bl**dy rain!

[paul connor]

Ok I have noticed that my landrover canvas does leak like a good un!

 

What is the best water proofing? or shall i paint it? if so can you use nato green and the nato black? as the canvas is thinning in places.. or do I just buy a nice coat and hat?

[Bodger Baz]

Ok I have noticed that my landrover canvas does leak like a good un!

 

What is the best water proofing?

 

A hard top! and plenty of silicone!! :rofl:

 

 

i've used canvas waterproofer from a camping shop before, worked ok, but dont get it on the paint work, made a nasty stain! a friend of mone uses brick waterproofer from B&Q :-o swears by it, but i'm not convinced.

 

i have seen adverts for a canvas treatment that is coloured to restore the look of the canvas, but have not used it and can't for the life of me remeber where a saw it.

[Tony B]

Ronseal brick seal, does exactaly what it says on the tin.

[paul connor]

serious brick seal??? does it not change canvas colour? or make it hard and rot?

[Bodger Baz]

Ronseal brick seal, does exactaly what it says on the tin.

 

 

thats the one. His canvas is fine, never driven it in the rain though :dunno:

[Mark]

Take the canvas off and go naked

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[ivor]

Thompsons water seal, spray it on with one of those plant sprayer things and let it dry. The dogs doobries!! Take the canvas off to do it, my lawn is fully waterproof now!!

[Chrisg]

Buy a full set of waterproofs it'll only leak some where else!

 

Chris

[Poptopshed]

Dont paint it with Nato Paint as i bought a used tilt that had been painted and it came off in patches. :roll: tried jet washing it and som bits still refused to budge while other bits were left stripy.

[General Mayhem]

Just go and get yourself one of those maga fishing umbrellas. The most original Landy there is. Only don't go and do a Mary Poppins.

[Tony B]

thats the one. His canvas is fine, never driven it in the rain though :dunno:

 

Works extremly well, doesn't hurt canvas and the rain doesn't come through. :-D

[fv1609]

Normal IRR paint is harmful to canvas. In the early days of IRR there was no special canvas paint, so the instruction was to paint the canvas only at the start of hostilities.

 

Nowadays there is: "Paint, Finishing, IRR, Emulsion, Matt, NATO Green, Air Drying" it dries in about an hour and should cover the entire canvas. The black bits are in "Paint, Finishing, Polyvinyl Acetate, Emulsion, Black, Air Drying". Note this is not IRR. Other canvas paint also available in Light Stone, Red & White for ambulances markings.

 

[da bomb]

Thompson weatherseal (As used on brickwork) is indeed very good, it even states on the tin that it can be used on canvas etc, and it costs about a tenner for 5 ltrs.

 

For best results, take off the canvas, lay out flat and then jet-wash using some detergent, to get the dirt out of the weave otherwise the proofer will seal in the dirt.

Let the canvas dry and then apply proofer before putting the canvas back on the vehicle, as the proofer will do a good job of adhering to the paintwork.

 

Had a FFR series 3 with a canvas roof up here in Aberdeenshire, in use everyday over a severe winter, and not one drop of water got in through the canvas....it just came in through the floors instead!! :-D

[Tony B]

Best way to wash the canvas is to go to your local outdoor store or saddler and but Nikwak New Zealand rug cleaner. NZ rugs are canvas waterproof rugs used on horses. the Nikwak stuff is water soluble it washes out completley so doesn't interfere with the Thompson's. Whole job shouldn't cost more then about £25 and the rain stays out. Nikwak are also line have all sorts of useful stuff.