Hi Guys, can anyone out there tell me when a canvas top on a pathfinder should be re-proofed and what should be used to do it. Our pathfinder does not leak but the canvas is damp to the touch on the inside when it rains! Just thought that it is now 6 years old and I want to make sure everything stays dry. Thanks for your advice in advance.
There are some who say it's a myth that you have to reproof every year, once you start, but most people do seem to advise it.
The other common piece of advice on here is that, if the canvas has been dry for a while, the threads shrink, and it becomes less waterproof. Once it has got wet again, the fibres expand back, and it regains its waterproofing qualities.
If there was just a general dampness on the interior of the canvas, then it's quite possible this is why. Before you go about spending money on Fenwicks, Fabsil or similar, and before you risk having to re do it every year, I would test it first with a hose pipe. General advice is to wet it, dry it and wet it again to see if it leaks. If not, then, as JOSEY60 says; if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
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I re-proofed after mildew cleaning four years ago ...
Not done anything since then ...
Not a sign of a drop through a couple of very heavy downpours in France this year.
I reproofed mine about 3 years ago as the previous owner had reproofed it.
It has been in some pretty heavy downpours and not a drop has come in.
In my opinion I might reproof again after 5 years.
John
Well thanks for all your replies. Certainly food for thought! I will take a trip to pennine and see what they say - after all they made the thing!! BUT we all did the product research!!
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Topic: Waterproofing
