runny white aquadhere wood glue.
I used a wide brush to apply it but it said you could use a roller to do it as well.
Got it from down under camping.
Ron.

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The brush on is the way to go do it once a year , I only use the spray on the seems every time I set up

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The best stuff to use is Thomsons Water Seal. This is primarily used to waterproof concreting but also waterproofs canvas (read the label). This comes in 1 and 4 litre containers. You can purchase from Bunnings. This can be brushed on with an old paint brush. Works great and is relatively cheap, $25 for 1 litre and much cheaper (per litre) in 4 litre containers.

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Every bloody time we go camping it rains !! That's why ya awning is finally not waterproof :roll:

I second this is true every time a camp with Samo is announced its either rain or galeforce winds or both...
its like he is followed by a small portable thunderstorm..... :lol: :lol: I can see why the awning has just given up .......there may be a reason its called "open Sky" :lol: :lol:

The spray on by Joseph Lyddy (the guy who makes dubbin waterproofer for boots) is really good stuff a tin costs $16 but it will do a small tent easily and if allowed to dry properly it works well on a smaller area. it is also available in a brush on version (1L and 4L tin) i have heard good things but havent tried the brush on personally.
Ryan

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well bugger ya, next trip you can orgainse it. cheers samo :lol: :lol: :lol:

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Samo
I've rewaterproofed a couple of tarps over the years and I found if you lay the tarp out in the sun to warm it up the waterproofing will flow better and it will penertrate the canvas better as well

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thanks everyone i wil have to go and get some waterproofing solution and give it a go. cheers samo