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Title: Water proofing canvas
Post by: Standing Wolf on August 27, 2011, 12:08:09 PM

TMA,
       Can you waterproof a canvas diamond shelter with soy bean oil based wood stain and boiled linseed oil mixed together.
Thanks,
     Standing Wolf

Title: Re: Water proofing canvas
Post by: Loyalist Dave on October 19, 2011, 07:34:06 AM

It all depends on the soybean oil.  If it will cure or not.  Why not take a small piece of cotton cloth, apply your mixture to it, and allow it to hand up somewhere for about two weeks.  If it hasn't cured, then you will have your answer.

LD

Title: Re: Water proofing canvas
Post by: Three Hawks on November 17, 2011, 09:22:35 PM

Be very cautious about what you apply to your expensive new canvas objects.   What I do now is ask the maker to send along some waste ends and bits to experiment on.  Every one I've dealt with has been happy to.  It saves a lot of very loud foul language, rending of garments and tearing of ill afforded hair.

Don't ask, it makes me cry,     and we don't even want to think about that, do we then?

Thank you.

Three Hawks

Title: Re: Water proofing canvas
Post by: DEADDAWG on November 18, 2011, 09:05:02 PM

I use commercial soybean oil through a mister a lot machining aluminum at work. It easily dries in a couple days but doesn't seem to leave a coating like linseed oil. I don't think there would be enough left after drying to be of any use waterproofing canvas or anything else.

Title: Re: Water proofing canvas
Post by: Hank in WV on November 18, 2011, 10:17:35 PM

Here's a link to some interesting stuff. Unfortunately it's not commercially available yet. Looks to have some potential if it's not too expensive.

http://www.wimp.com/superhydrophobiccoating/ (http://www.wimp.com/superhydrophobiccoating/)

Title: Re: Water proofing canvas
Post by: greggholmes on June 03, 2012, 05:03:40 AM

(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zLvlVTrfdGY/T8sguCvbKXI/AAAAAAAABUQ/a6l1BRSCpXA/s512/IMAG0581.jpg)

http://www.traditionalmuzzleloadingassociation.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=116&t=17203

Title: Re: Water proofing canvas
Post by: Three Hawks on June 05, 2012, 01:35:58 AM

One other thing we should take into consideration.  Most traditional waterproofing compounds are oil or wax based, turning your nice new shelter into a rather large candle with you and perhaps others inside it.  For the love of (Deity of Choice), test the compound for fire retardance or enhancement before you go up in flames.  Fire hurts.

Three Hawks

Title: Re: Water proofing canvas
Post by: sse on June 05, 2012, 10:05:39 AM

Good point...

Title: Re: Water proofing canvas
Post by: Jon on July 14, 2012, 03:56:45 PM

The best thing I found is CANVAC.  I used a 1200 thread count Irish Linen  king size bed sheet and dipped it in Canvac . When it was drying , it rained and it held water!!!  

Jon

Title: Re: Water proofing canvas
Post by: rickevans on July 16, 2012, 03:36:14 PM

Where does one find CANVAC? My Google-Fu is not working well....

Part if my kit (for now) will be a water proofed piece of canvas. Oil Cloth is nice and PC, but really flammable. And I am clumsy.

Title: Re: Water proofing canvas
Post by: Riley/MN on July 16, 2012, 03:52:20 PM

http://www.cabelas.com/product/744767.u ... id=crrdtfd (http://www.cabelas.com/product/744767.uts?WT.tsrc=CRR&WT.mc_id=crrdtfd)

Title: Re: Water proofing canvas
Post by: rickevans on July 16, 2012, 06:33:07 PM

Thanks Riley! I am headed to Cabela's on Wednesday to deliver an anvil to someone. What a nice coincidence...

Title: Re: Water proofing canvas
Post by: LRB on July 27, 2012, 01:56:30 PM

Google up NIKWAX. Worked very well on a leaky tent I had.

Title: Re: Water proofing canvas
Post by: rickevans on July 27, 2012, 03:33:58 PM

Thanks Wick.