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I've been through all the threads so know the ins and outs of whether I should waterproof or not. In fact I've held off on last two holidays to see how it went, but on both I've had a small amount of water ingress and I've almost certain the canvas has been proofed before so I suspect it will get worse over the coming months and I've got at least two more holidays planned.

I'm therefore going to clean and reproof at the next sign of good weather however given the the cost of Fabsil I would prefer to try Thompsons Waterseal but looking at old threads it's confusing on whether this is still a viable choice e.g. it's not longer stated as suitable for canvas and I believe formula has changed. Is there any one who has reproofed recently who has used Thompsons to do the job and can vouch that it works? I've looked on B&Q site and can only see Ultra Clear Water Seal available.

Slightly different matter what have people found that is best to clean canvas? I assume Grangers is the product of choice or I've also seen mentioned soap flakes?

Any help would be much appreciated!

Thanks Jan. I'm near Ross-on-Wye so I'll try the Focus there as well.

Anyone else have any information on Thompson Water Seal that doesn't have Canvas specified I'd appreciate it!