perentie canvas top cleaning

[mattmac]

Is there any good way to clean the perentie canvas top. Was thinking high-pressure hose?

[cummo]

Mattmac,

The canopy on my Perentie has mildew marks inside and out; not terrible but there.

I recently took it to a canvas goods manufacturer to do a repair to the torn tube/sock section above the windscreen on one corner. On pickup the canvas repairer recommended cleaning the canvas surface with a 5:1 water/bleach mix followed by a wash with clean water to remove the bleach residual.

I'm progressively working my way front to back, lightly scrubbing with the water/bleach mix first, washing with a woolwash/water mix second, and lastly rinsing with clean water. Got to say results aren't startling; I suspect to a degree once mildew stain is there it is there for good, however it has lightened up some and the mildew is killed in the process.

When washing with the water/bleach mix the mix in the bucket gets cloudy really quickly due to what I assume is the oxidised camo paint as I was told the camo pattern is a coating rather than impregnated in the canvas. So I'm not just continually throwing the milky mix back onto the canvas I make up clean mixes regularly - consequently I go through a heap of bleach.

When I'm done inside and out I plan on waterproofing the external surface with Joseph Lyddy Dry-Seal. Supposed to be the bees-knees according to the canvas guy, and as it is petroleum based I believe it resists the establishment of new mildew, and stops dry-rot.

Good luck!

Dave

[Barefoot Dave]

Mattmac, on no account use a pressure cleaner. Even a high pressure jet from a hose could blast the cam off the canvas. Gently does it and a few go-overs.

Cummo, you have been given the DS solution. Exactly how it should be done.
Weak bleach followed by dry seal.

A light spray of pure lanolin does magic for the paint!

[mark2]

The coating on my canvas is getting thin in places - can see light through from the inside but it doesnt leak and the weaving is still intact. Is there a source of the paint coating for the canvas?

[LandroverScott]

The coating on my canvas is getting thin in places - can see light through from the inside but it doesnt leak and the weaving is still intact. Is there a source of the paint coating for the canvas?

Hi, any horse shop or large hardware will have canvas water proof treatment,

I put up a post on REMLR

Canvas & Paint Treatment

regards
Scott

[mark2]

Hi, any horse shop or large hardware will have canvas water proof treatment,

I put up a post on REMLR

Canvas & Paint Treatment

regards
Scott

Thanks -I've applied a water proofing (clear spray) and it doesnt leak, but the thin areas remain, there seems to be a paint like coating on the canvas which is missing in places.

[LandroverScott]

Thanks -I've applied a water proofing (clear spray) and it doesnt leak, but the thin areas remain, there seems to be a paint like coating on the canvas which is missing in places.

The canvas is simply deteriorating with age the sun "stars" are where the canvas has worn/wearing down to the base scrim, (some camo pattern is impregnated onto the material as well and wears off as well).

There is no solution, unfortunately the canvas is a consumable that isn't meant to last, somewhere between 5 and 10 years is expected life span depending on climate/weather/UV exposure etc etc

Hope this helps....

Regards
Scott

[4x4 MORE]

Mattmac, on no account use a pressure cleaner. Even a high pressure jet from a hose could blast the cam off the canvas. Gently does it and a few go-overs.

Cummo, you have been given the DS solution. Exactly how it should be done.
Weak bleach followed by dry seal.

A light spray of pure lanolin does magic for the paint!

Never heard this before..

[Minikeg]

Never heard this before..

Had much experience with matt/lustreless paints before? Cant exactly cut n polish them.. so this practice seems pretty common with the remlr folk

[sadcase]

Mattmac, on no account use a pressure cleaner. Even a high pressure jet from a hose could blast the cam off the canvas. Gently does it and a few go-overs.

Cummo, you have been given the DS solution. Exactly how it should be done.
Weak bleach followed by dry seal.

A light spray of pure lanolin does magic for the paint!

Dave where do you get the lanolin from ?